Singapore took top ranking in the latest OECD assessment of education capabilities, with its students scoring highest in all three of the survey’s areas: mathematics, reading and science.
Singapore Sets $52 Million AI Initiative to Develop Southeast Asian Large Language Models
Singapore is developing an AI-based initiative catering to the Southeast Asia's diverse cultures and languages.
Singapore’s Very Tay and Philippines’ Black Ops Announce Genre Film Plans – ATF
Headed by director Pedring Lopez and producer Rex Lopez, Black Ops Studios Asia and PsyOps Studios focus on action films and series. Its credits include Netflix’s first Filipino action movie, Maria ...
Singapore to triple AI talent to 15,000 experts, deputy PM says
Singapore plans to triple its pool of artificial intelligence experts, including machine-learning scientists and engineers, to 15,000, as part of its national AI strategy, deputy prime minister ...
Ravi Menon: Singapore’s Middle Way Regulator
Singapore's central bank head has steered a path between Hong Kong's embrace of crypto and India's stifling of it.
COP28: The Rockefeller Foundation, ACEN Corporation, Monetary Authority of Singapore Partner to Explore Phasing Out Coal Plant in Philippines
The Coal to Clean Credit Initiative (CCCI), which has support from The Rockefeller Foundation, announced a new collaboration with ACEN Corporation to explore a pilot project in the Philippines that ...
Singapore jails gardener who hit colleague with hoe over ‘fat’, ‘transgender’ remarks
Sim Lek Yam and Tan Im Choon had frequent disputes before the incident. Sim was sentenced to 10 weeks’ jail and required to pay US$96 to Tan.
Covid-19 Cases in Singapore Surpass 22,000
Singaporean Ministry of Health (MoH) announced on Saturday that the number of Covid-19 cases in the country has risen again.
Singapore ministry: ‘No risk factors’ found during assessment of man who sexually abused girl in his care
In the case of a teen girl who was sexually abused by her caregiver, the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) said the caregiver, his wife ...
COP28: Singapore sets new rules to reduce risk of greenwashing by banks
DUBAI: To boost climate mitigation across eight key sectors, Singapore has set new criteria for banks and financial institutions on the financing of green business activities, and transitional ...
Man in sports bra goes viral for prying open MRT doors in Singapore
In the latest episode of MRT mayhem, Singapore's public transport system has become the stage for an unexpected recurring performance featuring a daring individual attempting to thwart the mighty MRT ...
Soccer – Indonesia expresses interest in hosting U-20 World Cup in 2025 with Singapore – president
Indonesia will send a declaration of interest to soccer's world governing body FIFA seeking to jointly host the 2025 under-20 World Cup with Singapore, President Joko Widodo said on Monday.
HDB residents may soon be able to own up to two cats per flat, as Singapore’s AVS proposes to lift ban
Residents of HDB flats may soon be able to own up to two pet cats per household, according to an AVS proposal. Here are the details.
How Suspects Laundered Billions in Singapore for Years
The city-state that’s embraced foreign wealth is reeling from an investigation that saw authorities seize cash, 62 cars, 152 properties and gold bars.
Binance’s VIP traders got sneak peek of record US crypto fine at Singapore dinner
Binance hosted a private dinner for a few dozen or so market makers at a posh members-only club called 1880 in September. Read more at straitstimes.com.
850 attend global conference on education research in Singapore
THE Educational Research Association of Singapore (Eras), in collaboration with World Education Research Association (Wera) and the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, ...