Singapore has one of the highest rates of mobile and Internet penetration in the world, and households worldwide. Its government sets aside over S$1 billion yearly on ICT tenders and recognizes the importance of "skills, innovation and productivity" in ensuring economic growth.
Health Sciences Authority says smugglers and peddlers have tapped messaging apps, such as Telegram and WeChat, to advertise and sell e-vaporisers, which are prohibited in the country.
Singapore's trade minister says it will be "more selective" of data centres it will allow in the country, singling out facilities that demonstrate high "resource efficiency".
Tencent's stake in Singapore-based e-commerce operator Sea will drop from 21.3% to 18.7%, and voting power reduced to less than 10%, following the sale of 14.5 million shares worth about $3 billion.
Touted to be able to grip objects ranging from soft and delicate to bulky and heavy, the robotics system is designed to meet the needs of industries such as vertical farming and food assembly, say engineers from National University of Singapore.
Country's cybersecurity agency gathers representatives from critical information infrastructure sectors for two emergency meetings, during which instructions and technical information were provided to help these companies deal with potential threats from Log4j.
Seoul will be Singapore's first Asian digital economy ally, with the bilateral agreement covering several areas including the development of cross-border online payment and data standards, as well as adoption of artificial intelligence government frameworks.
Singapore and the UK have wrapped up negotiations on a digital economy agreement that encompasses various initiatives that include establishing interoperable systems for digital payments, trusted data flows, digital identities, and cybersecurity.
Some 84% of organisations worldwide believe supply chain attacks can become a major threat within the next three years, with 48% in Asia-Pacific reporting at least one such attack in the past year and another 69% encountering at least one ransomware attack.
Singapore-based mobile platform will begin trading December 2 on Nasdaq, finally kicking off its IPO after an initial delay in its SPAC merger and third-quarter earnings report last month that saw wider losses of almost $1 billion.
Singapore mobile operator will pay an estimated 111 million ringgit ($26.17 million) for a 70% stake in Glocomp Systems and its two affiliated companies, in a move that M1 says will expand its cloud and managed services business.
Singapore's Office for Space Technology & Industry will work with the US cloud vendor to make space technology accessible and develop local talent.
YouTrip secures $30 million in its Series A funding round, which the neobank will use to beef up its payment products in the business-to-business segment and expand its Southeast Asian footprint.
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