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Building on soaring user numbers of its Grab ride-hailing app and GrabPay function, the five-year-old start-up aims to transform into a consumer technology firm that ... NO NEED TO LIST The Singapore-based startup raised $750 million in a funding round ... ( read original story ...)

Minister of Communications and Information, Dr. Yaacob Ibrahim (above) outlined four four frontier technology focus areas for the development of Singapore’s digital economy in his speech at the the Infocomm Media Business Exchange (imbX) opening ceremony. ( read original story ...)

In five years, Grab's network has grown from 40 drivers in one country to over 930,000 across 55 cities in seven countries including Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines. The Singapore-based startup raised $750 million in a funding round in ... ( read original story ...)

Head of talent acquisition, strategy and technology, Sebastian Hubert, based in Singapore, explains: “For us, being tech-driven doesn’t just mean developing new digital solutions and services, but recognising the pace of technological change will ... ( read original story ...)

Prince Harry has highlighted the growing problem of HIV in Singapore by meeting a man moments after he was tested for the disease. Harry's first engagement in the city state saw him visit a mobile testing centre at the imposing residence of Britain's High ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - A possible Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS ... the Shangri-La Dialogue on Saturday (June 3), the Ministry of Defence's deputy secretary of technology David Koh highlighted this as an example of how emerging technologies like AI and ... ( read original story ...)

Some might ask if this shows that the Government has lost faith in encryption and other cybersecurity technology. Others wonder, is such a harsh measure really all that necessary? When the WannaCry ransomware attack occurred in mid-May, the Singapore ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE -- A medical technology cluster is developing in Singapore, with a collection of startups creating products that could help advance patient care. While the medical technology field in Singapore is relatively new, there is no lack of innovation in ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Support for Singapore-based technology firms to raise capital has been given a boost with a public-private partnership to enable them to list on the local bourse. The Singapore Exchange and Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA ... ( read original story ...)

A blog from Aaron Tan, Computer Weekly’s Asia-Pacific editor, analyzing the latest trends, issues and technology innovations in the APAC region. Conceived in 2014, Singapore’s National Health IT Masterplan is coming to fruition, with key projects such ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore, 29 May 2017 -The Consumer Electronics Exhibition (CEE), Exhibit Inc's biggest consumer exhibition is here again! From1 -4 June, visitors can expect new product launches and exclusive tech gadget deals with discounts of up to 90%. To be held at ... ( read original story ...)

“We should not allow technology and innovation to divide our workforce. Instead, we should use them to improve the employment and enhance the employability of all workers,” Singapore Minister for Manpower Lim Swee Say said during a speech at G20 Labour ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Nikkei Markets) -- Singapore's manufacturing output rose for a ninth straight month in April as electronics continued to drive growth even as weakness in other key industries, such as pharmaceuticals and marine and offshore engineering, lingered. ( read original story ...)

According to the Economic Development Board of Singapore (EDB), the electronics cluster saw a 48% increase in output, with all segments recording higher yields except for the data storage segment. Semiconductors posted the biggest expansion at 69.1%. ( read original story ...)

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced the successful conclusion of the proof-of-concept project with the finance industry to introduce distributed ledger technology (DLT). The project is conducted in partnership with R3, a DLT company, and a ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE May 26 Singapore's industrial production grew for the ninth consecutive month in April, thanks to a continued uptick in electronics output, data showed on Friday. Manufacturing output in April rose 6.7 percent from a year earlier, data from the ... ( read original story ...)