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Singapore-based eSIM platform Airalo raises US$220 million, achieves unicorn status
Vulcan Post
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July 11, 2025
Singapore-based travel eSIM platform Airalo has secured US$220 million (S$281.7 million, conversion rate US$1 = S$1.28) in a funding round, pushing its valuation to over US$1 billion and making it the industry’s first unicorn. The round was led by...
Singapore and EFTA Forge Agreement to Boost Digital Trade
OpenGov Asia
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July 10, 2025
Singapore and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) States, comprising Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, have successfully concluded negotiations on the EFTA-Singapore Digital Economy Agreement (ESDEA). This landmark agreement...
Acting Transport Minister Siow announces global maritime and aviation training initiatives, new support scheme for small island nations
The Business Times Singapore
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July 14, 2025
[SINGAPORE] Singapore will develop specialised training programmes with the United Nations’ transport agencies and launch a separate initiative for fellow small island states, as part of its broader push to strengthen global cooperation in...
Singapore Airlines teams up with Mandai Wildlife to boost tourism and promote wildlife conservation
Travel Weekly
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July 11, 2025
The Singapore Airlines Group and Mandai Wildlife have teamed up to launch a three-year strategic partnership aimed at enhancing Singapore tourism and spotlighting wildlife conservation for the planet. As part of efforts to boost inbound travel...
Minister: Public to be consulted on CSME free movement
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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July 11, 2025
News Paula Lindo Just Now Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs Sean Sobers speaks at a post-cabinet media briefing Red House, Port of Spain on July 10. - Jeff K. Mayers Foreign and Caricom Affairs Minister Sean Sobers says the government is...
Singapore hosts High-Level Aviation Week to shape global aviation future
TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific
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July 10, 2025
Government and industry leaders meet in Singapore to address aviation’s future, covering sustainability, safety, workforce, and advanced air mobility. From 14 to 19 July 2025, government and industry leaders from around the world will gather in...
Singapore expands green, convenient public transit network
Lao News Agency
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KPL (KPL/VNA) Singapore has broken ground on Phase 2 of its Cross Island Line (CRL), part of a wider effort to encourage the use of public transport through a system that is more user-friendly, accessible, green, and sustainable. (KPL/VNA)...
Singapore’s Under-16 Boys are geared up to compete in the Lion City Cup
The Independent Singapore
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July 11, 2025
Singapore’s U-16 Boys football team is geared up and ready for the return of the Lion City Cup at Jalan Besar Stadium. The young athletes are eager to showcase their skills as the future of local football. The team’s head coach, Ashraf Ariffin,...
Singapore Airlines and Mandai Wildlife Group launch a three-year strategic partnership
Tourism Breaking News
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July 11, 2025
The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group and Mandai Wildlife Group have launched a three-year strategic partnership aimed at enhancing Singapore’s appeal as a top travel destination, co-creating customer experiences through exclusive privileges, and...
Ballooning household debt in South-east Asia: The deindustrialisation trap in Malaysia — Phar Kim Beng and John Yip
Malay Mail
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July 20, 2025
JULY 20 — Rising household debt has become a defining feature of South-east Asia’s economic landscape, and nowhere is this more acute than in Malaysia. Once an exemplar of export-driven modernisation, Malaysia now finds the foundation of its...
singapore 4 women arrested in Yishun for allegedly offering sexual services disguised as massages
Asiaone
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July 11, 2025
Nestled in a densely-populated area in Yishun, lay two unassuming massage parlours where some employees were allegedly providing sexual services to customers. During an operation that took place on June 30, officers from the Woodlands Police...
singapore All 12 government parliamentary committees to get new chairpersons, 19 first-term PAP MPs included as members
Asiaone
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July 11, 2025
When the 15th Parliament opens on Sept 5, there will be new chairpersons for all 12 government parliamentary committees (GPC). Among the 12 chairpersons, three have prior experience heading a GPC. MP for Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC Tin Pei...
Singapore launches centre to drive sustainable aviation in Asia-Pacific
The Straits Times
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July 10, 2025
SINGAPORE – A new regional centre that will research and facilitate collaboration and training for sustainable aviation for the Asia-Pacific was launched here on July 10. The Asia-Pacific Sustainable Aviation Centre, set up by the Civil Aviation...
Singapore tech firm NCS commits $130m to accelerate AI development and adoption
The Straits Times
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July 10, 2025
SINGAPORE - Home-grown tech services firm NCS will invest $130 million over the next three years to develop AI intellectual property, pilot sector-specified AI projects and train its workforce. NCS can also help smaller firms benefit from...
Singapore Straits Piracy Surges: Critical Trade Route Faces 50% Increase in Maritime Crime
gCaptain
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July 10, 2025
The Singapore Straits, a vital maritime corridor handling approximately 30% of global trade, is experiencing an alarming rise in armed robbery incidents, according to a new report from the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) Piracy Reporting...
Governance in the age of AI
The Business Times Singapore
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July 10, 2025
ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) is advancing at breakneck speed. New models, applications and business use cases are emerging almost weekly. With billions being poured into AI development globally, the technology is no longer a niche or novelty – it...
APAC adopts new guidelines on drones, air taxis
Asian Aviation
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July 19, 2025
Civil aviation authorities from the Asia-Pacific region launched the “Reference Materials for Regulators to Facilitate the Regulation of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Operations” at the 2nd Meeting of Asia-Pacific Regulators on AAM at the High-Level...
Singapore Airlines Partners With Mandai Wildlife Group To Offer Curated Wildlife Experiences And Support Global Conservation Efforts
Free Press Journal
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Singapore Airlines and Mandai Wildlife Group collaborate to enhance tourism and promote global wildlife conservation | File Photo Mumbai: The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group and Mandai Wildlife Group have joined hands to enhance the country’s...
Singapore Fintechs Call for Fairer API Access Amid SME Banking Frustrations
The Fintech Times
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July 10, 2025
Singapore’s fintech sector is calling for fairer access to banking APIs, after a new report by Fintech Nation, a non-profit industry body promoting collaboration across the fintech ecosystem, found that 85 per cent of SME-focused fintechs face...
From toy to threat: ‘Killer kites’ bring chaos to Indonesian airspace
The Straits Times
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July 19, 2025
TANGERANG, Indonesia – From a distance, they looked like harmless black specks dancing in the sky. But for aviation security, they were a red alert. On a quiet afternoon in Neglasari, a sub-district just kilometres from Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta...