World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Oct 26, 2025

INDONESIA 1. MINISTER AIMS TO MAKE DANGDUT INDONESIA'S NEXT SOFT POWER -- ANTARA Culture Minister Fadli Zon expressed his ambition to elevate dangdut music onto the global stage through a movement he calls “Dangdut Waves”, positioning the genre as...

Singapore’s bioethics advisory committee urges caution on heritable gene editing

SINGAPORE – Recent advancements in gene-editing technologies have made it easier to modify a person’s DNA, offering hope for treating serious inherited conditions or diseases like cancer. But complex ethical issues are raised. Among these...

singapore Updated Covid-19 vaccines available at GPs and polyclinics from Oct 27: MOH, CDA

From Monday (Oct 27), the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) will roll out two updated Covid-19 vaccines at over 600 GP clinics, 10 polyclinics, and through mobile vaccination teams. In a statement on Friday (Oct 24),...

Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Oct 26, 2025

INDONESIA 1. MINISTER AIMS TO MAKE DANGDUT INDONESIA'S NEXT SOFT POWER -- ANTARA Culture Minister Fadli Zon expressed his ambition to elevate dangdut music onto the global stage through a movement he calls “Dangdut Waves”, positioning the genre as...

Singapore launches “Battlestar Galactica”-like warship with drones

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — When Singapore’s defense minister, Chan Chun Sing, spoke at the launch ceremony of a novel class of warship for his country’s navy this week, he likened the vessel to the fictitious spaceship Battlestar Galactica. “It...

Singapore factory output jumps 16.1% in September with big pharma boost

SINGAPORE - Singapore’s factory output made a surprisingly big rebound in September, reversing its drop in August, thanks to pharmaceuticals. Manufacturing output jumped 16.1 per cent year on year, exceeding the forecast of analysts polled by...

Singapore will decarbonise, but not at the expense of livelihoods, energy security: Tan See Leng

SINGAPORE - Singapore will press ahead with decarbonisation, but not at the expense of livelihoods and energy security. Decarbonisation must be balanced against Singapore’s ambitions and the affordability of energy for the Republic’s households...

Small Cap Watch: Alkane delivers record cash as explorers push...

With the ASX set for a modest rebound after Tuesday’s pullback, small caps are opening against a complex global backdrop — tech exuberance abroad, inflation focus at home, and renewed optimism around critical minerals. Across the junior end of the...

Singapore shares rise ahead of US-China meeting; STI up 0.1%

Across the broader market, gainers beat decliners 369 to 166, as 1.6 billion securities worth S$1.4 billion change hands [SINGAPORE] US President Donald Trump’s upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping sparked hope that a cooling of...

Singapore's September manufacturing output up 16.1 pct year-on-year

SINGAPORE, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's manufacturing output rose 16.1 percent year-on-year in September, according to data released Friday by the Economic Development Board. On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, overall output jumped...

Singapore’s Proactive Approach to Emerging AI and Quantum Tech

Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo delivered the opening address at the High-Level Panel on Artificial Intelligence during Singapore International Cyber Week. She highlighted the transformative potential of agentic AI,...

Retail & Central Bank 'Dip-Buyers' Emerge As Gold Drops Below $4000

Gold is “an overcrowded trade that’s overextended by every technical metric,” Nicky Shiels, head of research at precious metals refiner MKS Pamp SA, wrote in early October, getting ever more overbought. The reckoning came last week and extended...

Singapore: Strengthening Unity to Safeguard ASEAN’s Digital Future

ASEAN reaffirmed its unity and commitment to protecting the region’s digital future at the 10th ASEAN Ministerial Conference on Cybersecurity (AMCC) in Singapore, with Minister Teo stressing that regional solidarity remains crucial despite...

Singapore manufacturing output swings back into growth at 16.1%, beating estimates

[SINGAPORE] Factory output surged 16.1 per cent on year in September, in an about-turn from August’s revised 9 per cent drop and outstripping estimates, data from the Economic Development Board showed on Friday (Oct 24). Previously, August’s...

Economic Watch: 35 years on, China-Singapore remain more forward-looking than ever

SINGAPORE, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Three decades after its launch, the Suzhou Industrial Park in east China's Jiangsu Province, the first intergovernmental project between China and Singapore, has grown into a bustling industrial hub, contributing...

Singapore pushes for dialogue among nations to avoid costly misunderstandings in cyberspace

SINGAPORE - International discussions about cybernorms must continue among nations, even those with different viewpoints, to avoid misunderstandings that can lead to costly mistakes. Highlighting this rationale for Singapore’s approach to...

Singapore Wealth Advisor Endowus Raises $70m in Latest Round

October 23, 2025 @ 6:39 pm By Michael Wong Singapore-based wealth advisory and investment platform Endowus said it had closed a funding round of more than $70 million led by fintech specialist Illuminate Financial, with participation from existing...

Researchers develop safe method to assess brain blood flow noninvasively

A group of researchers found a noninvasive way to calculate blood flow in the human brain. Their findings are summarized in a press release. The scientists from the California Institute of Technology, the University of Southern California, Rancho...

Uster Technologies Presents Novelties At ITMA Asia + CITME 2025

USTER, Switzerland — October 24, 2025 — There’s news from Uster Technologies to be announced for the industry’s upcoming event in Singapore. The Uster 360Q universe is growing with new products, solutions and services. Innovation developments can...

Geothermal energy needs govt support, says First Gen VP

SINGAPORE — First Gen Corp. on Tuesday called on the Philippine government to strengthen policy and support the development of geothermal power — the country’s most dependable clean energy source but which receives lesser attention compared to...