Singapore will conclude its experiment with blockchain technology and its own digital currency next year before deciding whether to commercialize the trial, the country's regulator has told CNBC. In 2016, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore will stop adding cars to the roads in 2018
Singapore will not allow its personal car population to grow starting in February. Singapore's ban is part of an effort to conserve land; 12% of the island's land area is taken up by roads. The city-state is planning to invest billions in public transit. ( read original story ...)
Singapore now has ‘most powerful passport in the world’: Index
The red Singapore passport has topped a global passport ranking index thanks to one more country removing visa requirements for Singaporeans. Developed by Arton Capital, a financial advisory firm which provides investor programmes for residence and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore set to freeze number of cars on roads
SINGAPORE: Singapore, one of the most expensive places in the world to buy a vehicle, will freeze the number of private cars on its roads for at least two years, a rare move in Asia where many cities are increasingly gridlocked. The city-state said the ... ( read original story ...)
NBA player spotted wearing t-shirt of Singapore basketball team
Winslow made a trip to Singapore in August this year to hold a basketball training camp for youths as part of the Jr. NBA programme and spoke to Yahoo News Singapore about the NBA off-season. The Singapore Slingers highlighted the shout-out by posting the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore passport gets new security features
The Singapore passport has been re-designed to have additional ... security features that make the passport harder to forge or be tampered with, said ICA in a news release. The new design includes two new security features, said ICA. The first is an ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore has ‘most powerful’ passport in the world — index
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Singapore’s delicate balancing act between the US and China
(CNN)Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong may have been in Washington on Monday to consolidate his country's economic and political partnerships with the US, but he appeared to dedicate much of his time concentrating on another nation whose presence in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to freeze car numbers
Singapore will freeze the number of vehicles on its roads from next February. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) cited the scarcity of land and public transport upgrades as reasons for the cap. The country already has strict policies aimed at limiting the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Prime Minister: “No quick and easy solution” to North Korea
President Donald Trump, accompanied by Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien, walk to a news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House, Monday, Oct. 23, 2017 in Washington. Last Updated Oct 23, 2017 2:58 PM EDT Singapore's Prime Minister, Lee Hsien ... ( read original story ...)
Donald Trump says $14B Boeing-Singapore Airlines deal will create 70,000 jobs in U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump says Singapore’s purchase of nearly $14 billion worth of Boeing aircraft will create 70,000 jobs in the U.S. Boeing’s chief executive officer and the CEO of Singapore Airlines signed paperwork at the White House on Monday as ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore is capping the number of cars allowed in the country
And you thought you had trouble finding a space for your car. Singapore has announced it is capping the number of vehicles in the country, starting next year. The 277-square-mile city-state currently has over 600,000 cars, trucks and motorcycles operating ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to halt growth of its car and motorcycle traffic
SINGAPORE—Singapore, among the world’s most expensive places to own a vehicle, will stop increasing the total number of cars on its roads next year. The government will cut the annual growth rate for cars and motorcycles to zero from 0.25 per cent ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to stop adding cars to the roads from February 2018
Singapore, one of the world’s most expensive places to own a vehicle, will not allow any growth in its car population from February, citing the small city state’s land scarcity and billions of dollars in planned public transport investments. The Land ... ( read original story ...)
Trump announces massive Boeing deal with Singapore
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Singapore’s first grid-scale lithium and redox flow energy storage tests awarded to local consortia
Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA ... A recent project Energy-Storage.News reported on utilised both technology types in a single installation. Younicos said the vanadium redox flow trial would test grid applications including frequency regulation ... ( read original story ...)