Singapore envoy thanks PM Modi for mentioning country’s investment in Mumbai port at India Maritime Week

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 29 (ANI): Singapore's High Commissioner to India, Simon Wong, on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for highlighting the launch of PSA Mumbai's Phase 2 Terminal Expansion during his address at the...

World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Oct 30, 2025

INDONESIA 1. INDONESIA AWAITS UN MANDATE FOR GAZA PEACE MISSION -- THE JAKARTA POST Indonesia will await for a mandate from the United Nations Security Council before sending its peacekeeping troops to Gaza, Foreign Minister Sugiono has said, as...

Global: MSIG appoints new senior vice president and global broker engagement manager

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance and MSIG Asia (MSIG) has appointed Mr Eric Schaap as senior vice president and global broker engagement manager, a newly established role. In this new role, Mr Schaap will leverage MSIG’s scale and analytical insights to...

Singapore’s Best Law Firms 2026: Methodology explained

The Singapore’s Best Law Firms 2026 lists are based on recommendations made by lawyers (peer-to-peer survey), in-house lawyers (corporate legal departments) and clients in 22 different fields of law. In addition to that, participants could...

Singapore’s best law firms 2026

The sixth edition of this annual survey identifies Singapore’s 100 best law firms in 22 areas of legal practice. The results are based on more than 12,000 recommendations received from almost 6,000 lawyers, in-house counsel, related professionals...

Singapore’s National Robotics Programme reveals initiatives to advance robot adoption

Tung Meng Fai, the executive director of the NRP; Prof. Tan Chorh Chuan, the chairman of A*STAR; Vanessa Yamzon Orsi, CEO of the OSRF; and Dr, Wang Wei, the deputy executive director of R&D at A*STAR SIMTech and A*STAR ARTC, attended ROSCon. |...

SOCSO: Malaysians Working In Singapore, Self-employed In M’sia Eligible For Social Protection Scheme

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysians working in Singapore but running self-employed ventures, such as e-hailing or food delivery services, in Malaysia can still contribute to the Social Security Organisation (SOCSO). Johor SOCSO...

Australian Prime Minister Doorstop – Gyeongju, Republic of Korea

Prime Minister : Good morning. It’s fantastic to be here in Korea for the APEC Leaders’ Summit and it’s been a busy time already. Yesterday, going to the memorial to pay tribute to the Australians for whom Korea is their final resting place, but...

International trade drives Idaho’s wages and employment

Idaho’s economy depends heavily on international markets for the goods and services it produces. The impact of international trade is visible in the state’s growing network of foreign trade partners, rising export volumes and the associated gains...

Breathtaking Winners of the 2025 Epson International Pano Awards

“Last Fireworks” by Alex Wides (Italy). Open Photographer of the Year and Winner, Open Nature/Landscape The 16th annual Epson International Pano Awards has announced the winners of its 2025 contest, and the results are as breathtaking as ever....

‘Misguided’: Tables turned on former F1 star as brutal claims emerge in $128m legal row

Former F1 driver Felipe Massa has been accused of making “a catalogue of errors” that ruined his own race in Singapore in 2008 on the first day of the Brazilian’s $128.4 million legal claim in the British High Court. Massa is seeking damages for...

HSBC Innovation Banking Debuts in Singapore with US$1.5 Billion Fund

Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Singapore News once a month in your Inbox HSBC has launched its Innovation Banking arm in Singapore, setting aside US$1.5 billion to support high-growth companies and strengthen the region’s venture...

Environmentalist groups urge carbon tax transparency in Singapore

The Blueprint Singapore grants carbon tax concessions to major oil companies. Conservation groups demand more transparency on allowances. Tax covers 70% of emissions; exact reductions remain undisclosed. Rising carbon tax expected to reach $40–$60...

Tailored programmes, infrastructure upgrades for concerned merchants in northern Singapore ahead of RTS Link

SINGAPORE: A government task force is studying targeted support and infrastructure upgrades to help merchants in northern Singapore brace for changes brought by the upcoming Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link. Speaking to...

R2 Joins Ant International to Expand Credit Access for SMEs in LATAM

MEXICO CITY & SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 29, 2025-- Ant International, a leading global digital payment, digitisation, and financial technology provider, today announced a strategic investment in R2, the leading embedded lending...

Singapore and Nordic countries rank among world’s most secure for investment

ShareSharePin ItShare Henley & Partners’ new Global Investment Risk and Resilience Index, released on 27 October 2025, places Singapore alongside Denmark, Norway and Sweden among the world’s most secure destinations for investors, following...

Singapore envoy thanks PM Modi for mentioning country's investment in Mumbai port at India Maritime Week

Speaking at the Maritime Leaders Conclave in Mumbai, Prime Minister Modi said Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has now become India's biggest container port. He credited this milestone to the largest-ever foreign direct investment (FDI) in...

Live: 'Now or never' moment on environmental protection laws, minister says

19m agoWed 29 Oct 2025 at 11:13pm Older people risk losing some at-home services despite 'no worse off' promise Advocates are warning older Australians accessing government-funded help at home risk having to cut back on their services because of...

International Bazaar 2025 at World Trade Center November 16

OMG - Gracie Go - The Philippine Star October 30, 2025 | 12:00am The International Bazaar Foundation, Inc. (IBF), in cooperation with the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Diplomatic and Consular Corps of the Philippines, and Spouses of the Heads...

Badminton chief Lawrence Leow appointed Singapore’s chef de mission for SEA Games

SINGAPORE – With the Dec 9-20 SEA Games to bookend a busy year of sports milestones and triumphs, Singapore will field its largest contingent in Games history when over 900 athletes compete across 48 sports in Thailand. And the contingent will be...