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Passenger service on the fourth stage of the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) from Tanjong Rhu to Bayshore will start on June 23, improving accessibility for those living in and travelling to the East Coast region, Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat said on March 5, 2024. The seven new MRT stations on the 10.8km stretch are Tanjong Rhu, Katong Park, Tanjong Katong, Marine Parade, Marine Terrace, Siglap and Bayshore. They will be connected to the first three stages of the TEL, from Woodlands North to Gardens by the Bay. In a statement, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said passengers can do […]
2024-03-04
SINGAPORE – In the 2050s, more than 100 flights departing Changi Airport each day could be powered by hydrogen instead of jet fuel, if estimates from a recently concluded study are anything to go by. According to the study, Singapore’s aviation sector may consume up to 50 tonnes of liquid hydrogen a day to power aircraft from the 2040s, with this potentially climbing to 600 tonnes daily a decade later in a high-demand scenario. CAG, CAAS, Airbus and Linde said the study’s liquid hydrogen consumption estimates were based on the premise that future hydrogen aircraft with capacities of about 100 […]
2024-02-29
SINGAPORE – As part of its efforts to tackle climate change, Singapore will be constructing the world’s largest facility to boost the ocean’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. The US$20 million (S$27 million) plant, once fully operational in 2025, will be able to remove some 3,650 tonnes of CO2 from the ocean yearly, while helping PUB to decarbonise its water treatment processes, the national water agency said on February 27, 2024. As PUB’s water treatment processes, including desalination, are energy-intensive, it is looking to invest in research and development to reduce energy use and help capture […]
2024-02-27
SINGAPORE – More than $100 million will be channelled over the next three years into helping social service agencies (SSAs) attract and retain talent. Under the new Transformation Sustainability Scheme, the agencies will be able to apply for funding of up to $200,000 each to improve their organisational capabilities in areas like volunteer management and innovation, said Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli on February 23, 2024. The scheme, to help such agencies better support social service professionals, was launched by the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) and the Ministry of Social and Family Development. The scheme comes […]
2024-02-21
Non-oil domestic exports (Nodx) rose 16.8 per cent in January 2024, led by a jump in shipments of specialised machinery to make semiconductors, and non-monetary gold, data from Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) on February 16, 2024 showed. However, economists were heartened to see that on a month-on-month seasonally adjusted basis, Nodx rose 2.3 per cent in January after the 1.7 per cent decline the previous month. Both electronics and non-electronics exports grew. Notably, exports to China surged 101.3 per cent, driven by specialised machinery, non-monetary gold and measuring instruments. Non-electronics Nodx surged 21.2 per cent from a year earlier, extending the […]
2024-02-20
2024-02-19
The International Energy Agency (IEA) is partnering Singapore to set up a regional office in the South-east Asian nation to help drive Asia’s shift to cleaner energy, the agency and the Singapore Government announced on February 13, 2024. The IEA’s Regional Cooperation Centre is expected to start operations in the second half of 2024, and it will be the agency’s first office outside its Paris headquarters. The centre will provide policy guidance, technical assistance and training. It will also focus on deploying renewables and other clean energy technologies in the region, increasing cross-border power trade and improving access to finance […]
2024-02-07
On January 30, 2024, Global anti-graft watchdog Transparency International has ranked Singapore as the fifth least corrupt country in the world, with a score that also places the Republic as the least corrupt nation in Asia. Singapore scored 83 out of a possible 100 on the group’s 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), on a scale with zero for highly corrupt and 100 for very clean. The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) said the corruption situation in Singapore remains firmly under control. In the World Justice Project Rule of Law Index 2023, Singapore was ranked third for absence of corruption, the […]
2024-02-06
