MG Neo has served as COA since 10 March 2022. Under his stewardship, the Singapore Army maintained a high level of operational readiness, expanded its range of capabilities, and enhanced its interoperability with government agencies.
Category: Singapore
Singapore sees road death surge, with 1-in-3 traffic fatalities in 2024 caused by speeding; stiffer fines coming in 2026
According to the latest statistics released by the Singapore Police Force (SPF), the number of road accidents in which someone was killed in Singapore went up from 131 in 2023 to 139 in 2024 (up by 6.1 per cent), and the number of people killed in these road accidents went up from 136 in 2023 to 142 in 2024 (up by 4.4 per cent).
Government of India Confers Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award on Educationist & Entrepreneur Atul Temurnikar; Opens Up in Exclusive Interview
The award is given to the best of talents from the ever-growing Indian diaspora during the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas. The 18th edition was hosted by India in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, in the eastern part of the country from 8 to 10 January.
Singapore Airlines Group revenue up 2.7 percent to SGD 5.2B, sets new Q3 record
Passenger flown revenue improved by SGD 70 million (+1.7 percent), with SIA and Scoot carrying a quarterly record of 10.2 million passengers, up 7.2 percent from the third quarter of FY2023/24.
Hong Kong Ballet returns to Singapore after 20 years with stunning stagecraft of ALICE (in wonderland)
The dance company is led by Artistic Director Septime Webre, an internationally recognised ballet director and choreographer of Cuban-American heritage. He joined Hong Kong Ballet as its Artistic Director in July 2017 after 17 years as Artistic Director of The Washington Ballet in Washington DC, United States.
StarHub TV+ to broadcast ICC Men’s Champions Trophy and IPL in Singapore
The excitement continues with the Indian Premier League, running from 21 March to 25 May, bringing even more electrifying cricket action.
Innovation in technology gets pride of place in Singapore Budget 2025, driving SG60 economic growth
The Singapore Budget 2025, presented by Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong, has put a particular emphasis on certain economic areas as being the drivers of SG60 growth. One of them is research and development (R&D) to promote innovation in technology.
Glenn Knight, first director of Singapore’s Commercial Affairs Department, dies
According to the Singapore Police Force (SPF), Knight died while returning from a trip to Australia, on board a Scoot flight.
Singapore Budget 2025: Cost-of-living mitigation includes more direct benefits for people of all ages
PM Wong’s budget speech referred to a revision of the taxation system in Singapore in order to meet public spending needs by mopping up more revenue, and also to ensure more fiscal prudence.
Singapore LOP Pritam Singh keeps Parliament seat despite guilty verdict; can contest 2025 general elections
Speaker Seah told Parliament that the Singapore Attorney General’s Chambers had advised that the SGD 10,000 cut-off — one of the disqualification criteria for an MP — was based on the court penalty for one single offence, not for the cumulative penalties for two offences.
