Singapore’s Prime Minister on Thursday spoke about the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) as a “decisive factor for success” while acknowledging the displacement of jobs by AI during his speech on Budget 2026: Securing Our Future Together in a Changed World. AI raises productivity and will be “a strategic advantage for Singapore” that helps overcome
The Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board will launch a new voluntary investment scheme in 2028 following recommendations by the CPF Advisory Panel. “The new scheme will complement the existing CPF Investment Scheme (CPFIS) that provides an option for members to invest in a wide range of instruments,” according to a joint statement by the Ministry
Updated on Feb. 12, 2026 Singapore’s trade expanded in 2025, according to a report released by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) on Tuesday. Both merchandise and services trade grew. Total merchandise trade increased by 8.7% to $1.4 trillion in 2025, following the 6.6% growth in 2024 while growth in total services trade had
Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) launched the refreshed Food Manufacturing Industry Digital Plan (IDP) today, signaling an acceleration of AI-powered digital transformation of food manufacturers. The announcement was made by Ms Low Yen Ling, Senior Minister of State for the Ministry of Trade and Industry & Ministry of Culture, Community
The Singapore police said a 20-year-old Singaporean man and a 22-year-old Malaysian man would be charged on Jan. 6 for suspected involvement in several cases of government official impersonation scam. “The offence carries an imprisonment term of up to 10 years, a fine not exceeding $500,000, or both,” said the Singapore Police Force in a
Singapore is imposing mandatory isolation for those infected with measles and those who have close contact in view of rising measles infection in the country. Dr Koh Poh Koon, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Manpower, made the announcement during a doorstop interview today. Those who are infected with measles will
Total retail and food & beverage services sales fell in December 2025, according to a statement released by the Department of Statistics of Singapore today. On a month-on-month (m-o-m) seasonally adjusted basis, total retail sales fell 5.4 per cent to $4.8 billion in December last year. Excluding motor vehicles, total retail sales fell 6.7 per
Germany’s Foreign Minister said on Monday during his visit to Singapore that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is a threat to the international rules-based order and it would be a mistake to align closely to Beijing. “China is still the same body and the Chinese system is still the same and the goals are the
Starting from Feb. 28, the number of postpaid SIMcards a person can register would be limited to 10 across all the telcos. Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) said the move is the latest anti-scam measures jointly with telcos “to protect the public against scams.” The new rule is a further tightening of the measure taken
The Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board launched the Trusted Contact notification service and CPF Safety Switch on Monday (Feb. 2) aimed at protecting members from scams. CPF said in a statement, “With scam tactics becoming increasingly sophisticated, these two new anti-scam measures add to CPF Board’s existing suite of anti-scam measures to better support members
The manufacturing sector remains cautiously optimistic about business sentiments in the first half of the year, according to a statement released by Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) on Monday (Feb. 2). “A weighted majority of 63 per cent of manufacturers expect business conditions to remain broadly stable in the January – June 2026 period,” the
A total of 217 people were arrested for investigations of suspected involvement in scams and scam-related activities, said the Singapore Police Force (SPF) in a statement released on Friday (Jan. 30). “78 women and 139 men, aged between 16 and 83, are assisting with investigations for their suspected involvement in scams as scammers or money
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has advised consumers who have purchased Dumex Dulac infant formula products not to feed them to their children due to the presence of cereulide toxin. SFA has detected cereulide toxin in two additional infant formula products, a statement from SFA released on Saturday (Jan. 31) said. “As a precautionary measure,
Singapore’s labour market continued to expand in 2025 albeit a slowdown in the 4Q last year. “Total employment growth was stronger than in 2024, and unemployment and retrenchments remained low and stable,” according to the labor market advance released on Thursday (Jan. 29) by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM). For the full year of 2025,
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has advised the public who have purchased various Gerber Arrowroot Biscuits products not to consume them due to potential presence of foreign matter. The SFA also advised “those whose children have consumed the implicated products and have concerns about their children’s health should seek medical advice,” according to a statement
More Singaporeans will enjoy retirement savings and higher medisave savings starting from Jan. 1 this year. From this year onwards, the Matched Retirement Savings Scheme (MRSS) has been “expanded to include eligible Singaporeans with disabilities of all ages,” in a statement released jointly by the Ministry of Health (MOH), the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and
COMMENTARY Singapore’s consumer price index-all items (CPI-AIl Items) rose 0.9% in 2025, slower than the 2.4% increase in 2024, according to the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI)’s statement published on Jan.23. “For 2025 as a whole, MAS Core Inflation averaged 0.7% falling from 2.8% in 2024,” it stated. MAS Core Inflation excludes accommodation and
The number of fresh polytechnic graduates who secured full-time permanent (FTP) employment six months after graduation dipped to 48.3% in 2025, but median income increased for those who found employment. The finding was revealed in the 2025 Polytechnic Graduate Employment Survey (GES) conducted jointly by Singapore’s five polytechnics, released by Nanyang Polytechnic on Jan 15.
Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo announced the launch of the new Model AI Governance Framework (MGF) for Agentic AI on Thursday (Jan. 22) at the World Economic Forum (WEF), Davos, Switzerland. “It provides guidance to organisations on how to deploy agents responsibly, recommending technical and non-technical measures to mitigate risks, while emphasising
Practitioners of Falun Dafa in Singapore were invited to celebrate the 196th anniversary of the founding of Batam City, Indonesia. Government officials from Batam City invited Falun Dafa practitioners from Singapore to participate in the Batam City anniversary parade on 19 Dec 2025, marking the 196th anniversary of the city’s founding, which fell on 18
