Singapore

Samantha Suyi Lee, a brilliant Singaporean animator, director and storyboard artist has become the first to win a Children’s and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for an Animated Series. Lee, who is Los Angeles based, was awarded the honor on March 15, 2025 for her contribution to the Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur episode, The Molecular Level in the …

Singapore and Thailand marked 60 years of diplomatic relations with the signing of five major Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) on 14 March. The MOUs were signed in the presence of Singapore’s Second Minister for Trade and Industry Tan See Leng and Thailand’s Minister of Commerce Pichai Naripthaphan during the 7th Singapore-Thailand Enhanced Economic Relationship (STEER) Ministerial Meeting. MOUs include various …

Intel has appointed Tan Lip-Bu, an accomplished semiconductor industry veteran, as its new CEO. He takes the position as CEO from March 18, 2025. The 65 year old Singapore born executive, a veteran board member and venture capitalist, is brought to navigate the company through one of its most turbulent times. Tan succeeds Pat Gelsinger, who was removed after his …

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has announced a partnership with cloud platform company Salesforce to improve customer service experiences based on artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The partnership will build customer interactions that are both seamless and personalized by integrating state-of-the-art AI-embedded tools into SIA’s operations. Under this partnership, SIA aims to optimize its case management system using Salesforce Agentforce and Einstein AI …

Hold on to your hearts, Little Monsters! The pop sensation Lady Gaga makes her grand return to Singapore this May with four amazing performances at the National Stadium. Fans must put a big circle around May 18 on the calendar, when she will appear with additional shows on May 19, 21, and 24. Singapore will be her only stop in …

Singapore’s Ministry of National Development (MND) has made a major upgrade to the Silver Housing Bonus scheme, providing additional help for seniors right-sizing into smaller flats. From December 1, 2025, the upgrades will give greater help to seniors moving into three-room or smaller HDB flats, targeting topping up their retirement funds. One of the main enhancements is the addition of …

Recently, Singapore has taken quite a big step in space technology! The government announced an additional S$60 million investment, extending this year’s budget over the next two years for expanding space. This is part of a global trend toward rapid space development. The Growing Space Industry in Singapore In 2022, Singapore allocated S$150 million for space research, leading to 14 …

Hong Kong and Singapore stand out from other Asian countries for their actions to control and use cryptocurrencies. At the same time, Bitcoin hit a US$110,000 record in value. President Trump’s goal to construct a global crypto hub in America prompted Asian nations to accelerate their cryptocurrency guidelines as America’s digital asset market grew intense. The Securities and Futures Commission …

On February 17th 2025, Pritam Singh, the leader of the Workers’ Party of Singapore was found guilty of lying to Parliament. This was based on Singh’s handling of another member of our party, Raeesah Khan who had fabricated a story about escorting a victim of sexual assault to the police station.  Singh was accused of misleading the Committee of Privileges …

Meta, the parent of Facebook and Instagram has started a massive global workforce reduction leading to over four thousand people losing their jobs or around five percent of the total employees. This downsizing has reached Singapore where several employees from various departments have been laid off. The layoffs began on February 10th 2025 with affected 4000 employees notified via mail. …