On February 28, Singapore’s defense ministry (MINDEF) disclosed that a breach in an Internet-connected system earlier this month had resulted in the personal data of 850 national servicemen and employees being stolen. Though the impact of the breach was ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News Roundup For March 3
Welcome to the Singapore morning news roundup by AEC News Today, your one stop for Singapore news on matters of governance and policies affecting Asean business communities. Singapore’s fiscal situation to face more challenges beyond 2020: Heng Swee Keat ... ( read original story ...)
New design trails, furniture and craft fairs at Singapore Design Week 2017
The Singapore Design Week returns from 3 to 20 March with new design trails, furniture and craft fairs as well as insightful talks catered to all sorts of design enthusiasts in the country. This year’s feature event is a consolidation of three ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s fiscal situation to face more challenges beyond 2020: Heng Swee Keat
SINGAPORE: Beyond this decade, Singapore’s fiscal situation would become more challenging as Government spending looks set to outstrip revenue in the longer term, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said at the end of a three-day Parliament debate on the ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. pull-out from Pacific trade deal hurts confidence, Singapore PM tells BBC
SINGAPORE The United States' pull-out from the Trans Pacific Partnership hurt confidence in American policies, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said, urging Washington to "focus" on its relationship with China. In an interview with the BBC ... ( read original story ...)
Aladdin Street Singapore now a global partner of Manchester United
Aladdin Street Singapore, part of Aladdin Group is now a global partner of English Premier League side Manchester United. In the announcement press conference that was held at the Red Devils' home, the Old Trafford, and also attended by team captain Wayne ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore bakers nominated for World Gourmet Summit Awards for the first time
The 21st World Gourmet Summit (WGS) will be returning to Singapore with three new award categories for its Awards of Excellence, one of which is dedicated to talented bakers in the country. The other two categories are Restaurant of the Year and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore tightens regulations for Uber and Airbnb
SINGAPORE, a keen early adopter of the sharing economy, has fired a warning shot across the bow of Airbnb and Uber with tighter rules that could shake up their business models and growth ambitions in Asia. The rules, some say, are a sign that even ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore teen falls to his death in Snapchat subway stunt gone wrong
jumped over the railing at a Singapore mall hoping to land safely on a ledge just beneath him. But the ledge couldn’t support Chow’s weight and he fell through the plasterboard material to his death four floors below, according to local news outlet TODAY. ( read original story ...)
Singapore to introduce new laws on building, events security: Shanmugam
SINGAPORE: To boost public safety, Singapore plans to introduce two new laws this year that will require building owners and event organisers to follow tighter security rules, said Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam. Speaking to Channel NewsAsia ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore ‘willing and happy’ for trade deal talks when Britain's ready: PM Lee
SINGAPORE: Singapore is “willing and happy” to negotiate on a bilateral trade deal with Britain when the latter is ready, but there are no such talks currently, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in an interview with the BBC broadcast on Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)
Teen falls to death trying to film Snapchat video
Leaked video surveillance footage shows Jonathan Chow (right) moments before he jumped over a railing to his death at a Singapore mall. Chow had hoped to shoot a Snapchat video. (Screengrab) Some people will go to great lengths to shoot a video. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News Roundup For March 1
The Singaporean military’s dedicated web access system was breached this month by hackers thought to be hunting for official secrets, the government said on Tuesday. From one store in 2012, the “Changi Recommends” initiative has grown to eight ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore's SBF, SPH to develop Belt and Road English Portal
SINGAPORE, March 1 (Xinhua ... on Wednesday to add an events calendar and broaden the Chinese portal's news content, and develop an English version of the portal. Since its launch in March 2016, the "Belt and Road" Chinese portal has received a total ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Business Federation and Singapore Press Holdings extend collaboration on “Belt & Road” portal
SINGAPORE - The Singapore Business Federation (SBF ... SBF and SPH today (March 1) signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) - one on broadening the Chinese portal's news content and adding an events calendar, and the other on developing an English ... ( read original story ...)
Sino-Singapore ties on the mend: Chinese media
The Terrex infantry carriers were returning to Singapore from Taiwan after a military exercise. Reference News, published by Xinhua news agency, ran a report on Monday analysing the significance of the JCBC meeting and what it means for bilateral ties. ( read original story ...)