Singapore

HSA deepens pacts with Malaysia, Uzbekistan for faster medical innovation access

Singapore will also apply for full Medical Device Single Audit Program membership

BDC says that its local investments will fund initiatives that are projected to create jobs for "around 3,000 students and professionals".

Bridge Data Centres to invest up to S$5 billion in Singapore AI push

The Bain Capital-backed firm is aiming for 2 gigawatts of regional capacity by 2030

A cascade of more than 46,000 flight cancellations has been triggered across the region since the conflict began on Feb 28.

Surging air fares upend global travel as peak season nears, with Asia-Europe routes hit hard

The sudden capacity drop from Gulf airport closures has sent airfares soaring on some key routes

Minister Josephine Teo with Quantinuum’s Dr Rajeeb Hazra (left) and Dr Marvin Lee at the opening ceremony of the company's facility on Wednesday.

US firm Quantinuum expands to Singapore with new R&D hub

The company will deploy its advanced quantum computer here, making it the city-state’s first commercial one

Spot prices for bunkers delivered in Singapore have more than doubled for key grades including high-sulphur fuels, low-sulphur fuels and marine gasoils since Feb 28.

Asia bunker premiums hit record highs, some ships struggle to refuel

Queue-to-berth ratio steady to higher at Singapore, China ports

PDG is securing more than US$4 billion in loans by linking them to individual data centre assets in Mumbai, Jakarta, Johor and Tokyo.

Warburg-backed PDG to raise US$5 billion in debt for data centres

The planned financing will support facilities in India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Japan

Indeed says Singapore’s job market is “incredibly tight”, indicating that demand for labour remains high relative to the available workforce.

Singapore job postings hit 7-month high as AI demand surges: jobs site Indeed

Nearly a quarter of postings on the employment website now mention artificial intelligence

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung says HSA will “take a technology-neutral approach to regulating, applying the same rigour to AI-developed drugs as it does to conventional drugs”.

Health Sciences Authority expands its economic role in Singapore’s biomedical ecosystem

This includes strengthening its position as a regional and global reference authority

Serene Nah, managing director and Apac head at Digital Realty, says Singapore and Japan remain the top markets in the region for data centre demands.

Singapore’s next data-centre growth wave lies in AI inference: Digital Realty

Data sovereignty will also be a bigger theme as regional regulations tighten, says the data centre operator’s Apac head

Head of civil service Leo Yip (left) will be succeeded by Chan Heng Kee (right) on Apr 1.

Civil service head Leo Yip to retire on Apr 1; to be replaced by Chan Heng Kee

Yip is retiring after more than four decades in the public sector