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This marks an important step towards establishing methanol bunkering at large scale and driving Singapore’s ambition to become a sustainable multi-fuel bunkering hub.

Other than the 20 rhino horns estimated to be worth some 1.13 million SGD (870,000 USD), the authorities also discovered within four cargo shipments around 150kg of other animal parts including bones, teeth, and claws.

To enhance oversight and risk management, financial institutions will need to establish clear processes for identifying AI usage across the organisation, maintain accurate and up-to-date AI inventories, and conduct risk materiality assessments that consider impact, complexity and reliance, it said.

Climate technology start-up Aether Fuels and Aster on November 11 signed a cooperation agreement to develop the Project Beacon facility which is expected to produce up to 50 barrels a day – or 2,000 tonnes of fuel annually – when completed in 2028.

The Thai and Singaporean PMs witnessed the signing of several memoranda of understanding (MoUs), notably an MoU on rice trade cooperation between the two governments, under which Thailand agreed to sell Singapore up to 100,000 tonnes of rice annually.

Malaysian police are hunting seven Malaysian nationals accused of involvement in online scam syndicates operating in Cambodia by Singaporean authorities.

Singaporean police on October 30 seized and issued prohibition of disposal orders against six properties and various financial assets tied to Cambodian businessman Chen Zhi and his company, Prince Group, in relation to money laundering and forgery offences.

Singapore will explore the use of biomethane, touted as “renewable fuel”, to reduce emissions from its power sector, and learning more about nuclear energy from the best minds in the field by inking new partnerships.

China is ready to work with Singapore and ASEAN countries to build a successful China–ASEAN Free Trade Area (FTA 3.0), paving the way for even stronger growth in the years to come.

Decarbonisation must be balanced with Singapore’s ambitions and the affordability of energy for its households and businesses, said Singaporean Minister-in-charge of Energy and Science and Technology Tan See Leng.

The suspects are being investigated for cheating, money laundering or providing illegal payment services, following the October 10-23 operation.

According to data from Singapore’s Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA), the city-state imported 87.8 million SGD (about 67.5 million USD) worth of rice from Vietnam in the first nine months of 2025, down 11.5% year-on-year, accounting for 25.3% of Singapore’s total rice imports.

The two sides shared assessments on recent cyber threat cases, including attempts to steal virtual assets, and examined threat patterns by different actors involved. They discussed their respective cybersecurity policies and shared opinions on related trends and practices across the public, private and academic fields, and research and development, among others.

The new Digital Defence Hub (DDH), which comes under the ministry’s Centre for Strategic Infocomm Technologies (CSIT), has also been tasked with driving cyber-security collaboration, both within the Government and with the private sector, the Straits Times has reported.

This is the first large-scale low-carbon electricity project from Malaysia to receive such approval from Singapore. The city-state is currently importing 50 MW (0.05 GW) of renewable energy from Malaysia under a pilot programme launched in December 2024.

The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) concluded the 33rd edition of their bilateral Exercise Malapura on October 7-17, with the closing ceremony taking place at RSS Singapura – Changi Naval Base.

Singapore's Online Safety (Relief and Accountability) bill aims to establish a new Online Safety Commission (OSC), an agency that will administer a statutory reporting mechanism for victims to seek remedies for specified online harms.

The recommendations in the handbook cover topics such as how to nurture a positive culture for workplace mental health, how to set up workplace support systems, and how to help employees recovering from mental health conditions return to work with confidence.

The most frequent types of harmful online content cited by respondents included material supporting illegal activities such as scams, content of a sexual or violent nature, cyberbullying, and material that could cause racial or religious tension.

under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, Singapore and New Zealand would hold annual high-level meetings, enhance investment and capital-market cooperation, and place a stronger focus on food security.