Mr Heng said that research and development efforts in Singapore would also contribute to the food needs of the region and the world. To illustrate this, he used the examples of rice, dairy products and alternative proteins to represent traditional, modern and future foods respectively. He highlighted how the TemasekContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: Hoping to obtain Singapore permanent residency so he could work in the country and his children could live here, a man paid S$1 million to a company after being asked to do so as an “investment”. He then submitted false information to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) to getContinue Reading
The men laundered funds by reselling precious metals such as gold and palladium.Continue Reading
US companies from tech giants Alphabet and Microsoft to GE and toymaker Mattel reported big slowdowns in growth or warned things were going to get worse, fanning recession fears and driving down stocks. The gloomy reports spilled into Asia on Wednesday (Oct 26), with South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix sayingContinue Reading
Public-Private Partnership to spur innovation and economic growth
20 out of 100 to receive tailored learning, regulatory assistance & funding ScaleUp Accelerator Sdn Bhd (ScaleUp Malaysia) and Proficeo Consultants Sdn Bhd have joined forces to launch 100 Soonicorns, a 12-month programme designed to groom the next unicorns of Malaysia.
In partnership with Penjana…Continue Reading
Overseas investors sold a record US$2.5 billion worth of mainland China shares on Monday, according to Bloomberg data. This pushes the year-to-date level into a “net outflow.” It comes as foreign investors fled after the twice-per-decade Communist Party congress at which Chinese President Xi Jinping appeared to cement a power grab with an unprecedented third […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI: Malaysia aims to cut prison occupancy rate by two-thirds in the next eight years by relying more on community corrections, says Prisons Department Commissioner-General Datuk Nordin Muhamad. Read full storyContinue Reading
Chinese netizens are divided over whether sanitary pads should be sold on high-speed trains. While it may seem trivial, the debate reflects a much wider structural system that hurts all women, says this academic.Continue Reading
Thailand has been formally inducted as a member of the International Vaccine Institute (IVI), which will enhance the country’s capacity and knowledge in developing and producing vaccines.Continue Reading
Reasonable grounds to believe cotton on sale in the UK was from persecuted Uyghurs, High Court told.Continue Reading