Singapore is transforming its infrastructure to fend off competition from the seas to the skies. The Ministry of Health (MOH) is looking into a Singapore Medical Council (SMC) decision to fine a psych... ( read original story ...)
First-ever team gold for Singapore at Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships
Singapore’s national women’s fencing team reached another milestone on Wednesday (6 March) when they clinched a first-ever women’s foil junior (Under-20) gold medal at the Asian Junior and Cadet Fenci... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Launches Pilot of TradeTrust Blockchain Shipping Initiative
The Singapore government will press ahead with a pilot of its blockchain-based maritime trade platform TradeTrust through an official partnership, trade news outlet Asia Middle East Maritime Focus ... ( read original story ...)
Watain Singapore concert ban: Our fans can decide for themselves about our music, says band vocalist
Responding via e-mail to questions from Yahoo News Singapore, Watain vocalist Erik Danielsson said that while the band understand that people are “afraid” of their Satanic brand of music, they view “a... ( read original story ...)
Singapore announces opening date for long-awaited Jewel Changi Airport
(CNN) — The wait is finally over for travelers who frequently fly into Singapore's Changi Airport. More than five years since revealing plans for the airport's stunning new addition, officials have an... ( read original story ...)
Singapore is luring air and sea traffic with infrastructure push
(Bloomberg) -- Singapore is transforming its infrastructure to fend off competition from the seas to the skies. The island-city plans to begin operating its fifth terminal at Changi Airport, Asia’s se... ( read original story ...)
Singapore bans Swedish death metal band on religious grounds
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore banned Swedish death metal group Watain Live from performing a concert on Thursday over concerns about the band’s history of “denigrating religions and promoting violen... ( read original story ...)
Singapore axes controversial Swedish metal band’s gig
Singapore (AFP) - Singapore on Thursday axed a gig by a Swedish ... wrote Wilkie Ong Keng Soon on the Facebook page of Singaporean broadcaster Channel News Asia, adding the ban was the "right thing to ... ( read original story ...)
Volvo’s first driverless electric bus begins trial in Singapore
which is modeled after real road conditions in Singapore. Agnevall said the timeline for rolling out the technology will be "a staggered approach and it would take some years." Got a confidential news ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore morning news for March 7
The perpetrators of the cyber attack on SingHealth in July 2018, which saw 1.5 million patient records being stolen has been identified in a new research report by cyber security company, Symantec. — ... ( read original story ...)
State-sponsored espionage group Whitefly behind major Singapore cyberattack: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The worst cyberattack in Singapore’s history, in which the personal information of about 1.5 million people including the prime minister was stolen from a health database last yea... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Rosneft opens trading arm in Singapore as part of Asian pivot
MOSCOW/LONDON (Reuters) - Rosneft is opening a trading arm in Singapore as part of a pivot to Asia, the world’s biggest and fastest-growing energy-consuming region, where the Russian state oil major p... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Grab Raises $1.5 Billion From SoftBank Fund
SoftBank is already a major backer of the Singapore-based startup, and the latest investment will boost its stake. Grab founder Anthony Tan is battling Go-Jek for leadership in the Southeast Asian mar... ( read original story ...)
Aging Singapore: 90-year old noodle vendor helps keep foodie culture alive
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Leong Yuet Meng cannot walk more than 10 meters without assistance. Yet, the frail 90-year-old still runs a wanton noodle stall in downtown Singapore, selling at least 200 bowls ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to raise retirement age
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore, the world's second-fastest aging society, has reached agreement with trade unions and employers to increase the retirement age, its manpower minister said on Tuesday. ... ( read original story ...)
Volvo unveils driverless electric bus in Singapore
Volvo and a Singapore university unveiled a driverless electric bus Tuesday that will soon undergo tests in the city-state, the latest move towards rolling out autonomous vehicles for public transport ... ( read original story ...)