Singapore
Researchers create nanosensor to detect gut health biomarker
Researchers create nanosensor to detect gut health biomarker
It produces a rapid optical readout within minutes.
Businesses lose $9b annually to cross-border payment inefficiencies
FX spreads and settlement delays trap working capital in cross-border transactions.
Singapore cracks global top 10 startup ecosystems for first time
It is still world's fourth startup ecosystem in 2026.
SG exporters at risk of 12.5% US tariff over forced labour probe
Written comments are due by 6 July, with USTR hearings set for 7 July.
Singapore holds firm as APAC sentiment softens
Office and retail cooled regionally whilst industrial demand stayed uneven.
Civmec locks in $1.5b order book on new contract wins
Awards cover resources, infrastructure, and maintenance works.
S’pore to expand beyond 1.4GW data centre capacity amidst AI boom: Teo
Push targets sectors powering over 40% of GDP.
Beng Kuang Marine subsidiary secures $28.6m FPSO orders
Work involves FPSO life extension projects in West Africa.
What Singapore’s app store rules reveal about the future of online trust
The sheer scale of the challenge demands more than targeted checks on individual apps.
Singapore leads Southeast Asia climate-tech funding
The city-state accounted for about $872m of the region’s disclosed climate-tech equity funding.
Singapore telecom crowding persists after Simba-M1 deal collapse
Its small market has left the mobile and fixed broadband sectors saturated.
Electronics PMI improves to 51.9 as output lags rising demand
Growth driven by gains in new orders, output, exports, and employment.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 1.38%; Top stock is Mapletree Logistics Trust
Mapletree Logistics Trust is the top stock with a 0.85% increase.
Startup exits slow to two acquisitions, one IPO in April to May
This is down from 11 acquisitions in the previous quarter.
Singaporeans turn to AI for life events but scam confidence lags
Fewer than one in five Singaporeans feel highly confident spotting AI-generated scams and deepfakes.
Singapore ranks highest in Asia in global talent cities index
Savills said the city-state remains a global command hub for capital, talent, and decision-making.
Multi-agent adoption to rise 58% by 2027
MuleSoft said governance and integration remain key concerns as more AI agents are deployed across enterprises.
Commentary
Singapore’s tourism economy depends on security infrastructure most never see
Where does value creation really happen?
Managing the cost of diverging standards: Why Singapore matters
Singapore’s AI ambition has an intelligence problem
Singapore is deploying AI at speed – and security risks are catching up
Precious metal boom is a stress test for Singapore’s gold ambitions
Singapore’s global dispute fault lines
‘Tokenmaxxing’ – The wrong AI race to run in Singapore
To outsmart modern fraud, we must first know the enemy