To meet the challenge of scarcity of land, Singapore will not allow any growth in its car population from February 2018. However, it will continue to expand public transport and make significant investments in this sector.
Author: Ashraf Jamal
Smart city initiatives taken by Asian countries leading to better quality of life
Smart city initiatives taken by the Asian countries are playing a significant role in building better quality of life for its citizens in the future. This has been revealed in the latest report of the MIT Technology Review titled ‘Connectivity and QoL’.
Modi has taken Pravasi Bharatiya Divas to another level: Dr Kanti Bajpai
In the run-up to the regional ASEAN India Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD), Connected to India asks Dr Kanti Bajpai, Professor at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, to highlight India’s relations with South East Asia.
Rainbow of cultural programmes mark Istana’s open house on Deepavali
The Festival of Lights-Deepavali has culminated in Singapore, metaphorically with a large public gathering at Istana yesterday, the abode of the President of Singapore.
Indian-origin MP Virendra Sharma tables motion in House of Commons, seek apology from Theresa May for Jallianwala Bagh massacre
To seek justice for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, United Kingdom’s senior most and prolific Indian-origin MP Virendra Sharma has tabled a parliamentary motion in the House of Commons calling England’s Prime Minister Theresa May to apologize for this brutal act committed at Amritsar during Briti
Young Sikh Association of Singapore transforms village school in India
Students and leaders associated with the Young Sikh Association (YSA), Singapore, have played a yeoman’s role in transforming a village school with modern facilities in the Ludhiana district of the Indian state of Punjab.
Singapore’s economic growth expected to be close to 3 per cent: PM Lee
Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong has hoped that economic growth of the country is expected to be at the upper end of the 2 to 3 per cent range this year. He was addressing over 250 Singaporeans during a reception held in his honour at the Singaporean embassy in Washington on Sunday.
Singapore and Qatar sign agreements to boost bilateral ties
Singapore and Qatar signed a range of agreements which will strengthen bilateral cooperation in the fields of business, education and training sectors. The agreements were signed in the presence of Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, who was on a visit to the Lion City.
SingCERT issues recommendations to enhance security of Wi-Fi systems in Singapore
Singaporeans should be on alert about the vulnerabilities of their Wi-Fi systems at homes and offices as they might get attacked by hackers targeting their valuable data.
President Halimah Yacob invites Singaporeans for her first Deepavali open house at Istana on October 22
Deepavali celebrations will be more elaborate this time as President of Singapore Halimah Yacob will be hosting the first Open House of her tenure at Istana on the coming Sunday (October 22).
