Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) will be deploying autonomous vehicles (AV) on the NTU Smart Campus by 2019.
Category: Singapore
Esplanade’s ‘A Tapestry of Sacred Music’ 2018 Turns 10
Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay’s A Tapestry of Sacred Music turns 10 with an entirely free line-up of programmes featuring sacred music and arts from Singapore and around the world. The festival focuses on artistry and music inspired by faith, practised by communities all over the world.
Singaporean Indian’s book highlights history of Indian sepoys in Southeast Asia
Singaporean Indian N Nedumaran launched a book highlighting the sacrifices and struggles of Indian sepoys and soldiers in Southeast Asia over the past 200 years in the city over the weekend.
URA proposes new use category that may allow short-term Airbnb rentals for private properties
Under a new use category proposed by the URA, private residential properties in Singapore could be allowed to be listed for short-term rentals on Airbnb.
Singapore-London flight to cost only SGD428, courtesy British Airways
To attract travellers, British Airways has launched a new ‘basic’ fare for certain long-haul routes including London to Singapore, with one-way flights between the two destinations starting from a mere SGD428 (230 pounds).
To lead, learn about what makes people tick: Tony Blair to GIIS students
Former UK Labour Party Leader and three-time PM Tony Blair encouraged Global Indian International School (GIIS) students to learn about life, art and culture if they aspire to be good leaders of the future.
Singapore economy grows by 4.3 per cent in first quarter
Buoyed by the spectacular showing of the manufacturing sector, Singapore’s economy grew by 4.3 per cent in the first quarter of the year, according to the advanced estimates released by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) today.
Singapore’s carpooling app Ryde sees increase in ridership
Close on the heels of the Grab-Uber merger, Singapore’s local carpooling app Ryde has seen an increase in ridership and user downloads since it made the announcement of making a foray into the private-hire car market about two weeks ago.
Singapore Police officers to don new uniforms from April 16
Singapore Police officers will don a new uniform from April 16 to help them keep cool and comfortable in the country’s hot and humid weather, said Singapore Police Force (SPF) today.
Clean image of Singapore gets thumbs up as corruption cases hit ‘all-time low’
The clean image of Singapore has got a major boost as the number of corruption cases registered for investigation in the Republic fell to an ‘all time low’ last year of 103, down from 118 the year before, revealed the statistics of Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) today.
