Sharath Narayan, an Indian-American teenage boy, has won US$100,000 in a top US quiz show.
Author: Garima Kapil
Five things to do this weekend of 26-27th Nov
Four interesting things to do this weekend of 26-27th November 2016.
Singapore start-up offers help to Facebook to label fake news
JobTech, a local start-up in Singapore has made an open offer to Facebook to help sift and label fake news on the social network.
First-time author Nuraliah Norasid wins $25k richest literary Epigram prize
Nuraliah Norasid wins the richest literary prize in Singapore – the $25,000 Epigram Books Fiction Prize.
MTI forecasts Singapore’s GDP to grow by ‘1.0-1.5 percent’ in 2016 and ‘1.0-3.0 percent’ in 2017
Singapore economy is expected to grow by ‘1.0 to 1.5 percent’ in 2016, and by ‘1.0 to 3.0 percent’ in 2017, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) announced.
Average wealth of Singaporeans is the highest in Asia: Credit Suisse
Singapore’s adult population has an average wealth of about US$276,885 (S$395,000) per person, according to a report by the Credit Suisse Research Institute.
Good news for Harry Potter fans: Producer David Heyman making a Warriors film with Alibaba
The London-based “Harry Potter” producer David Heyman and the film unit of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba are going to make a fantasy movie “Warriors”.
NTU develops more effective soundproofing, heat insulation material
A new material that offers better soundproofing and heat insulation is expected to hit the market early next year.
Singapore wants to drop F1 race: Bernie Ecclestone
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has claimed that Singapore doesn’t want to host the race any longer after its current deal expires next year.
‘You Are Here’, Pooja Nansi’s multi-generational journey to Singapore
‘You Are Here’ is about navigating and positioning, and as Pooja soon discovers, a map doesn’t provide one with answers; it only suggests where one should begin—whether in discovering and orienting oneself, putting things into perspective, or re-examining things.
