Singapore

Fears the Year of the Rabbit could bring about a wave of abandoned pets
Animal welfare groups in Malaysia and Singapore have urged consumers to not buy rabbits on an ‘impulse’ and look into what it takes to care for them
Rebecca Root in Bangkok
19, Jan, 2023 @6:54 AM

‘Billionaire biffo’ shines light on hugely ambitious $30bn Sun Cable solar project
The row between Mike Cannon-Brookes and Andrew Forrest reveals the technical, economic and even geopolitical hurdles to completion
Peter Hannam
12, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM

Twitter reportedly makes more cuts to online safety teams
A dozen people based in Dublin and Singapore who moderate content and monitor hate speech believed to have been let go
Danya Hajjaji and agencies
07, Jan, 2023 @11:48 PM

Lost and found: how a Facebook post led to the ‘chocolate chip’ toadstool
The sighting of a ‘magnificent’ specimen of the Amanita sculpta, not seen in Singapore for 80 years, shows how the public can aid in conservation efforts
Graeme Green
22, Dec, 2022 @4:00 PM

New York and Singapore top the list of world’s most expensive cities in 2022
Sydney sneaks into Top 10 as rising energy prices send inflation soaring globally, Economist Intelligence Unit survey finds
Peter Hannam Economics correspondent
01, Dec, 2022 @5:00 AM

‘It’s given a voice to many’: chaos at Twitter sparks real fears for free speech in south-east Asia
Social media has been crucial to pro-democracy protests across the region, from Myanmar to the Milk Tea Alliance in Thailand and Hong Kong
Fiona Kelliher in Phnom Penh
10, Nov, 2022 @7:00 PM

All sizzle, no steak: how Singapore became the centre of the plant-based meat industry
The first country to approve the commercial sale of cultivated meat has engaged its tech industry to become a global hotspot for alternative protein projects
Donna Lu
05, Nov, 2022 @7:00 PM

TikTok tells European users its staff in China get access to their data
Privacy policy update confirms data of continent’s users available to range of TikTok bases including in Brazil, Israel and US
Dan Milmo Global technology editor
02, Nov, 2022 @3:56 PM

Boris Johnson to be keynote speaker at blockchain conference in Singapore
Former PM will address meeting to discuss global ‘migration to the digital economy’
Aletha Adu Political correspondent
01, Nov, 2022 @7:04 PM

Slippery, hungry, sometimes angry: Singapore struggles with ‘unparalleled’ otter boom
Numbers have doubled, with occasional attacks on humans and fish ponds prompting relocation efforts
Fiona Kelliher
23, Oct, 2022 @1:00 AM

Singtel confirms 2020 data breach after cyber-attack on Optus
Parent company of Australian telco says that the personal data of 129,000 customers and 23 businesses was obtained in a cyber-attack two years ago
Josh Taylor
10, Oct, 2022 @3:00 AM

Terra founder wanted by Interpol tweets he is making ‘zero effort’ to hide
Search for crypto entrepreneur Do Kwon after Luna and UST collapse drags down rival currencies
Alex Hern
27, Sep, 2022 @4:05 PM
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