Singapore’s ST Telemedia expands datacentre footprint

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has opened three co-location facilities in Singapore, making it the latest communications service provider to invest in the country’s burgeoning datacentre space. By submitting your personal information, you ... ( read original story ...)

600 animal babies born, hatched in Singapore's parks in 2016

SINGAPORE: More than 600 animal babies were born or hatched in Jurong Bird Park, Night Safari, River Safari and Singapore Zoo in 2016, according to Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS). Among them were highly threatened Southeast Asian animals such as the ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore property curbs set to stay in 2017, CapitaLand says

“We see volume picking up and the price declines have slowed,” Lim Ming Yan, the president and CEO of CapitaLand Ltd, said in a Bloomberg Television interview with Haslinda Amin today. “We see this trend continuing for 2017. There is no compelling ... ( read original story ...)

Memorial ceremony marks fall of Singapore to Japanese troops

SINGAPORE — It was 75 years ago that Singapore, the island at the tip of the Malay Peninsula that had been key strategic outpost of Britain's colonial empire, fell to invading Japanese troops. The events live on in history books more than in memories. ( read original story ...)

Singapore to ease rules to promote startup financing

Singapore is proposing to ease regulations for venture capital managers including shortening their application process in a bid to promote financing for startup development. Under a consultation paper published by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore enjoys tourism boom

Tourist arrivals and spending in Singapore hit record highs last year, buoyed by the growth of the Chinese market and visitors spending more on food and beverage, shopping and accommodation. Preliminary estimates by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) showed ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore to Ease VC Rules to Promote Financing for Startups

Singapore is proposing to ease regulations for venture capital managers including shortening their application process in a bid to promote financing for startup development. Under a consultation paper published by the Monetary Authority of Singapore ... ( read original story ...)

Fatal Singapore tree fall prompts questions

The death of a woman in Singapore after a 270-year-old tree fell on her in the ... compaction of its root zone by visitors," Mr Leong said in a statement to BBC News. NParks said it has "a systematic regime of inspection checks" and deploys more than ... ( read original story ...)

Canada 150 event in Singapore cancelled after accident kills one

SINGAPORE - The Canadian High Commission in Singapore cancelled a Canada 150 event at the Botanic Gardens after an accident left one person dead. The federal government says the person killed and four others injured were not Canadian. The Singapore Straits ... ( read original story ...)

One person killed in accident at Canada 150 event in Singapore

One person is dead after an accident at a Canada 150 event in the Singapore Botanic Gardens on Saturday, according to the High Commission of Canada. Channel NewsAsia reported on its website that a "massive Tembusu tree toppled at the Singapore Botanic ... ( read original story ...)