AI key to boosting Singapore’s financial hub edge: minister
Having employees who understand business processes, and not just AI specialists such as data scientists and machine learning, is also crucial to how the sector can strengthen its…
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Act now to boost trade or there won’t be another Asian miracle, says expert at Jakarta forum
Asian nations must boost regional cooperation through trade and technology to counter US protectionism, say experts at the “Shaping the Future: Asia’s Evolving Role" forum,…
US visa no longer a passport to love for Indians after Trump H-1B squeeze
Tighter US immigration policies, particularly for the H-1B skilled worker visa, are making families in India less inclined to marry their children to US-based Indian citizens for…
Forest clearing in Southeast Asia causes more heat-related deaths than in other tropical places
Every year in Southeast Asia, around 15,680 rural residents die of heat-related complications worsened by deforestation, compared with 9,890 for the tropical regions of Africa and…
Singapore’s flu vaccination sandbox to be available at more retail pharmacies
Pharmacies like Guardian, Unity, and Watsons will train more vaccinators, citing convenience and positive customer response.
Singapore’s migrant workers to get more support, training to look after their mental health
Project Dawn, formed in 2020, refreshed its approach to empower migrant workers through programs and activities, including a 24/7 crisis helpline.
Japan’s next PM faces growing anti-immigration fears
Alarmism from mainstream politicians is rare in a country that, compared with other rich nations, is safe, and where people born abroad are just 3 per cent of the population. But…
Sashimi from a lab? Singapore’s ImpacFat, a global pioneer in cultivated fish fat, launches in Japan
ImpacFat is the first company in the world to have successfully cultivated Omega-3-rich fish fat using stem cell technology, which boasts benefits in promoting wound healing and…
Singapore woman joined hospital to seek answers on stillborn sibling and stayed for 5 decades as midwife
While training to be a midwife from 1972 to 1975, Ms Saleha came to understand that her sixth sibling was lost because her mother’s placenta was in an unnatural position. She…
‘Wiped out our entire village’: Philippine quake survivors appeal for help as death toll climbs
A powerful earthquake struck northern Cebu, Philippines, late Sept. 30, causing at least 72 deaths and injuring nearly 300, with Bogo City being the hardest-hit area.