Mobile wallets are gradually gaining popularity in India and it is projected that the digital payment mode will cross traditional methods like cash and cards in the coming years. GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, in its report, said mobile wallets and their usage is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate … Read more
EAM S. Jaishankar with his Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan on March 25, 2024. Photo: X/@DrSJaishankar External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar on March 25 met with his Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan and two other senior Ministers and discussed ways to further enhance bilateral ties, and the situation in the Indo-Pacific and West Asia regions. Mr. Jaishankar … Read more
Staying updated with Influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations and masking up, especially in crowded places, can reduce the chances of catching air-borne bugs. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Doctors in Singapore are calling on people to vaccinate and to put on a face mask to reduce the usual year-end increase in acute respiratory infections, including COVID-19, … Read more
In May, avid traveller Sunu Mathew and her friends had taken a seven-night cruise from Barcelona and sailed to Palma de Mallorca, Marseille, La Spezia, Civitavecchia and Naples. Three months later, Sunu still cannot stop talking about the cruise aboard the Symphony of the Seas that took them to ports in Spain, France and Italy. The cruising … Read more
Bengaluru: Researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) conducted a study demonstrating how HealthPlix’s AI-powered EMR platform is ‘nudging’ doctors to make better clinical decisions. The working paper titled To Err is Inhuman: A Field Experiment on Nudging Doctors Away from Prescribing Drug-Drug Interactions highlights the power of ‘nudge’ adopted by HealthPlix to empower … Read more
Singaporean chef Hawker Chan | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Michelin star restaurants immediately conjure up the image of opulent restaurants with fine dining and highly trained chefs. But in 2016, when Hawker Chan Hon Meng received a star for his stall at Chinatown Complex Food Centre in Singapore, it changed his fate and encouraged hawkers … Read more
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, travellers from India are spending more time in Singapore. Their stay has gone up from 6.1 days pre-pandemic, to 8 or 9 days now. The Indian traveller is also more discerning now, and is trying to ensuring a reduction of carbon footprint: travellers check if the hotel they are staying at … Read more
Singapore: Singapore‘s Transport Ministry will analyse black boxes recovered from the crash site of Yeti Airlines flight 691 at the request of the investigation authorities in Nepal, officials said. The flight smashed into a gorge on its final approach to the newly opened Pokhara International Airport on January 15, killing all 72 people on board. … Read more
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong joined other world leaders in expressing condolences Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong joined other world leaders in expressing condolences Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has sent condolences to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the collapse of the bridge in Morbi in Gujarat which killed at least 135 … Read more
The measure also follows Singapore announcing plans to reduce its emissions target for 2030 to 60 million tonnes of carbon dioxide The measure also follows Singapore announcing plans to reduce its emissions target for 2030 to 60 million tonnes of carbon dioxide Singapore’s energy regulator will be introducing new emissions standards for new and repowered … Read more