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Singapore officially the Republic of Singapore, and often referred to as the Lion City, the Garden City, and the Red Dot, is a global city and sovereign state in Southeast Asia and the world's only island city-state. It lies one degree (137 km) north of the equator, south to the southernmost tip of continental Asia and peninsular Malaysia, with Indonesia's Riau Islands to the south. Singapore's territory consists of a diamond-shaped main island along with 62 other islets.
Since independence, extensive land reclamation has increased its total size by 23% (130 km2), and its greening policy has covered the densely populated island with tropical flora, parks and gardens
BHIM-UPI QR based payment system goes international with soft launch in Singapore
This is the first time that the BHIM app has gone international with the project targeted to go live by February 2020.
IMDA, Microsoft to accelerate 5G development in Singapore
Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Microsoft have joined hands in a strategic partnership to help accelerate the development of...
MAS, Deloitte team up to create industry-wide FinTech research platform
The aim of the platform is to help investors and financial institutions connect with FinTech start-ups that they can partner with or...
Central bank of France to set up first Asian office in Singapore
The Singapore office is expected to be open in early 2020.
MAS successfully develops blockchain for multi-currency payments
The novel platform has the potential to improve cost efficiencies for businesses.
India building a strong FinTech partnership with Singapore: HCI Ashraf
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SFA, FICCI sign MoU to enhance cooperation at Singapore FinTech Festival 2019
The Singapore Fintech Association (SFA) and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) on Monday inked a partnership...
Five things to do in Singapore over the weekend of November 9-10
This weekend, take it slow and pick up a skill that is unique to Southeast Asia – the art of batik making.
Singapore develops personalised brain-training game to help ADHD kids
A first-of-its-kind interactive brain-training game will soon be used to complement Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)...
Anurag Kashyap, Nawazuddin Siddiqui to grace Singapore International Film Festival 2019
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) returns for its 30th edition from November 21 to December 8, 2019, celebrating three...
It is not by chance that Singapore is an example of unity in diversity
Religious harmony is not just an option but a necessity that requires the effort of every subsequent generation was discussed at the...
The Great Circus of Europe to perform in Singapore for the first time this December
As 2019 draws to a close, get ready to leap into the new year in style!
Spat between NRI and security guard captured online goes viral in Singapore
Eight Riversuites condominium had been in media spotlight over the past week after a JP Morgan employee Ramesh Erramalli was captured on...
3 ways to deepen cooperation between ASEAN and India: PM Lee
Highlighting “good relations and multi-faceted cooperation” between India and Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) members,...
Bigger, better Dastak from November 9 to 17
Singapore’s signature Hindi theatre festival Dastak, produced by local troupe WeCanDoIt, is back for its fourth edition to enthrall...
Livspace launches in Singapore, marking first phase of APAC expansion
During the six month soft launch phase in Singapore, Livspace is already operating at USD 15 million gross revenue run rate and growing at...
Synnex Trading and its Director Jia Xiaofeng were found guilty of four criminal charges of copyright infringement for helping people access...
Five things to do in Singapore over the weekend of November 1-3
This weekend, join Man Booker Prize winner Marlon James at the Singapore Writers Festival as he ruminates on the power of language and...
New commemorative bell at Mount Faber marks 50 years of Singapore-Polish relations
The newly renamed Poland’s Bells of Happiness on Mount Faber were unveiled on Tuesday, October 29, after the addition of a second...
Singapore-based remittance firm InstaReM rebrands as Nium
Digital cross-border payments provider InstaReM is rebranding to become part of Nium, the company announced on Sunday.
Singapore, get ready to sway to the romantic ballads of Engelbert Humperdinck
On November 5, the 83-year-old Humperdinck is set to perform in Singapore, bringing his tour ‘The Angel On My Shoulder’ to the island...
Unemployment rate in Singapore grew 2.3% in Q3 2019: Manpower Ministry
In preliminary data released on October 24, Singapore’s labour market in the third quarter of 2019 painted a mixed picture.
1.4 million Singaporeans to receive Bicentennial Bonus in November
This November, 1.4 million Singaporeans will receive up to three of the Bicentennial Bonus benefits.
Singapore ranks 21st out of 30 countries in global soft power index, 1st in enterprise
Singapore was ranked 21st in The Soft Power 30 list – an annual global ranking of soft power – retaining its position from last year.
NTU Singapore ranked 2nd in new young universities index
Nanyang Technological University has been ranked 2nd in the inaugural Nature Index Young Universities, the only Singapore university to make...
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- Bank Transfer
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- Paypal
- Wire Transfer services like Western Union, Remit2India
- International Money Order
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