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GoAir to expand flight network, connect Singapore with Bengaluru, Kolkata

Singapore will be the airline's eighth overseas destinations, while Aizwal the 25 domestic one, GoAir said in a release.

Soon flying taxis to arrive in Singapore to test cleaner, quieter sky ride

Citi expects designers to keep tweaking the technology and working with regulators so they can start to offer regular air taxi services from 2025

Singapore eyes million visitor arrival from India for fourth year in a row

Singapore is looking at continuing the four year trend of having over a million visitor arrivals from India in the current year as it undertakes a number of measures to hard sell the country as a preferred destination. India is currently the third largest source market for visitor arrivals to Singapore, a senior tourism board official said. "It has been a soft year for Indian arrivals to Singapore. But the Singapore Tourism Board is working with airlines, travel agents and trade partners to finish the year on more than one million visitor arrivals again in 2019," Singapore Tourism Board's India, Middle East & South Asia Regional Director G B Srithar told PTI. In 2018, for the fourth year in a row, India contributed more than a million visitor arrivals to Singapore, he added. "India is also the number one source market for cruise tourism for Singapore. 1.6 lakh cruise travellers from India visited Singapore in 2018," Srithar said. When asked about the factors which make Singapore a

Why are 65-year-olds learning how to program software in aging Singapore?

In Singapore, where productivity is falling as the labor force gets older, workers are being encouraged to adopt new skills for a digital world

Govt's big push to attract tourists: One-month e-visa at flexible charges

High visa charges is one reason that makes India less attractive to tourists and so the fee is being reduced to increase footfalls and foreign exchange receipts

Singapore to roll out 'friendly' robots to spruce up hotels, shopping malls

The robots speak all four of multi-ethnic Singapore's official languages -- English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil -- plus Japanese and "Singlish"

Hong Kong millionaires moving cash to Singapore as political crisis lingers

Hong Kong police arrested more than 40 people after attempts to clear the remnants of a mass anti-government march resulted in clashes with demonstrators on Sunday

Indian-origin banker siphons off $10 million in Singapore, gets 13 yrs jail

In an attempt to pay back his former clients, Kale, 43, forged signatures to siphon off $10 million from his present clients

Singapore home prices fall most since 2016, luxury hardest hit

The private residential property index dropped 0.6% from 2018's last quarter, preliminary data from the Urban Redevelopment Authority showed on Monday

Singapore lowers Q2 GDP growth over tariff war, interest rate hike globally

The Monetary Authority of Singapore in April tightened its monetary policy for the first time in six years

Singapore terrorism threat highest since 9/11 attack at WTC in 2001

Southeast Asian governments have for years highlighted the risk from returning fighters alongside those radicalised at home via the Internet.

Travelling to Singapore without vaccination? Get ready to be sent back

Travellers are currently only required to be vaccinated against yellow fever, in line with international regulations

Singapore reports growth of 25% in Indian cruise tourists: Report

Other industry players are also adapting to Indian tourists, who are the third-largest group of visitors to Singapore

Singapore watchdog probing Uber-Grab deal over anti-competition concerns

Under the deal, Uber will take a 27.5 per cent stake in Grab, which is valued at around $6 billion, and Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi will join the Singapore-based company's board

A tiny island off Singapore may hold key to energy's future

Island project to build micro-grids integrating wind, solar and tidal power to provide electricity

Singapore launches $717 million fund to help intellectual property firms

POS said it updated its 2013 masterplan to strengthen Singapore's intellectual property framework

Singapore Is Asia's Best in Attracting Talent

The city-state took the No 2 spot behind Switzerland on the Global Talent Competitiveness Index

Indian Imam deported from Singapore for remarks against Jews, Christian

However, he later apologised to the community

Govt differs with Singapore's logic to restrict access to IT professionals

Singapore authorities were insisting on economic needs test to deny access to Indian professionals

Singapore most favoured destination to invest for Indian companies: Data

RBI data on outward overseas investment is provisional, may change based on banks online reporting