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How AI is helping rewire sustainable trade finance in Asean
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (919+ words) Smarter data from AI could make Asean’s sustainable supply chains easier to finance [SINGAPORE] As Asean becomes more deeply plugged into global supply chains, artificial intelligence is giving businesses better clarity on data, risks and sustainability – factors that increasingly shape…...
Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Sep 8)
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (285+ words) Stories you might have missed Benchmark ministerial pay to rise to S$1.8 million; ministers to only get one-off increase of up to 9% [SINGAPORE] Benchmark political salaries and allowances for MPs will go up with effect from Oct 15, although not all…...
Asean’s digital economy pact promises to unlock US$2 trillion, but is unknown to 1 in 3 firms: poll
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (914+ words) Being in the dark, these firms could be making decisions that may need to be unwound when the agreement kicks in [SINGAPORE] The landmark Digital Economy Framework Agreement (Defa) is touted as the world’s first such regionwide pact that could…...
Asean’s digital economy pact promises to unlock trillions – but a third of its firms don’t know of it, poll finds
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (916+ words) Being in the dark, these firms could be making decisions that may need to be unwound when the agreement kicks in [SINGAPORE] The landmark Digital Economy Framework Agreement (Defa) is touted as the world’s first such regionwide pact that could…...
Hong Leong Group, TPG-backed A1Health targets RM7 billion Malaysia IPO in Q1 2027
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (72+ words) The Business Times Hong Leong Group, TPG-backed A1Health targets RM7 billion Malaysia IPO in Q1 2027 Mon, September 07, 2026 - 09:51 PM Asia OneHealthcare (A1Health) is eyeing a RM30 billion valuation in what could be the country’s biggest healthcare listing. Formerly known as Columbia Asia Healthcare, the regional private…...
How Singapore can become the "Switzerland of chips"
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (885+ words) The Republic can be neutral place where chips, capital, talent and data all come together LEADERSHIP in semiconductor chip manufacturing is shifting away from developing smaller and faster chips, which are costly and dominated by a few tech giants. Building…...
Manufacturing has thousands of jobs to fill. But can it shake its image problem?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (136+ words) As Singapore doubles down on advanced manufacturing, companies want to show job seekers that factory jobs have changed [SINGAPORE] In Yantai in north-east China, some 6,000 km from Singapore, 26-year-old software engineer Xavier Loh was trying to reconcile three parties’ conflicting…...
Why healthcare services struggle to count the cost and success of AI
1+ week, 2+ day ago (150+ words) Traditional financial metrics cannot fully capture complexity of systems and operations in the sector ARTIFICIAL intelligence-deployment within the healthcare industry is now at a faster 2.2 times rate compared with the broader economy in the US, said venture capital firm Menlo…...
Indonesia, Singapore to deploy AI advisory platform to help SMEs find new export markets
1+ week, 3+ day ago (657+ words) Initial milestones are expected in January, ahead of a broader launch in 2027 [JAKARTA] Indonesia and Singapore are set to roll out an artificial intelligence-powered trade advisory platform with a wider launch planned for 2027, as the two countries seek to help…...
For true AI transformation, go beyond deployment and using tools
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1410+ words) Roundtable panellists say implementation must be accompanied by job redesign, training and complementary skills [SINGAPORE] While businesses are implementing artificial intelligence and more workers are using AI tools, true transformation is still lacking, said participants at a roundtable on Thursday…...