Zoom expands footprints; selects Singapore for its exceptional engineering talent
Zoom announced on Tuesday (15 Dec) that it will expand its presence in Singapore by opening a new Research and Development Center. It will hire hundreds of key engineering headcount. This expansion represents a growing strategic investment in the country, where Zoom has already had a presence for 2 years. It will also supplement Zoom’s […]
For a sustainable and ‘clean’ career, be a solar technologist
Be a Solar Technologist. The solar industry is set to create viable long-term career growth as Singapore push to achieve almost five times the current solar usage by 2030. This target is set to create job opportunities for Singaporeans. NTUC’s e2i, working together with the Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS), has unveiled the first […]
Connect@Changi is the world’s first Business Travel Exchange
Connect@Changi is a national resilience project to make sure that Singapore continues to keep business going and to rise again. As we move to Phase 3, steps will also be taken, to allow limited, safe, face-to-face international business meetings, Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung said. Zoom cannot replace some face-to-face business meetings such as signing […]
It’s official! Singapore hawker culture makes it to UNESCO list!
It’s official! Singapore Hawker Culture has been inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity! Three years of hard work by Singapore has paid off. It took the 24-member Evaluation Body just 3 minutes to unanimously accept Singapore’s nomination. There was no need for any debate as the Singapore’s nomination satisfied […]
Social justice warriors, respect the privacy of the vulnerable please!
Respect the privacy of vulnerable people including the homeless. Homeless persons are already without a physical shelter. To take even their dignity from them has got to be one of the worst robberies. The last thing a homeless person wants is to have his or her photo plastered all over social media and become the […]
Singapore and US sign MOU to deepen economic cooperation
The United States of America (U.S.) and Singapore have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to deepen economic cooperation and extend trade financing and investment support to companies in Singapore and the U.S, the MTI said in a media release. The MOU was signed by Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing and his […]
Connect@Singapore: allowing the world to reconnect in Singapore
Singapore can be the safe place for the world to Connect@Singapore! Business travellers find themselves marooned at home because of travel restrictions imposed by governments and because of concern over their own safety. With ingenuity, Singapore is creating opportunities for ourselves to allow the world to reconnect again – safely in Singapore. The initiative is […]
COVID-19 vaccine: who should be vaccinated first?
Now we know that the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for pandemic use. We can expect the first shipment here by the end of this month. This makes Singapore one of the first countries to obtain this vaccine. We also expect other vaccines to arrive in Singapore in the coming months. […]
‘COVID-19 vaccine for everyone’ is a promise kept
How long do we have to keep up with rules and restrictions? The answer lies in a COVID-19 vaccine. In June, Co-chair of the Multi-Ministry Taskforce Lawrence Wong announced that the government would secure the vaccines and make them available to all who need it. On Dec 14, the taskforce announced that the first batch […]
Route to Phase 3 where there is light at the end of the tunnel
At last, we are starting to see light at the end of the tunnel. Singapore is ready to progress to Phase 3 which will begin in two weeks’ time, on 28 December. From 1000 cases a day to mostly zero cases on most days. Singapore can be proud of how far we have come, PM […]