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Singapore NParks launches 100K Corals Initiative, an extensive tech-based marine conservation effort
Corals will be cultivated at a new coral culture facility at NParks’ Marine Park Outreach and Education Centre on St John’s Island, before being transplanted into the marine environment of Singapore, in order to restore degraded reefs or establish new coral communities.
World Chess Championship: Ding Liren, D Gukesh heading to thrilling 13th game after Chinese champion bounces back to level match 6-6
China’s Ding Liren recovered to beat Indian opponent D Gukesh in the 12th game of the FIDE World Chess Championship
Singapore MRT commuters to get up to 80 per cent fare discounts for avoiding morning rush hour from 2025
Singapore Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat also said that four new City Direct bus services — 675, 676, 677, and 678 — would start from January 2, 2025, and north-east residents could use these new services to reach the Central Business District during peak hours.
Singapore, home to 47 billionaires, emerges as one of the preferred countries for the ultra wealthy: UBS report
Currently, Singapore has 47 billionaires, six more than the city-state had in 2023. The country has seen seven new billionaires, while four dropped out from the 2023 list this year.
Singapore’s civil service tops inaugural Oxford University study
As per the report release earlier this week, public administrations of 120 countries were ranked and the city-state topped the list.
Singapore Bird Paradise welcomes gentoo penguin chicks; rescued rockhopper penguin has a shot at love
Pascale, the one-year-old female northern rockhopper penguin, arrived in Singapore from Perth Zoo on 28 November 2024. Following a two-week isolation period for close monitoring, she makes her debut in the Bird Paradise penguin habitat in the second week of December.
Singapore Art Museum exhibiting works of SEA Artists Yee I-Lann and Pratchaya Phinthong
Titled Yee I-Lann: Mansau-Ansau and Pratchaya Phinthong: No Patents on Ideas, these exhibitions showcase the practices of two leading artists from the same generation.
PM Wong named secretary general of Singapore’s ruling party
Wong succeeds Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who stepped down in May this year from the premiership.
MAS slaps penalty of SGD 2.4 million on JPMorgan Chase Bank for misconduct by relationship managers in 24 bond transactions
In 24 over-the-counter bond transactions, the RMs had made inaccurate or incomplete disclosures to clients, resulting in the clients being charged spreads that were above the bilaterally agreed rates. These transactions took place between November 2018 and September 2019, said MAS.
