On 29 August 2019, Singapore’s national water agency PUB opened a new water treatment plant at Choa Chu Kang Waterworks (CCKWW) that houses the largest ceramic membrane system in the world. CCKWW is one of Singapore’s oldest water treatment plants and was built...
On 22 August 2019, the Accountancy Industry Digital Plan (IDP) was launched in Singapore to digitally transform the country’s accountancy sector. The IDP was developed by the Singapore Accountancy Commission (SAC), the Institute of Singapore Chartered...
Japan’s largest passenger train line operator, East Japan Railway Company (JREast) is planning to open retail outlets at 27 of the 32 stations on Singapore’s upcoming Thomson-East Coast MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) Line, which will begin partial operations by the...
Singapore’s public housing authority, the Housing Development Board (HDB) is exploring the usage of 3D-printing technology for certain small components in two upcoming developments, the Tengah and Bidadari estates. The technology will be used for landscape...
The Ministry of Health (MOH) in Singapore has reviewed the income criteria for means-tested healthcare subsidy and assistance schemes. More than 365,000 Singapore Residents will benefit from higher subsidies when the revised means-test income criteria are implemented...
PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency, has appointed Koh Brothers Building & Civil Engineering Contractor (Pte) Ltd and China Harbour (Singapore) Engineering Company Pte Ltd Joint Venture to construct the Influent Pumping Stations for the Tuas Water...
On 30 July, 2019, the Economic Development Board (EDB) of Singapore and Enterprise Singapore announced plans to pilot Tech@SG, a targeted program to help technology companies grow in Singapore and expand in the region by facilitating access to talent. The two-year...
PPG Industries, a Pittsburg-based manufacturer of paints, coatings, and specialty materials, announced a USD 15 million investment in a new 38,750 square foot (3,600 square meter) application support center (ASC) at the Seletar Aerospace Park near the Seletar Airport...
Sun Cable, a company based out of Singapore and Australia, is proposing to produce approximately a fifth of Singapore’s electricity through solar power, sourced from the Australian desert and transmitted via an underseas High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) cable...
On 7 August 2019, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) launched Sandbox Express to provide financial technology firms with a faster option to test innovative financial products and services in the market. Eligible applicants can begin market testing in the...
Singapore’s Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Masagos Zulkifli, announced on 17 July, 2019, that the Singapore government will spend SGD 400 million (USD 289 million) to upgrade and maintain drains over the next two years. Since 2011,...
Singapore-based agriculture technology startup, Nutrition Technologies, raised a series A funding round in July 2019. The round was led by venture capital (VC) firm, Openspace Ventures and SEEDS Capital, the investment arm of Enterprise Singapore, the Singapore...
