Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore Teo Chee Hean has urged the international community to come up with codes of practice and norms for new technologies about to be launched which do not yet have international standards.
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Singapore-based DBS Bank to start India subsidiary from October
Singapore’s DBS Bank will launch its India subsidiary in October. It will become the second foreign bank to open a local unit.
Singapore opens first government-owned desalination plant
The Tuas Desalination Plant is the country’s third and has a capacity of 30 million gallons per day (mgd).
GST vouchers, Medisave top-ups to be given to 1.6 million Singaporean citizens
About 1.6 million Singaporean citizens will receive notifications about their 2018 Goods and Services (GST) Vouchers and Medisave top-ups by July 6, announced the Ministry of Finance (MOF) today. This has been done to extend help to the lower-income groups of Singaporeans.
UK to honour Indian soldiers who fought in World War 1 on centennial anniversary
Commemorating the sacrifices made by Indian troops who fought in the World War 1, a 10-foot-high bronze statue of a Sikh soldier honouring the community’s “unmeasurable” contribution will be installed in the UK’s West Midlands to commemorate 100 years since the end of the conflict.
Olympic champion Joseph Schooling opens swimming school in Tampines
Located at the Our Tampines Hub, the school is named Swim Schooling.
MOE adds 2,600 more places for P1 registration for Dragon Year babies
About 2,600 more places have been added for Primary One registration for the cohort of 2019.
Andhra Pradesh to utilise Singapore’s expertise in developing construction industry
The Indian State of Andhra Pradesh will now utilise the expertise of Singapore in building a vibrant and productive real estate and construction industry.
Long, tough but exhilarating: How father-daughter scaled the Everest to bond at 29,000 feet
Ajeet Bajaj, who was conferred the Padma Shri in 2012 by the President of India for his contribution to the adventure fraternity in India, is the first Indian to have completed the much-coveted Polar Trilogy, comprising skiing to the North Pole, to the South Pole and across the Greenland Icecap.
Shankar Mahadevan Academy joins hands with Maharashtra Mandal Singapore to teach Indian music
Indians living in Singapore can now hone their skills in music as Shankar Mahadevan Academy (SMA) has partnered with Maharashtra Mandal Singapore (MMS) to offer Indian music programmes.
