by Teuvo Tuomi | Jan 17, 2024 | News, Malaysia, Singapore, Travel
Seven local and international consortia, comprising 31 firms, have submitted their Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HRS) project proposals to MyHSR Corporation. “If the response is positive, we will move on to the second phase with the Request for...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Dec 10, 2023 | Environment, Singapore, Technology, Visions
Singapore’s Kusu Island – or Tortoise Island – is home to the popular Da Bo Gong Temple and three Malay shrines. But it is also completely self-reliant in using solar power to produce its water and electricity. The island’s solar photovoltaic (PV)...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Dec 4, 2023 | Indonesia, News, Singapore, Sports
Indonesia will declare its interest to football’s world governing body FIFA in jointly holding the 2025 U-20 World Cup with Singapore, President Joko Widodo says. According to him, the declaration of interest has been already signed by PSSI (Indonesia’s...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Dec 3, 2023 | ASEAN, Finland, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Technology, Thailand
Singapore has been in the top five of the IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking for several years, ending up third this year. The island nation excels in technology and the regulatory, capital, and technological frameworks. Finland was once again placed among the...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Nov 21, 2023 | ASEAN, Business, Crime, Myanmar, News, Singapore, Southeast Asia
Published annually, the Basel AML Index ranks countries with sufficient data to calculate a reliable risk score. It is a snapshot of global money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF) risks and progress by countries and regions. According to this year’s...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Nov 20, 2023 | Singapore, News
Cross-border unmanned aircraft flights will now require permits from the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS). A new framework regarding such flights will supplement the existing framework for unmanned aircraft operations in Singapore, which was introduced in...
