Singapore
Start-ups aim to change car battery recycling, clean up world’s most polluting industry
A handful of startups are trying to find a new way to recycle used car batteries, using water, chemicals and electricity to…
UPDATED: Singapore to block visitors from most South Asian countries as local cases climb
Singapore will block entry to visitors with recent travel history to Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka from May 2 due to…
UPDATED: Singapore PM names new finance minister in cabinet shakeup
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong named Lawrence Wong, tipped as a contender to be future premier, as the new finance minister…
Singapore probing COVID-19 re-infections after cases in workers dormitory
Singapore's manpower ministry said authorities were investigating the possibility of COVID-19 re-infections among residents in a migrant workers' dormitory, after finding more…
Singapore deputy PM unexpectedly steps aside as future PM, in succession setback
SINGAPORE, April 8 (Reuters) - Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat will step aside as the designated successor to current premier…
Singapore becomes a global cruise leader, for now
Singapore currently accounts for a third of the world's cruises its tourism body said on Wednesday, owing to the roaring success of…
Singapore to accept COVID-19 digital travel pass from next month
Singapore will next month accept visitors who use a mobile travel pass containing digital certificates for COVID-19 tests and vaccines, its aviation…
Singapore tests distancing dongles to track mingling at meetings
A Singapore business gathering is using movement dongles to make sure participants keep their distance, as the region's business hub prepares to…
Singapore, Australia discussing possible air travel bubble
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore and Australia are discussing an air travel bubble that would allow travel between the two countries without the…
Singapore says discussing vaccine certification with other countries
Singapore is discussing the mutual recognition of vaccine certificates with other countries, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said, calling it a necessary…
Business investments into Singapore rise 13%, highest in over a decade
Business investment commitments into Singapore rose 13% last year to their highest in more than a decade, helped by sectors such as…
Singapore to consider relaxing curbs for vaccinated travellers
Singapore will consider relaxing travel restrictions for people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, the co-head of the government’s virus taskforce said…