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BUNKER JOBS: Supreme Maritime Services Seeks Bunker Procurement Manager in Singapore
The company is looking for candidates with procurement and contract management experience and working Mandarin. File Image / Pixabay Shipping company Supreme Maritime Services Pte Ltd is seeking to hire a new bunker procurement manager in...

Azerbaijan State Water Resources Agency staff joins Singapore International Water Week
Baku, June 24, AZERTAC The Singapore International Water Week (SIWW), held under the theme “Flood-Resilient Cities – Adapting to Climate Change,” has officially commenced. The summit aims to assess the preparedness of cities for floods and extreme...

Int'l Conference on Cohesive Societies 2025 opens in Singapore amid global calls for social unity
SINGAPORE, Singapore — The 2025 International Conference on Cohesive Societies (ICCS) kicked off on Tuesday, June 24, drawing over a thousand participants to address the global decline in social cohesion. In a speech on Tuesday, former ASEAN...

About 50 AI roles to be created as Kyndryl opens AI innovation lab in Singapore
The roles that will be employed include data scientists, data engineers, and AI developers, with the aim to accelerate AI adoption and support growth agendas across Southeast Asia. Kyndryl, an IT infrastructure services provider, has announced the...

2025 Seafood Expo Asia set to unlock new business opportunities in Singapore
The 2025 iteration of Seafood Expo Asia will take place 10 to 12 September as the show returns for its fourth consecutive year in Singapore. The three-day event will be held at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, where seafood professionals from...

Winning Secrets: How a ‘We Are One Team’ and ‘We Care’ culture empowers employees at London School of Business and Finance (LSBF) Singapore
These values are more than words, Catherine Ong, Senior Manager, Human Resources, shares. "They shape how we listen, make decisions, and lead. We focus on clarity, fairness, and opportunities for growth." What does employee experience mean to the...
Youth radicalisation a pressing security concern for Singapore: Faishal Ibrahim
SINGAPORE – Youth radicalisation remains a pressing security concern for Singapore, with the authorities sounding the alarm over the number of young people detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA). Speaking on June 24 at the Religious...

Malaysia’s rise in global competitiveness rank signals economic resurgence
In the 2025 edition of the annual World Competitiveness Ranking), Malaysia surged from 34th to 23rd place, marking its strongest performance since 2020. – File Photo/AFP KUALA LUMPUR (June 24): Malaysia is making waves on the world stage,...

Kyndryl opens new AI Innovation Lab in Singapore
Kyndryl, a US-based provider of essential enterprise technology services, has established its ASEAN Artificial Intelligence (AI) Innovation Lab in Singapore. The lab will aim to deliver enterprise AI solutions with advanced security features...

‘Yes, you can still become a millionaire even if you’re working 9 to 5’ — 30 y/o Singaporean shares how he got rich, yet doesn’t own a car, and still takes public transport
SINGAPORE: In a city where hawker food costs about S$5, but homes can go up to S$5 million or even more, one young Singaporean has cracked the wealth code—without flashy brands, overnight crypto wins, or what he calls “lifestyle inflation”. At 30,...

Singapore's Only Festival, It's The Ship, Unveils Explosive First Artist Announcement
MAKING THEIR SHIP DEBUT PERFORMANCE: ALOK, TIMMY TRUMPET, NICKY ROMERO TO ROCK THE HIGH SEAS THIS NOVEMBER Singapore (ANTARA/PRNewswire)- IT'S THE SHIP, Singapore's only EDM festival and Asia's largest Festival at Sea, today announced its first...

The International Conference On Cohesive Societies Returns, With A Focus On Building Cohesive
Singapore (ANTARA/PRNewswire)- The International Conference on Cohesive Societies (ICCS) will return for its third edition from 24 to 26 June 2025 in Singapore. The ICCS Young Leaders Programme (YLP) will follow from 26 to 28 June 2025. This event...
Xi meets Singaporean PM, calling for boosting China-Singapore cooperation
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who is on an official visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, June 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei) BEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) --...
Malaysia’s Khazanah picks Singapore, Taiwan VCs to help fire up next wave of startups
[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional has selected Singapore-based Granite Asia and Taiwan’s AppWorks as the first of five venture capital (VC) firms under two strategic programmes to transform Malaysia into a regional...
Chinese FM meets Singaporean counterpart
BEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday met with Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan in Beijing. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that...
Malaysia hosts inaugural Transport Expo Asia (TXA) 2025
SEPANG: The Transport Ministry has officially launched Transport Expo Asia (TXA) 2025, a flagship event focused on innovation, connectivity, and sustainability in the transport and logistics sector. Transport Minister Anthony Loke, speaking at the...

singapore Blow for Lions as football head coach Tsutomu Ogura steps down
SINGAPORE – The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) is on the hunt for its fourth national head coach in six years after Tsutomu Ogura’s decision to step down. In a media statement on June 24, the FAS said that Ogura, who was appointed in...

singapore MAS turns down ex-NTUC Income CEO's request to meet chairman Gan Kim Yong over Allianz matter
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on Monday (June 23) that it has rejected former NTUC Income chief executive Tan Suee Chieh's request to meet chairman Gan Kim Yong or a senior MAS representative over the proposed transaction by...

Taylor’s Education Group Scales Climate Commitment Across 10 Schools & Campuses Across Southeast Asia
Subscribe to our FREE Newsletter, or Telegram and WhatsApp channels for the latest stories and updates. Taylor’s Education Group (TEG) signalled its growing commitment to sustainability and climate action with coordinated, cross-border effort to...

CRS beefs up Singapore team with Mishcon disputes duo
Private-client-focused law firm Charles Russell Speechlys (CRS) has added commercial dispute resolution specialists Henry Winter (L) and Gavin Margetson, formerly partners at Mishcon de Reya, to its fast-growing Singapore office. Henry Winter and...