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Singapore Launches First Fully Electric Tugboat, Advancing Maritime Sustainability Goals
Nautical Voice
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July 8, 2025
Batam/Singapore, 7 July 2025 – Singapore has taken a major step towards cleaner marine operations with the launch of its first fully electric tugboat (E-Tug). Developed under the leadership of the Coastal Sustainability Alliance (CSA) – a...
Singapore-based petrochemical conglomerate secures $350m cover from ICIEC
Insurance Asia
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July 8, 2025
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group is also investing $150m. ChemOne Group has secured a $350m insurance cover from the Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) to support financing for its Pengerang...
Singapore Airlines–Malaysia Airlines JV Approved With SIN–KUL Conditions
Routes
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The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) has conditionally approved a proposed commercial cooperation between Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Malaysia Airlines, contingent on commitments aimed at preserving competition between...
Singapore FM to attend 58th AMM and related meetings in KL
The Sun Daily
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July 8, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan will visit Kuala Lumpur from Tuesday to participate in the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM). The meetings, running from July 8 to 11, will include discussions on...
Arsenal boss Arteta: New signings bring fresh excitement
Tribal Football
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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is delighted with the work of his players in preseason so far. Arteta was speaking at the National stadium in Singapore ahead of the first game of their Asian tour. Advertisement Advertisement He said, "A very good period...
Singapore, Asia markets mixed at midday as Trump announces tariff rates on 14 countries
The Business Times Singapore
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July 8, 2025
[SINGAPORE] Markets in Asia-Pacific were muted on Tuesday (Jul 8) as US President Donald Trump announced tariff rates on 14 countries. Trump hit trading partners such as Malaysia (25 per cent), Indonesia (32 per cent), Cambodia and Thailand (36...
Singapore: Strengthening Data Protection and AI Governance
OpenGov Asia
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July 7, 2025
Singapore is responding proactively to the evolving challenges posed by data use in the age of artificial intelligence (AI), said Minister for Communications and Information Josephine Teo in her opening address at Personal Data Protection Week...
Singapore competition watchdog grants conditional nod to Malaysia Airlines-SIA tie-up
Malay Mail
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July 8, 2025
SINGAPORE, July 8 — The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) on Monday granted conditional approval for the proposed commercial cooperation between Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIA) and Malaysia Airlines Bhd. The proposed cooperation...
Little red dot, big bold ideas: 60 Singapore innovations shaping our future
Asiaone
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July 12, 2025
When it comes to embracing new tech, our Little Red Dot isn't just keeping up with the future — we're zooming ahead. Case in point: Punggol's set to roll out self-driving buses later this year, just one of many home-grown innovations shaping the...
Singapore penalises nine financial institutions for AML breaches
Private Banker International
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July 7, 2025
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced regulatory actions against nine financial institutions (FIs) and several individuals for breaches related to anti-money laundering (AML) regulations. This decision follows the completion of...
Singapore, Asia markets muted as Trump announces new tariff rates on 14 countries
The Business Times Singapore
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July 8, 2025
These higher tariffs will take effect on Aug 1, after a three-month pause that is supposed to end on Wednesday [SINGAPORE] Markets in Asia-Pacific were muted on Tuesday (Jul 8) as US President Donald Trump announced higher tariff rates on 14...
DBS hits record high above $47; CDL up after director Philip Yeo announces resignation
The Straits Times
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July 20, 2025
SINGAPORE – Shares of DBS Bank crested an all-time high of $47.05 on July 18 before ending the week slightly lower at $46.99. More than 4.2 million DBS shares changed hands that day, when Singapore’s largest bank was named World’s Best Bank by...
Singaporeans Are Splurging Despite a Global Luxury Slump
Robb Report
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July 7, 2025
A global luxury slump hasn’t stopped Singaporeans from spending. Despite slow demand for luxury goods in major markets like the U.S. and China, sales on the Southeast Asian island nation are expected to increase by 7 percent to S$13.9 billion...
Shipping Is Flying The Flag For Multilateral Climate Action: Why Aren’t We Celebrating Yet?
CleanTechnica
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July 8, 2025
T&E’s William Todts looks at whether a climate deal that potentially doubles the global biofuels market can be considered a good deal? On the banks of the River Thames in London, the headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO)...
Singapore approves Malaysia Airlines-SIA partnership with conditions
The Sun Daily
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July 7, 2025
SINGAPORE: The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) has conditionally approved the proposed commercial partnership between Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Malaysia Airlines. The collaboration will cover scheduling, pricing, sales,...
Singapore owns 5% of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Its wealth fund bet on timber
Bridge Michigan
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July 7, 2025
The interest in foreign agricultural land ownership comes amid warnings by some GOP leaders that Chinese firms or the government will try to purchase wide swaths of US farmland. No evidence has emerged of Chinese companies doing so in Michigan....
Oil prices little changed as investors eye impact of new sanctions on Russia
WKZO - Michigan
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices barely budged on Monday as traders eyed the impact of new European sanctions on Russian oil supply, rising output from Middle East producers and concerns about fuel outlook as tariffs weighed on global economic...
singapore More students in Singapore juggle studying and working to support their families
Asiaone
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July 7, 2025
SINGAPORE — Throughout her three years in polytechnic, 21-year-old Amillie Chan spent every evening after class serving customers and preparing food at Mexican-themed fast food chain Guzman y Gomez. Chan, who graduated in May from Nanyang...
FedEx and QuikBot to transform last-mile deliveries in Singapore
Parcel and Postal Technology International
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July 11, 2025
FedEx has announced a new collaboration with autonomous final-mile delivery platform-as-a-service company QuikBot Technologies to introduce autonomous delivery robots at selected commercial buildings in Singapore. This is FedEx’s first deployment...
Stocks to watch: Lum Chang Creations, PC Partner, Oiltek, NeraTel, Qian Hu
The Business Times Singapore
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July 21, 2025
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Jul 21): Lum Chang Creations: The company will make its trading debut on Monday at 9 am on the Catalist board of the Singapore Exchange...