Minister of State for National Development as well as Trade and Industry Alvin Tan (fourth from right) says the partnerships will "give us a glimpse of what the productivity of tomorrow… might look like".

A*Star, JTC, Grab enter partnerships with robotics firm Sharpa to build Singapore’s physical AI sector

Autonomous robots will be deployed at Punggol Digital District to explore various use cases, among other plans

The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau received 160 corruption-related reports in 2025, down from 177 in the previous year.

Singapore’s corruption-related reports reach new low in 2025, continuing downward trend since 2021

Construction, manufacturing, transportation and storage are the main industries vulnerable to corruption, says CPIB

An ageing population, shifting workforce aspirations and the sheer challenge of running a company have highlighted the issue of leadership succession. 

Higher bar, talent crunch complicate Singapore SMEs’ succession plans

For ageing towkays, finding the right successor may prove more elusive than before, observers say

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China brand Chery, which produces the Omoda E5, has increased its registrations year on year by around six times to 600 in Q1 2026.

‘Fundamental reshaping’ of Singapore car market as EV brands race up the sales charts

EV-centric brands such as Tesla, Chery MG, GAC increase registrations by 3 to 6 times as BMW and Mercedes-Benz sales slip almost 40%

The electronics cluster is up 30% year on year in March, reaching its fastest expansion since late 2024.

Singapore’s manufacturing output beats forecasts in March, but chemicals decline signals emerging Iran war risk

Strong factory growth points to an upward revision of Q1 GDP growth to around 5.2%, economists say

Over a one-year period leading up to November 2025, AI contributed to the elimination of 11 per cent of jobs. Another 12% of roles were not backfilled.

AI-exposed firms cut 4% of jobs; car sector hardest hit: Morgan Stanley report

The automobile and components sector has the highest net job loss, at 10%, across five industry sectors

Chinese giant BYD registered 3,239 units, or nearly one in four (24.3 per cent) total registrations.

EVs form about 60% of car registrations in Singapore; BYD accounts for nearly 1 in 4 new cars

Three other Chinese brands joined BYD for the first time in the top 10 selling car brands here