Is Singapore Getting Noisier or Are We Just Feeling More Stifled?

Top image: Zachary Tang / RICE File Photo It has come to this: blasting your music on the MRT can now cost you $1,000. Our days of enduring the noise of Mandopop throughout our train rides might officially be over. From the complaints, at least,...

ITMA ASIA + CITME Singapore 2025 Opens, Showcasing Next-Gen Textile Machinery

The region’s leading textile machinery exhibition, ITMA ASIA + CITME Singapore 2025, officially opened today at the Singapore Expo. The inauguration ceremony was presided over by Mr. Alvin Tan, Minister of State for the Ministry of Trade &...

Before S’pore’s tech & startup scene took off, there was HackerspaceSG

The 2010s marked a revival for Singapore’s tech scene. After the dotcom bust had wiped out many tech startups, a new generation of founders began to emerge—ready to experiment, build from scratch, and take risks on their own ideas. Amid this...

Singapore balances decarbonisation with energy affordability

Singapore (VNA) – Singapore will press ahead with decarbonisation, but not at the expense of livelihoods and energy security, its Minister-in-charge of Energy and Science and Technology Tan See Leng told the 17th Singapore Economic Policy Forum on...

Amazon, citing AI, reveals plan to cull 14,000 jobs – follow the BusinessBite live tech blog

Bite-size news in business & technology, from big breaking stories to funding, appointments & deals Tessaract to relocate global HQ to UK following £4.6m raise Published: October 28, 2025 at 11:40 am LegalTech Tessaract has secured £4.6 million in...

Shima Seiki Reborn in Singapore

Leading Japanese flat knitting technology manufacturer Shima Seiki of Wakayama, Japan, will unveil its latest generation of advanced flat knitting machines and digital solutions at ITMA Asia + CITME 2025 in Singapore this week. Continuing with the...

Discovery Princess Makes Maiden Call To Singapore And Sets Sail on Five-Day Malaysian Cruise

Princess Cruises’ newest Royal-Class ship, Discovery Princess, has made her maiden call to Singapore, arriving at the Marina Bay Cruise Centre on 28 October 2025. The ship will sail on an inaugural five-day cruise to the Malaysian ports of Port...

SK Group’s Chey Proposes “Tech Self-Reliance and Trust-Based Cooperation” as APAC AI Model

Chey Tae-won, chairman of SK Group, outlined an AI strategy centered on technological self-reliance and trust-based cooperation as a model for Korea and Asia-Pacific nations. SK Group said on October 28 that it hosted the FutureTech Forum AI, a...

New Study Reveals Critical Opportunities to Enhance Singapore’s Children’s Mental Health Ecosystem

In a landmark study set to reshape the landscape of mental health services in Singapore, researchers from the SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute (SDGHI), backed by the Octava Foundation, have conducted an extensive mapping of children’s...

Navigating toward a prosperous future together

November 3, 2025 | 12:00am The Philippines will begin its chairship of the ASEAN in January 2026. For this, the Philippines has chosen the theme “Navigating Our Future Together.” In his acceptance speech at the recently concluded 47th ASEAN Summit...

Prime Minister Carney’s visit to Singapore focuses on attracting investment in Canada

SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Mark Carney travelled to Singapore on Tuesday, as his first official visit to Asia enters its second leg. Carney has been pitching Canada as a reliable trading partner for Southeast Asia as he works to expand exports to...

Kornit Digital showcases AIC model, MAX & Apollo tech at ITMA Asia

Kornit Digital Ltd. (NASDAQ: KRNT) (“Kornit” or the “Company”), a global pioneer in sustainable, on-demand digital fashion and textile production technologies, today announced it will take center stage at ITMA Asia + CITME Singapore 2025,...

PSE chief wants a taste of Vietnam’s retail potion

Richmond Mercurio - The Philippine Star November 3, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Low retail participation has been ailing the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) for quite some time now, impacting the market’s liquidity. A magic potion of...

Canada and Philippines to sign a defense pact to boost combat drills

Canada and the Philippines are set to sign a major defense agreement on Sunday to strengthen military cooperation, including joint drills, amid growing concerns over China’s aggressive actions in the South China Sea, Philippine officials...

Left behind, again!

November 3, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — According to reports from Kuala Lumpur where the ASEAN Summit conference was held last week, the US granted a zero percent import tariff exemption to three Southeast Asian countries – Thailand,...

Exclusive: Parima Earns Singapore Approval for Cultivated Chicken After Vital Meat Merger

5 Mins Read France’s Parima, formed this month after Gourmey’s acquisition of Vital Meat, has received regulatory approval to sell cultivated chicken in Singapore, a first for a European startup. Parima has become the first European startup to be...

France, Singapore to deepen tech partnership as ‘third way’: French ambassador

Amid rising tensions between US and China, other countries need to work together to prevent over-reliance, says ambassador Stephen Marchisio [SINGAPORE] Singapore and France will deepen their partnership in tech, as both nations seek a “third way”...

Singapore vs. Saint Lucia: A Tale of Integrity and Lost Opportunities

Over the years, numerous comparisons have been drawn between Singapore and Saint Lucia – two nations similar in size yet vastly different in development and governance. What many fail to acknowledge, however, is that the fundamental cause of this...

AM Best Publishes Comprehensive Review of Asia-Pacific Insurance Markets; Report Highlights Country Risk Factors, Benchmarking Analysis

SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As part of its participation at the 2025 Singapore International Reinsurance Conference (SIRC), AM Best has made available for the first time analyses of 16 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, encompassing markets...

"Some Observations On The Shifts In Global Trade And Technology" - Remarks By Mr Edward S. Robinson, Deputy Managing Director (Economic Policy) And Chief Economist, Monetary Authority Of Singapore, At The 2025 Beijing Financial Street Forum On…

Distinguished speakers and guests, good morning. Introduction 1. The world economy appears to be “simultaneously resilient and fragile[1]”, as it adjusts to a sequence of geopolitical, trade, and technology shocks. Global GDP performance in the...