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Singapore files charges over last year’s fatal tanker collision
Splash 247
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July 3, 2025
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has filed formal charges stemming from the deadly 2024 collision involving the Singapore-flagged Hafnia Nile and the shadow tanker Ceres I, an incident that drew international attention for both...
Singapore's private sector growth moderates in June
Xinhua News Agency
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SINGAPORE, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Business conditions in Singapore's private sector continued to improve at the end of the second quarter, albeit at a softer pace, with the seasonally adjusted Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) easing to 51.0 in June...
Singapore adds special care dentistry as eighth dental speciality
Healthcare Asia
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July 3, 2025
The speciality focuses on treating adults with complex needs. The Dental Specialists Accreditation Board (DSAB), supported by the Ministry of Health, has recognised special care dentistry as Singapore’s eighth dental speciality. The DSAB will set...
singapore 'Cracks in the wall': Shatec reportedly closing down amid operational difficulties
Asiaone
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July 3, 2025
Shatec, a hospitality and tourism training institute in Singapore, is reportedly shutting down after more than 40 years of operation, due to operational difficulties. Chinese publication Shin Min Daily News reported that real estate firm CBRE has...
Robinhood-backed Bitstamp receives license to operate in Singapore in spite of the ‘crypto exodus’
crypto.news
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July 3, 2025
Bitstamp by Robinhood has received a Major Payment Institution license from Singaporean financial authorities, following the deadline set for unlicensed crypto firms to cease operations in the region. According to a press release issued on July 3,...
singapore People aren't boycotting SingLit, they just don't know about it, say insiders on poor readership
Asiaone
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July 3, 2025
An avid reader of fantasy and dystopian fiction, 27-year-old Megan often turns to social media platform Goodreads and TikTok sub-community BookTok for recommendations on what to read next. Both platforms have become go-to resources for book lovers...
singapore Car detailing shop admits using ChatGPT to write fake 5-star reviews on sgCarMart
Asiaone
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July 3, 2025
The owner of a local automotive detailer has admitted to generating fake five-star customer reviews and posting them on its business page on popular online car platform sgCarMart for the last two years. This comes after the Competition and...
singapore MRT track trespassing: 17-year-old to be charged in court
Asiaone
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July 3, 2025
The police arrested a 17-year-old male teenager on Tuesday (July 1) for allegedly trespassing onto the MRT tracks along Upper Changi Road, between Simei and Tanah Merah stations. He will be charged in court on Thursday (July 3) for wilfully...
Singapore PM Wong’s brief visit to Cambodia strengthens relations and cooperation
Khmer Times
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July 3, 2025
His Majesty the King grants a royal audience to Singapore Prime Minister and spouse. AKP Lawrence Wong, Prime Minister of Singapore, described his recent visit to Cambodia as brief but meaningful. In a social media post last night, Wong wrote,...
Singapore Advances High-Performance Semiconductor Innovation
OpenGov Asia
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July 2, 2025
Singapore has officially launched the National Semiconductor Translation and Innovation Centre for Gallium Nitride (NSTIC (GaN)), a first-of-its-kind national facility focused on Gallium Nitride (GaN) semiconductors. Opened by Minister-in-charge...
Two business leaders in advanced manufacturing awarded Public Service Star
The Straits Times
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July 3, 2025
SINGAPORE – Two senior business leaders were conferred national awards by President Tharman Shanmugaratnam for their contributions to Singapore’s economic development. The Public Service Star (Distinguished Friends of Singapore) was presented to...
MACC probing Singapore tycoon linked to Sabah mining scandal
The Malaysian Star
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July 2, 2025
KOTA KINABALU: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has launched an investigation into a Singaporean businessman named in a viral article on social media, who is alleged to be the financier behind a Sabah mining corruption scandal...
Singapore Prime Minister Describes Cambodia Visit as Meaningful
AKP
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AKP Phnom Penh, July 03, 2025 -- H.E. Lawrence Wong, Prime Minister of Singapore, described his recent visit to Cambodia as short but meaningful. In a social media post last night, H.E. Lawrence Wong wrote, “Just concluded a short but meaningful...
Singapore could be an ideal ‘hub for Khmer products’
Khmer Times
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July 1, 2025
Synopsis: Cambodian producers can benefit from Singapore’s streamlined distribution networks to reach broader regional and global markets. Singapore is well-positioned to serve as an ideal hub for Khmer products, the Royal Embassy of Cambodia in...
Singapore PM’s historic visit marks new chapter in bilateral ties
Khmer Times
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July 2, 2025
Synopsis: Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s first official visit to Cambodia reaffirms six decades of strong bilateral ties and paves the way for deeper cooperation in trade, energy, and regional stability. The Prime Minister of Singapore...
Singapore-Based Multinational Trafigura Explores Investment Opportunities in Armenia
MassisPost - California
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July 2, 2025
YEREVAN – On Wednesday, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with Jeremy Weir, CEO of the Singapore-based multinational company Trafigura, to discuss cooperation in the mining sector and explore opportunities for investment projects in...
Singapore Charges Two from Hafnia Nile with Causing Fatal Tanker Collision
The Maritime Executive
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The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has filed charges related to the fatal 2024 incident involving the Hafnia Nile and the tanker Ceres I. The two individuals, one from India and one from Sri Lanka, who were the navigational officer and...
Bitstamp granted MAS license to operate in Singapore
Coin Telegraph
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The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has granted crypto exchange Bitstamp a license to provide services to residents of the Southeast Asian country, the company announced on Thursday. Bitstamp's license is part of the exchange's broader...
Stability in policies for industries hallmark of Telangana: Revanth Reddy
The Hindu
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July 3, 2025
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy inaugurates the fully-integrated manufacturing unit of Malabar Gold & Diamonds in Maheswaram of Ranga Reddy district on Thursday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS Stability in policies for industries,...
UOB, FMM, SMF in pact to spur cross-border manufacturing projects, investments
The Sun Daily
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July 3, 2025
PETALING JAYA: In a move to bolster regional economic integration and facilitate foreign direct investment (FDI) flows, UOB signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturing (FMM) and the...