Bettr Coffee opens its first sit-down cafe at The Foundry
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Artificial Intelligence brings “murder mystery” gaming experience to National Gallery Singapore from March 1
“FRAMED” interacts with players through an AI chatbot “Void Deck Cat”, providing clues to uncover hidden elements at the DBS Singapore Gallery, UOB Southeast Asia Gallery and the ArchiGallery.
Pritam Singh states “poor fiscal marksmanship”, GST hikes fanned “flames of inflation” in Singapore
Speaking in Parliament on February 26, addressing the Singapore Budget 2025 presented by Prime Minister and Finance Lawrence Wong last week, Pritam Singh criticised the Singapore Government’s decision to raise the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in 2023 and 2024, stating that these moves had fanned the “flames of inflation”. The country’s “exceedingly healthy fiscal position” made the GST hikes unnecessary, he said.
Singapore ministers file defamation suits against Bloomberg, reporter
Three other media outlets were also issued similar correction orders for carrying in part or in full the statements published in the Bloomberg piece, according to The Straits Times.
Artificial Intelligence to eliminate 4,000 jobs worldwide at DBS Bank over 3 years, even as Singapore braces for 2025 layoffs
Even as companies replace human employees with Artificial Intelligence, validating fears of “AI will take our jobs”, new jobs are being created in the field of Artificial Intelligence itself.
A BBC report on DBS said: “The bank’s outgoing chief executive Piyush Gupta also said it expected to create around 1,000 new AI-related jobs.”
Singapore Ministry of Defence announces new Chief of Army; change of guard on March 21
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.
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).
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.
