singapore Exercise Wallaby 2025: 'Realistic' airdrop operations training helps ensure safety, says crew

ROCKHAMPTON, Australia — Being able to have realistic training for airdrop operations helps the crew on board the C-130 military transport aircraft get familiar with safety protocol. Speaking to members of the media at Rockhampton Airport,...

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...

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...

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....

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...

‘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...

Singapore expands electricity system with Meranti’s hydrogen-ready power plant

At full capacity, the 682-megawatt facility on Jurong Island can power over a million four-room flats [SINGAPORE] The Energy Market Authority’s (EMA) wholly owned subsidiary, Meranti Power, has developed a power plant capable of coming online...

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...

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...

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, Thailand stepped in with electricity during Malaysia’s Oct 15 outage, says Fadillah

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — Singapore and Thailand exported 500 megawatts (MW) and 300 MW of electricity, respectively, to Malaysia during the power outage incident on October 15, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. He said the...

Singapore to streamline IPO reviews under exchange regulator

SINGAPORE: Singapore plans to streamline its listing process by consolidating prospectus and listing suitability reviews under SGX RegCo, an independent subsidiary of the Singapore Exchange, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on...

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...

Singapore, Canada discuss free trade, reaffirm 60 years of ties during PM Carney’s visit

SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney celebrated 60 years of diplomatic relations between their countries during the latter’s visit to the Republic, while also reaffirming their commitment to free trade....

Vietnam - Singapore Defense Policy Dialogue takes place in Vietnam

The dialogue was co-chaired by Deputy Minister of National Defense of Vietnam Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien and Permanent Secretary of the Defense of Singapore Chan Heng Kee. In his opening remarks, the Vietnamese deputy defense...

Singapore’s central bank launches US$12 million grant to strengthen the city-state’s carbon market ecosystem

The grant, available until 31 October 2028, aims to ease upfront cost barriers for banks, insurers and asset managers developing carbon market capabilities. Carbon markets are critical to the global net-zero transition by directing private capital...

Singapore launches hydrogen-ready back-up power plant on Jurong Island

SINGAPORE – The Republic has officially launched a back-up power plant that can reach full generating capacity within minutes if there is a sudden shortfall in power supply. The two open cycle gas turbine (OCGT) generation units, operated by the...