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Blockchain-based whisky exchange launches in Singapore
Scotch whisky has historically high yields
Investing in whisky, particularly in high-end, exclusive single malt Scotch, instead of...
Singapore hawkers are now officially cultural world heritage
Hawker street in Singapore
Singapore hawker culture has been put on the Intangible Cultural Heritage list by the...
Singapore to open borders for business travelers from all countries
Singapore's Changi airport remains deserted during the pandemic
The Singapore government decided to established special travel corridors for...
Singapore desperately seeking travel bubbles amid pandemic
Desperate to revive its air travel industry, Singapore continues to seek new regions to establish travel bubbles...
Singapore gives green light for sale of artificial meat, a world’s first
Lab-grown chicken is the new trend in Singapore
Singapore has approved the sale of laboratory-created chicken, becoming the...
Singapore-Hong Kong travel bubble pops
Deserted arrival area at Singapore's Changi airport
The planned travel corridor – or “travel bubble” – between Singapore...
Singapore firm develops Covid-19 vaccine, Malaysia inks jab deal with China
Singapore-based homegrown biotech company Hummingbird Bioscience said that it has developed its own Covid-19 treatment and it...
Singapore to offer special work visa for hi-tech top talent
Singapore is rolling out a new visa-work permit combination for international hi-tech top talent called Tech.Pass.
Singapore Airlines’ traffic almost drops to zero
Parked Singapore Airlines planes at an airfield in Alice Springs, Australia
Singapore Airlines traffic has suffered a drastic...
Singapore scraps 1,000 dollar banknote to combat money laundering
Singapore’s central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), has officially announced that it will discontinue the...
Singapore beats Thailand in being Asia’s worst stock market this year
Singapore has outdone Thailand as Asia’s worst stock market in terms of share prices amid uncertainties of...
Singapore gets first Asian fake-egg factory
Eat Just produces an egg-like substance made from mung beans
California-based agrotech company Eat Just Inc. has said...
Singapore’s facial recognition programme raises privacy concerns
Facial recognition at a kiosk in Singapore, a system not everybody is comfortable with
The Singapore government,...
Big tech companies use rent drop to snap up office space in Singapore
Global technology and Internet companies are snapping up office space in Singapore, taking advantage of a drop...
Fine dining in grounded Singapore Airlines planes meets huge demand
Reservation tickets for a fine dining experience onboard a grounded Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 sold out in...
Pregnancies surge in the Philippines during pandemic lockdown
The number of unintended pregnancies is expected to surge this year as a result of coronavirus lockdown...
Singapore builds upon rooftop farming for food security
Rooftop farm of Edible Garden City, Singapore
Lacking sufficient agricultural space, Singapore is now boosting domestic food production...
Exodus of foreign residents lets Singapore’s population shrink
Departure gate at Singapore's Changi airport
Apart from having the lowest fertility rate in the world, Singapore now...
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Poverty on the rise in Thailand as coronavirus, strong baht batters economy
Thailand is facing rising urban poverty
Around 1.5 million Thais are estimated to have fallen below the poverty...
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First automated rapid transit system arrives in Malaysia
Automated rapid transit is already widely used in China
Carriages for Malaysia’s first automated rapid transit system arrived...