Singapore takes top spot in inaugural global smart city citizen survey SINGAPORE has taken top spot in a new citizen-centric global smart city index (SCI) which surveyed 120 citizens from each of the 102 cities […]
Jokowi Administration Completes 81 Projects worth Rp390tn Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution said that as of September 2019, 81 National Strategic Projects have been completed by the administration of Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s first […]
Law to curb deliberate online falsehoods takes effect Five months after it was passed in Parliament, Singapore’s new law aimed at combating the spread of deliberate online falsehoods came into effect on Wednesday (Oct 2). […]
Environment ministry to exempt nickel slag from ‘hazardous’ status The Environment and Forestry Ministry is preparing a regulation to exclude nickel slag produced by local mineral smelters from the list of hazardous and toxic waste […]
New cybersecurity masterplan to protect Singapore’s critical systems New cybersecurity measures were unveiled on Tuesday (Oct 1) in light of threats to Operational Technology (OT) systems that control critical physical systems like power, water and […]
World Bank Approves $150 Million Geothermal Energy Loan The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a US$150 million loan for Indonesia to scale up investments in geothermal energy by reducing the risks of […]
Some Acuvue contact lenses recalled after foreign particles found in products overseas Some Acuvue contact lenses for astigmatism are being recalled here after foreign particles were allegedly found on the contact lenses in other countries, […]
Over 500,000 W. Kalimantan Residents Suffer Respiratory Illnesses A total of 504,000 inhabitants of West Kalimantan, particularly children, suffered from respiratory illness due to the smog from forest fires, according to Inspector General Didi Haryono, head […]
Linggiu Reservoir’s water level below 50%, says PUB The water level at Linggiu Reservoir in Johor, a source of water for Singapore, has fallen to below 50 per cent owing to the ongoing dry weather. […]
Indonesia on high alert as economic slowdown may further reduce tax revenue The government is on high alert over a possible increase in tax shortfall this year as the economic slowdown is likely to continue […]
Singapore is the world’s second most digitally competitive country, after the US Singapore has retained its position as the world’s second most digitally competitive country, after the United States, in the latest edition of the […]
Controversial bills threaten business climate, analysts warn The controversial moves by the government and the House of Representatives to amend several laws have not only triggered protests by tens of thousands of students, who took […]