Singapore sends 70 tonnes of unwanted clothes to Malaysia every week in major textile recycling partnership
Singapore is sending up to 70 tonnes of unwanted clothing to Malaysia every week under a cross-border textile recycling partnership designed to give discarded garments a second life. The initiative involves social enterprise Cloop, which collects…
Singapore unveils world-first biological data centre with 16 million living human neurons powering 20 computers in a landmark moment for AI
Cortical Labs founder and CEO Hon Weng Chong at the Cortical Cloud biological data centre at NUS (Image: The Straits Times).. Singapore has unveiled a world-first biological data centre prototype that brings living human neurons into a server-rack…
In 2011, Myanmar suspended a giant China-backed dam after public outrage; it now plans to restart a project that could flood an area the size of Singapore
Ethnic Kachin people visit Myitsone, the confluence of the Mali and Nmai rivers, outside Myitkyina, capital city of Kachin state, Myanmar Fourteen years after public protests forced construction to stop, Myanmar is preparing to restart the $3.6 billion…
Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew famously said that day: “I don’t know anyone who became a leader because he attended a leadership course.”
Quotes of the day about the leadership of Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew. Lee Kuan Yew was famous for his iron fist, which he used to lay the foundation of today’s Singapore. He was revered for his leadership, and in one of his most…
WATCH: Pete Hegseth runs and does push-ups with troops aboard USS Boxer ahead of Shangri-La summit
United States Secretary of War Peter Heggs Seen training and doing push-ups with U.S. military personnel aboard the USS Boxer Singapore ahead of this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue Security Summit. U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegers (centre) leaves after…
World Bank president supports ‘small AI’ for farmers and rural communities at Singapore summit
In Singapore, World Bank President Ajay Banga has called for the deployment of “small AI” – locally deployed AI that runs on cheap hardware, speaks local languages and solves the daily problems of farmers and rural communities. World…
Indian mangoes selected as prizes at Singapore Culture Festival
SINGAPORE – Performers at a cultural festival in Singapore this weekend went home with an unusual reward – boxes of mangoes – as India stepped up its efforts to promote mango exports through community campaigns. Indian mangoes selected…
Indian-origin woman among three activists fined for staging pro-Palestinian protest in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Three Singaporean activists, including an Indian-origin woman, were fined $2,341 on Thursday for organizing a march outside the Presidential Palace in solidarity with Palestine, local media reported. Indian-origin woman among three activists…
India’s envoy to Singapore said IOS Sagar sends a strong message of collective commitment from our partners
SINGAPORE, India’s envoy to Singapore said 16 like-minded maritime nations have come together for a “common goal” through the Indian Ocean vessel ‘SAGAR’, sending a strong message of “collective commitment” from…
IMO chief: Countries supporting navigation in Strait of Hormuz send ‘right message’
The head of the International Maritime Organization says countries supporting freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz are sending “the right message” as tensions between Iran and the United States continue to threaten global shipping.…