Singapore aims to finish its own cryptocurrency trial next year

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 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’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 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 ...)