IN FOCUS: Is it getting harder to use cash in Singapore – and does it matter?

When he first started driving for Grab seven years ago, more passengers used cash, he said. “Even foreigners are starting to pay by card now.” Mr Ananthan said he does not mind cash or cashless, as long as the passengers pay.  But he added that some try to …

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Singapore increases annual teacher hiring from 700 to 1,000 to prepare students for fast-changing world, says minister

SINGAPORE, July 9 — Singapore will hire 1,000 new educators annually in the next few years to strengthen its teaching workforce. The Straits Times reported that this marks an increase from about 700 teachers recruited yearly in previous years. “Through the …

Singapore ranks fourth in global AI readiness and tech skills

Thanks to its national initiatives, such as the National AI Strategy 2.0. Singapore landed fourth amongst over 100 countries across the world based on its efforts to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) and upskill workers. According to Coursera Inc.’s …

World of Tiger Beer bar opens at Changi Airport, Singapore

SSP has opened the World of Tiger Beer bar at Changi Airport, in partnership with Asia Pacific Breweries Singapore, part of the Heineken Company. Tiger Beer, an Asian lager originating in Singapore in 1932, is central to the bar’s concept. The venue offers …

Investors should be excited about Singapore’s biggest Reit IPO in a decade – but not too excited

[SINGAPORE] Japanese telco Nippon Telegraph and Telephone’s (NTT) NTT DC Reit is stirring up some excitement in Singapore’s floundering equities market. The real estate investment trust (Reit), which launched its initial public offering (IPO) on Monday ( …

Malaysia Fest 2025 in Singapore aims for RM15m sales, 180,000 visitors

SINGAPORE, July 9 — The Malaysia Fest 2025 expo at the Singapore Expo Convention Centre is targeting 180,000 visitors and RM15 million in direct sales during its eighth edition, said Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) chairman Aminuddin …

Fair Play at Work: Unpacking Singapore's Workplace Fairness Act

[co-author: Maria Chang] AT A GLANCE The Workplace Fairness Act (WFA), passed on 8 January 2025, legally prohibits discrimination based on characteristics like age, nationality, sex, race, disability, and caregiving responsibilities across all employment …

NDP2025: Guide to National Day in Singapore

Anniversaries are meant to be celebrated with gusto, and Singapore knows just how to party when it comes to National Day. Observed on August 9, the yearly affair marks Singapore’s independence from Malaysia. The city dresses for the occasion with flags …

REUTERS NEXT – Singapore must develop deeper relationships with China, US, Europe: home affairs minister

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -In a multipolar world, small countries like Singapore have to develop even deeper relationships with other nations, Singapore’s Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said on Wednesday. “There are more powers playing the game as it were, as …