By Fong Ying
In the culinary landscape of Singapore, the recent incident of the fungus-contaminated kway teow at NTUC FairPrice, has got us all thinking about food safety in Singapore.
Around the world, an estimated 600 million people fall ill after consuming contaminated food each year, underscoring the urgency of addressing food...
SGTech is encouraged by the ongoing and reinforced implementation of SkillsFuture. The organization believes that the S$4000 top-up of the credits will effectively incentivise mid-career workers to update their skills and advance in their careers.
This initiative is seen as empowering workers to pursue more rewarding and high-paying career opportunities....
LRN Corporation, the leader in ethics and compliance solutions that inspire principled performance, has published its 10th Annual Ethics & Compliance (E&C) Programme Effectiveness Report that provides insight into the foundations of ethical culture in organisations and highlights the critical differentiators that make some ethics & compliance (E&C) programmes more...
In the face of Singapore's historic low total fertility rate (TFR) at 1.05 in 2022, the nation has turned its attention to immigration as a pivotal force in fostering integration and contribution.
Minister Indranee Rajah, in the 2023 Committee of Supply Debate, emphasised the significance of immigrants, revealing notable...
Mesh Bio, a Singapore-based health deep tech startup transforming chronic disease management through predictive analytics, announced today that it has raised US$3.5 million in Series A financing led by East Ventures, a pioneering and leading sector-agnostic venture capital firm focusing on Southeast Asia. This round of investment is also...
ESET, a global leader in digital security, has inaugurated its new Asia Pacific (APAC) headquarters in Singapore. The facility will serve as the epicenter for technical enablement, sales, marketing, threat response, and R&D, reaffirming ESET's dedication to the region's growing digital economy and evolving cyber landscape.
ESET has experienced a...
LRN Corporation, a global leader in ethics and compliance (E&C) solutions, empowering organisations to foster principled performance, has received the accreditation of 47 of its courses by the Institute of Banking and Finance Singapore (IBF).
As Singapore's national accreditation and certification agency for financial industry competency under the Skills Framework...
Singapore-based fintech startup, Qashier, has launched the QashierPay Soundbox, a groundbreaking QR payment terminal designed to enhance the safety and security of digital payments while leading the way in the digitization of transactions.
Equipped with real-time auditory alert capabilities, the QashierPay Soundbox ensures that merchants receive immediate notifications upon successful...
KPMG in Singapore (KPMG) and the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) have announced their collaborative efforts in crafting the Budget 2024 Proposal that aims to fortify Singapore's enduring prosperity amidst the escalating global uncertainties.
Singapore's 2024 Strategic Focus
In the year 2024, Singapore is poised to solidify its regional dominance in innovation...
Carousell Group, the leading multi-category platform for secondhand in Greater Southeast Asia, released its inaugural Circular Economy Impact Report on 8 December 2023, showing that buying and selling second-hand items is a better choice for the planet compared to traditional retail of buying new items.
The report, a first-of-its-kind for e-commerce...
Bitsmedia, the creator of the widely popular Muslim lifestyle app, Muslim Pro, has secured US$20 million in its Series A funding round. This funding round saw participation from Asia-focused venture capital firm, Gobi Partners, alongside continued support from existing investors - CMIA Capital Partners, and Bintang Capital Partners.
The newly...
Regional insurtech Igloo has closed a US$36 million Pre-Series C funding round. Global investment firm Eurazeo, through its insurtech fund backed by the insurer BNP Paribas Cardif, led the investment. Openspace and La Maison, who previously participated in Igloo's Series B and Series B+ fundraises, also joined in, reaffirming...