A Diplomatic Signal Wrapped in Contract Law Prime Minister Lawrence Wong chose the People’s Action Party convention on Sunday to deliver what amounted to a measured but pointed warning: Singapore expects every party to a commercial gas contract to honour…
As geopolitical fragmentation reshapes the global competition for capital, talent and tourism, Singapore’s Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry has launched a multi-year international branding campaign titled ‘When You’re Ready’ — and the urgency behind it, according to those leading…
Singapore and the United Arab Emirates are not merely expanding a trade relationship. They are building the architecture of a strategic partnership designed to outlast the turbulence reshaping the global order. The central thesis here is straightforward: the announcement of…
What exactly has the haze disrupted, and on what scale? Indonesia’s seasonal forest fires have done more than cloud the skies. Between August 11 and October 19, haze from these fires disrupted a total of 2,604 domestic flights, according to…
Singapore’s economy has been performing well enough that the country’s tripartite wage-setting body now feels confident asking employers to do more than hold the line — it wants them to lean in. The National Wage Council (NWC) released its guidelines…
The departure gates at Changi were quiet on the morning of October 18, but the diplomatic weight of what left Singapore that day was anything but. Prime Minister Lawrence Wong boarded for Doha, embarking on his first official visit to…
A Preliminary Inquiry in North Kalimantan Singapore-listed palm oil producer Kencana Agri is facing a preliminary inquiry by Indonesian authorities over a fire incident at one of its subsidiaries in North Kalimantan. The inquiry centres on suspected land clearing by…
A Record High for 2024 Singapore’s air quality deteriorated sharply on Friday, October 16, with the 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) in the central region climbing to 229 at 3pm — the highest reading recorded anywhere on the island this…
A single vessel can carry significant strategic weight. In August, Reuters reported the first known sighting of a Chinese maritime militia boat in waters off Taiwan’s east coast — and the United States State Department’s response was unambiguous: China’s actions…
Malaysia’s electricity infrastructure is being stress-tested by the very investment its government spent years courting. State utility Tenaga Nasional Berhad projects that electricity consumption across Peninsular Malaysia will reach 148.66 terawatt hours in 2027, up from a projected 141.87 TWh…
