That prophecy hasn’t daunted tiny Singapore. When it comes to AI, the Southeast Asian city-state—home to 5.6 million people crowded onto a landmass about a quarter the size of Rhode Island—punches well above its weight. In London-based Tortoise ...
Shanghai and Singapore – the busiest ports in the world, by cargo traffic
Nine of the world's ten busiest ports are in Asia, underscoring the eastward shift of global trade flows in 2024, according to a visualcapitalist.com analysis.
Badminton: Singapore’s Terry Hee, Jessica Tan end Paris Olympics campaign with win over US duo
PARIS: Singapore badminton mixed doubles pair of Terry Hee and Jessica Tan beat the United States' Vinson Chiu and Jennie Gai on Monday (Jul 29) to finish their Olympics campaign.
Man sold his Singpass details, which scammers used to funnel almost S$1 million through bank accounts
The details were used to create a sole proprietorship and set up bank accounts, which were used to funnel S$953,853 in scam proceeds from multiple victims.
Citi layoffs in Singapore spark uncertainty and low morale: report
Citi employees in Singapore have faced a turbulent six months, enduring three rounds of layoffs since the US bank announced a major restructuring in September 2023. The rounds of cuts took place in ...
Ola Electric’s $734 million IPO: 2024’s largest in India—Should you invest?
Ola Electric is gearing up to make an entrance into the public market with what is set to be the largest Initial Public Offering (IPO) of 2024. Scheduled to debut on the Indian stock exchanges this ...
Singapore’s orchid diplomacy: Book features stories behind 60 hybrids named after world leaders
The first-ever book on the nation's use of orchids for diplomacy was launched on Jul 29. The Foreign Affairs Ministry and National Parks Board say the book also marks Singapore's 60th year of independence in 2025.
Singapore influencer Xiaxue apologises for viral clip about Thai sex workers that offended Thais
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Local content creator Wendy Cheng, better known as Xiaxue, has apologised for a viral clip that has offended Thai people, claiming it had been taken out of context. She posted a video of her apology and explanation on ...
Singapore Government invests close to $14 million to fund research into skin aging among Asians
SINGAPORE: The Singaporean government has announced a substantial investment of S$13.9 million to support research on skin aging. This funding will be allocated to the Agency for Science, Technology ...
Ola Electric IPO; Rapido truns unicorn
Valuation discount: On July 17, ET reported that Ola Electric is expected to price its IPO at a discounted valuation of around $4 billion, reflecting a 25% decrease from its valuation in the last ...
Ola Electric to raise $734 million in India’s biggest IPO this year
By Dhwani Pandya, Aditya Kalra and Aditi Shah MUMBAI (Reuters) -Indian e-scooter maker Ola Electric said on Monday it aimed to raise $734 million in the country's biggest IPO this year, a deal set to ...
Collins Aerospace Relocating Singapore Business To New $250M Facility
Collins Aerospace Relocating Singapore Business To New $250M Facility is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing and is included ...
Ola Electric to launch $734 million IPO, investors eye bids at lower valuation
A term sheet showed the IPO, which will run from Aug. 1 to Aug. 6, puts a value of $4 billion on the company, which sold its first scooter in 2021. That valuation is about 25% lower than Ola's last ...
Proxymity and Deutsche Bank Extend Their Partnership With Singapore Market Deployment
Deutsche Bank Singapore goes live with Proxymity Vote Connect Global, the first Proxymity partner to launch in Singapore, expediting the arrival of true shareholder democracy worldwide with complete ...
RTX’s Collins Aerospace plans relocation to a new $250m manufacturing plant in Singapore
US-based Collins Aerospace has announced plans to relocate to a new $250m manufacturing plant in Singapore. Collins will transfer its operations from the current Bedok site as part of the relocation ...
Badminton: Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew begins Olympics with straightforward win against Czech opponent
PARIS: Up against a new opponent and an unfamiliar drift, it took a bit of time for world number 13 Loh Kean Yew to get going in his opening fixture at the Paris Olympics. But it was business as usual once he did as the Singaporean dispatched Czech Republic's Jan Louda 21-13, 21-10 on Sunday ...