Singapore
Singapore rolls out passport-less immigration clearance at Changi Airport
Singapore: Singapore has rolled out passport-less immigration clearance across all four terminals at Changi Airport, officials said on Thursday. Under the initiative, arriving and departing Singapore residents – which include Singapore citizens, permanent residents and long-term pass holders – can clear immigration solely by using their facial and iris biometrics. However, children below the age … Read more
Travelers can now clear Singapore Airport immigration in just 10 seconds
Singapore‘s Changi Airport has streamlined immigration processing, enabling passengers to pass through in as little as 10 seconds using advanced facial recognition and iris biometrics. This technological shift, fully implemented on September 30, has reduced average clearance times by 60%—from 25 seconds to just 10 seconds—according to a statement released by the city-state’s Immigration & … Read more
Mumbai costliest city to live in India! Hong Kong costliest, Islamabad cheapest in world: Check full list
In the latest update of Mercer’s Cost of Living City rankings for 2024, unveiling the financial landscape for people living in these cities- Hong Kong, Singapore, and Zurich have yet again emerged as the most expensive destinations for expats worldwide. On the flip side, Islamabad, Lagos, and Abuja are marked as the most affordable cities in … Read more
Mobile wallet usage in India to grow at 18.3%, touch $6.4 trillion in 2028
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
Jaishankar meets top Singapore Ministers to further deepen bilateral ties
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
Doctors advise Singaporeans to vaccinate, put on face masks amidst COVID-19 wave
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
Cruising catches on among Indians in search of new experiences
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
HealthPlix nudging doctors to make better clinical decisions: NTU Singapore study – ET HealthWorld
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
Hawker Chan’s journey from a Singapore street stall to Michelin Star
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