Singapore’s leading public sector research organization, the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and Tan Tock Seng Hospital have developed a diagnostic test kit for the Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), has received provisional authorization...
On 6 February 2020, Singapore’s Minister for Trade and Industry, Mr Chan Chun Sing, talked about rejuvenating one of Singapore’s oldest industrial estates, Sungei Kadut at the launch of Sungei Kadut Masterplan exhibition. Sungei Kadut is home to timber,...
The National Environment Agency (NEA) of Singapore announced in December 2019 that water-cooled chilled water systems in industrial facilities must conform to minimum energy efficiency requirements from 1 December 2020 onwards. An analysis of data submitted by...
In December 2019, Tessa Therapeutics (Tessa), a Singapore-based clinical-stage cell therapy company focused on the development of innovative cell therapies to treat cancer, announced plans to open a 90,000 square foot (8,361 sq meter) commercial-scale cell therapy...
An upgraded Agreement between New Zealand and Singapore on a Closer Economic Partnership (ANZSCEP) entered into force on 1 January 2020. The ANZSCEP, which entered into force on 1 January 2001, is Singapore’s first and New Zealand’s second bilateral Free Trade...
Applications for Singapore’s digital bank licenses closed on 31 December, 2019. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced in June 2019 that it will issue up to five new digital bank licenses, including: 1) up to two digital full bank licenses, which...
In December 2019, Singapore-based F&N (Fraser and Neave) Foods celebrated the groundbreaking of a new food & beverage manufacturing facility in Singapore. Listed on the Singapore stock exchange, F&N ranks as one of the leading companies in the beverage and...
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) is implementing mandatory registration for Unmanned Aircraft (UA) from 2 January 2020. Any UA including radio-controlled aircraft, drones and remote-controlled kites, with a total weight above 250 grams, must be...
In December 2020, the Singapore government launched a new initiative called the Job Redesign Place and Train Program for Retail Industry to help retailers build a future-ready and productive workforce in response to today’s growing digital economy. The program aims to...
Speaking at the Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) 2019 on 29 October, Singapore’s Minister for Trade & Industry Chan Chun Sing announced that the city state is setting a new target of deploying at least 2 Gigawatt peak (GWp) of solar energy by...
Pavilion Energy Singapore and Total Marine Fuels Global Solutions (TMFGS) signed a 10-year agreement on 26 December 2019 to jointly develop an LNG bunker supply chain in the port of Singapore. This agreement follows the Heads of Agreement inked by the two companies in...
The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) of Singapore has released its projections for 2020. The agency projects total construction demand (value of construction contracts to be awarded) to remain strong in 2020 on the back of sustained public sector construction...
