Cathay and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on various sustainability initiatives, focusing on the development and use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the Asia-Pacific region. This partnership aims to...
Manhattan Associates Inc., in collaboration with Google Cloud and Zebra Technologies, has unveiled the first Unified Commerce Benchmark for Specialty Retail in Singapore. Conducted by Incisiv, the analysis assessed 33 retailers across four categories: search and...
Insect protein companies are eagerly anticipating the upcoming regulatory framework from the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) that will allow the sale of insect-based food products. Expected to be introduced in the first half of 2024, this framework will approve 16 species...
Singapore’s national water agency, PUB, has announced a tender for the third expansion of the Changi Water Reclamation Plant to meet growing industrial water demand in the eastern part of the country. This expansion will increase the plant’s water...
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) of Singapore has awarded an SGD 242 million (USD 180 million) civil contract to the joint venture of Nishimatsu Construction Co., Ltd. and Okumura Corporation Singapore Branch for the design and construction of tunnels between the...
Synapxe, Singapore’s national HealthTech agency, has launched HEALIX, a cloud-based analytics platform aimed at transforming the public healthcare sector. HEALIX is designed to deploy advanced AI models to enhance patient care by consolidating data needs onto a...
The Energy Market Authority (EMA) of Singapore has launched a second Request for Proposal (RFP) to address the country’s growing electricity demand. This RFP is part of EMA’s Centralised Process, which aims to ensure sufficient generation capacity and...
TSMC-backed Vanguard International Semiconductor and Dutch chip giant NXP are set to build a USD 7.8 billion wafer manufacturing plant in Singapore. Vanguard will hold a 60% stake in the joint venture, named VisionPower Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (VSMC),...
Google has increased its investment in Singapore, raising its total commitment to USD 5 billion with the completion of its fourth data center in the country. This development marks a significant jump from the USD 850 million invested in 2022 when its third data center...
Japanese chemicals manufacturer Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co., Ltd. has commenced construction of a new production facility on Jurong Island of Singapore. This new plant will double Sumitomo Seika’s super-absorbent polymer production in Singapore to 140,000 tons...
Amazon Web Services (AWS) recently announced plans to invest an additional SGD 12 billion (USD 8.86 billion) in its existing cloud infrastructure in Singapore from 2024 to 2028 to meet the rising customer demand for cloud technology and services. AWS has already...
The Singapore Army has started outfitting its infantry units with a new light machine gun (LMG) designed for close-quarters combat. Specifically, the army has been gradually introducing the 6940E-SG infantry automatic rifle since April 2024 to enhance soldiers’ combat...
