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In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, cities around the world are rediscovering the value of walkable and bikeable streets. From Oakland, Calif., to Amman, Jordan, cities have restricted driving…

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UOB Collaborates With CapitaLand On Singapore’s First Dual Tranche SORA-SOFR Loan

September 6, 2020

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) and CapitaLand announced that they have entered into an agreement for a two-year S$200 million term loan. The dual tranche loan, which references both the Singapore…

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Singapore Retains Top Spot As Asia’s Most Innovative Nation

September 4, 2020

Singapore has retained its overall top ranking as Asia’s most innovative nation in the latest Global Innovation Index (GII) released by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), Cornell University &…

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Technology

Singtel First To Offer 5G Speeds Of More Than 1Gbps On 3.5GHz

September 3, 2020

Singtel launched its 5G non-standalone (NSA) network and introduced a three-month trial for its consumer and enterprise customers. As a forerunner of 5G, Singtel’s 5G NSA network is capable of delivering…

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Recovering Stronger From COVID-19 Through Innovation And Digitalisation

September 2, 2020

Mr Desmond Lee, Minister for National Development and Minister-in-charge of Social Services Integration, announced a new $20 million Advanced Digital Solutions (ADS) scheme to fund integrated advanced digital solutions to…

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LTA Launches SimplyGo Pilot On EZ-Link Cards

September 2, 2020

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has launched a pilot to expand the use of SimplyGo to include adult EZ-Link CePAS cards, beyond Mastercard, Visa and NETS Tap contactless cards. Currently,…

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Food Innovation For The Future – Collaborating For Sustainable Living

September 2, 2020

Artificial intelligence for crops, super-charged nutrient absorption, and lab-grown alternative proteins. What do these industry buzzwords mean for Singapore’s future of food? And has the current pandemic changed anything? We…

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Cities

Hongkong Land Secures Its First Sustainability-linked Loan Of HK$1 Billion From DBS | 繁體

September 2, 2020

Hongkong Land and DBS Bank (DBS) announced that an agreement has been reached to convert an existing five-year revolving credit facility of HK$1 billion, dated February 2020, into a sustainability-linked…

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NTU Singapore Scientists Use Fruit Peel To Turn Old Batteries Into New

September 2, 2020

Scientists led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a novel method of using fruit peel waste to extract and reuse precious metals from spent lithium-ion batteries in…

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History Tells Us Trying To Stop Diseases Like COVID-19 At The Border Is A Failed Strategy

September 2, 2020

To explain why the coronavirus pandemic is much worse in the U.S. than anywhere else in the world, commentators have blamed the federal government’s mismanaged response and the lack of…

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