A Telecom Cybersecurity Strategic Committee (TCSC), comprising international cybersecurity experts and representatives from the government and Singapore’s telecom operators are working on a roadmap for telecom sector cybersecurity, identifying cybersecurity threats to...
The Singapore government is expanding healthcare support for elderly born between 1950 and 1959, dubbed the Merdeka Generation (MG) or those who were born prior to 1950 but did not receive the Pioneer Generation Package launched previously in 2014. All beneficiaries...
In its 2019 budget, the Singapore government announced several initiatives to continue building enterprise capabilities. It is allocating an additional SGD 100 million (USD 74 million) for the SME CoInvestment Fund III, to continue supporting firms in their efforts to...
On 14 February 2019, Givaudan opened its newest fragrance encapsulation center in Singapore. The Swiss company is the world leader in manufacturing of flavors and fragrances, with a nearly 25% global market share. The company said that the new CHF 15 million (SGD 20...
Singapore’s National Water Agency, PUB, and the country’s National Environment Agency (NEA) completed a two-year trial started in December 2016 to co-digest food waste and used water sludge for higher energy generation. Water reclamation plants in Singapore...
The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) of Singapore is projecting that the total construction demand (value of construction contracts to be awarded) in 2019 will range between SGD 27 billion (USD 20 billion) and SGD 32 billion (USD 23.5 billion), compared to...
The European Parliament approved the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA) and EU Singapore Investment Protection Agreement (EUSIPA) in a vote on 13 February 2019 in Strasbourg, France. The EUSFTA and EUSIPA are the first trade and investment agreements concluded...
The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands witnessed its most successful year ever in 2018, with revenues of USD 179 million, a 7% rise from 2017. Retail tenant sales at The Shoppes, which enjoys an occupancy of 95.4%, jumped 19% to USD 1,898 per square foot compared to the...
Singapore-based utilities, marine and urban development group, Sembcorp Industries (Sembcorp), has entered into a partnership with Singapore Polytechnic (SP) to commercialize the first-ever technology in Singapore for photovoltaic recycling. The process developed...
On 29 January 2019, Singapore Airlines launched its new digital innovation lab, called KrisLab, in line with the Airline’s Digital Innovation Blueprint which was launched in 2018. Under the Blueprint, SIA is working to develop and nurture the digital aviation and...
According to a report in the Straits Times, dated 7 January, 2019, the Economic Development Board of Singapore has sorted its staff into three ‘streams’ to help build deeper relationships with companies, better attract promising businesses and generate...
Equinix, Inc., the global interconnection and data center company, announced on January 7 that it will build its fourth International Business Exchange (IBX) data center in Singapore, called SG4, with an investment of USD 85 million. Equinix’s three existing...
