‘I wanted to play for him’: Singapore badminton player Loh Kean Yew a new father to a baby boy
Loh’s wife gave birth to their son about two weeks ago while he was preparing for the Paris Olympics.Read More
Room bookings at some hotels surge ahead of Singapore’s National Day celebrations
Hotels are also upping their game to attract visitors by organising National Day-themed activities.Read More
Singapore passes law aiming to reduce food waste and encourage donations
Food donors will be protected from legal repercussions provided they meet certain conditions to ensure food safety and hygiene.Read More
Piyush Gupta: The veteran banker who led DBS for 15 years
Mr Piyush Gupta will step down as DBS CEO in March 2025. He will be succeeded by Ms Tan Su Shan, the bank’s group head of institutional banking who has…
DBS chief Piyush Gupta to step down; Tan Su Shan to take the top job
Ms Tan, who was appointed the bank’s deputy CEO on Wednesday (Aug 7), will replace Mr Gupta in March 2025.Read More
S$1 million a year to operate Marine Parade cluster shuttle bus service, most funds raised through donations: Alvin Tan
A fifth of the sum came from a “one-off seed grant” from the South East Community Development Council.Read More
CrowdStrike crash: Government agencies using third-party software need risk assessments, quality assurance measures
After the CrowdStrike crash in July, the Ministry for Digital Development and Information set up an internal task force to assess if further measures should be taken to improve Singapore’s…
Data unrecoverable on ‘small fraction’ of student devices affected by Mobile Guardian issues: MOE
Information on personal learning devices that were backed up on the cloud can be fully restored, and students who are sitting for their national examinations this year will be prioritised,…
Singapore has ‘very limited role’ to play in Middle East conflict: Vivian Balakrishnan
The Foreign Affairs Minister was responding to a parliamentary question asking if Singapore had plans to bring different factions together.Read More