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NUS joins national research alliance to strengthen weather and climate science capabilities
National University of Singapore
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September 5, 2025
CAWRAS serves as a national research platform to advance tropical climate and weather research for Singapore and Southeast Asia. It will also nurture local talent pipeline in weather and climate science. Senior Minister of State for Sustainability...
Explained: Why Singapore and U.S. Cancelled Guam Fighter Jet Basing Plans Amid Intensifying China Rivalry
Asianet Newsable
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September 5, 2025
Singapore and the U.S. cancelled plans for fighter jet basing in Guam. The reasons stretch beyond environmental concerns. Singapore and the United States have agreed to scrap plans for a permanent Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) fighter jet...
World : Singapore Commits To Deeper ASEAN Integration, Enhanced Global Role
Bernama
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September 5, 2025
By Nur Ashikin Abdul Aziz SINGAPORE, Sept 5 (Bernama) -- Singapore will drive deeper ASEAN integration as part of its pledge to play a constructive role in shaping a fair and stable global order, President Tharman Shanmugaratnam declared at the...
Search begins for The Straits Times Singaporean of the Year 2025
The Straits Times
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September 5, 2025
SINGAPORE - Who are the heroes among us who have gone beyond the call of duty to serve the community, or whose achievements have put Singapore on the world map? The Straits Times is seeking nominations for its annual Singaporean of the Year...
Higher salaries, longer internships among proposals to attract students to built environment sector
The Straits Times
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September 5, 2025
SINGAPORE – Many student interns at engineering firm Beca have said they would like their internships to be longer than the usual 20 weeks. Mr Galvin Chua, Beca’s country manager for Singapore and Myanmar, said roughly half of the firm’s about 15...
India, Singapore to adopt Comprehensive Strategic Partnership road map
Fibre 2 Fashion
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Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Lawrence Wong yesterday agreed in New Delhi to adopt a forward-looking and substantive road map for a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) between India and Singapore that would set the vision and direction...
World : Singapore And Malaysia Conclude Joint Air Force Search And Rescue Exercise
Bernama
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September 5, 2025
By Nur Ashikin Abdul Aziz SINGAPORE, Sept 5 (Bernama) -- The air forces of Malaysia and Singapore on Friday concluded the seventh edition of the Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX) MALSING at Sembawang Air Base, reinforcing their shared commitment...
India-Singapore ties, Suspension of Operations agreement and Foreigners Act 2025
The Indian Express
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September 5, 2025
Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance Mains Examination: General Studies-II: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. Story continues...
Issue 162: Slowly reviving carbon markets; Singapore commissions nuclear study
The Business Times Singapore
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September 5, 2025
This week in ESG: GenZero, others urge rebuilding demand for carbon credits; Mott MacDonald wins bid for nuclear feasibility assessment Carbon markets Carbon down but not out If you were starving on a long road trip and chanced upon a food stand...
Singapore study shows girls a lot more anxious than boys about being judged negatively
Korea Herald
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September 5, 2025
SINGAPORE (Straits Times/ANN) -- Girls go through a sharp spike in social anxiety -- the intense fear of being judged negatively in social situations -- between the ages of 8.5 and 13. By the age of 13, their social anxiety levels are...
Indian CFOs Harness AI, Sustainable Finance and Capital Optimisation to Accelerate Growth: DBS Global Survey
Business Upturn
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September 5, 2025
Business Wire India Capital cost optimisation is a high priority for more than two-thirds of Indian businesses Liquidity and FX management has become the second-highest priority for India’s CFOs Companies are starting to plan for the long-term...
Enhanced internships, quality-based procurement among recommendations for built-environment sector
The Business Times Singapore
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September 5, 2025
[SINGAPORE] An enhanced internship programme and better procurement practices are among 11 recommendations to strengthen Singapore’s built-environment consultancy sector, said a report released on Friday (Sep 5). Second Minister for National...
Singapore PM Wong meets President Droupadi Murmu at Rasht...
First India
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New Delhi : Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who is on a three-day visit to India, met President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Thursday. Wong's visit marks the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two...
EU and ASEAN deepen their cooperation on carbon pricing at high-level climate events
Open Access Government
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September 5, 2025
This meeting highlighted the growing role of carbon pricing as a key tool for tackling climate change across both regions. Supported by the ASEAN EU–German Climate Action Programme, the event brought together senior officials from ASEAN Member...
Business News | Indian CFOs Harness AI, Sustainable Finance and Capital Optimisation to Accelerate Growth: DBS Global Survey
Latestly
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September 5, 2025
BusinessWire India Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 5: Companies are starting to plan for the long-term effects of a shifting global landscape, even as they brace for continued rate volatility and potential supply chain reconfigurations in...
Singapore’s PM Visit to India
Diplomacy & Beyond Plus
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September 4, 2025
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong embarked on his first official visit to India from September 2nd – 4th, 2025, marking a renewed phase in the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between India and Singapore. He was accompanied by a...
App bookings and more pick-up points on the table as Singapore reviews cross-border taxi services
The Independent Singapore
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September 5, 2025
SINGAPORE: If you’ve ever tried booking a cab across the Causeway, you’ll know the drill. Singapore taxis can only take you to Larkin Sentral in Johor Bahru, while Malaysian taxis are restricted to Ban San Street Terminal here. For families, the...
Beyfortus® (nirsevimab) approved in Singapore to protect all infants against RSV disease
The Slovenia Times
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September 5, 2025
Beyfortus (nirsevimab) is the only option that can offer RSV protection designed for all infants with proven high, sustained efficacy, favourable safety and public health impact demonstrated in the real world.1 In the recent HARMONIE trial...
Singapore first to declare turbulence a major in-flight threat
The Times
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Singapore has become the first state to classify severe air turbulence as a major in-flight threat after two incidents involving its airliners last year in which a passenger died and dozens were injured. Abruptly shifting winds, invisible to...
Singapore PM calls for stronger cooperation with India in education, skill development
The Assam Tribune
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September 4, 2025
New Delhi, Sep 4: Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong held a meeting with Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in New Delhi on Thursday, discussing strengthening cooperation between two nations in the fields of education and skill...