Johor-Singapore SEZ gets US$150 million boost from Hong Kong battery maker
Gold Peak Technology Group will be the first to use a new initiative aimed at fast-tracking investors’ entry into the special economic zone. Source
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Self-driving buses to hit Singapore’s roads in 2026 in landmark trial
During the pilot project’s initial stage, the buses will operate with a driver on board as ‘safety operators’. Source
Singapore says Li Shengwu free to contest election, slams New York Times’ video
The grandson of Singapore’s founding PM Lee Kuan Yew appears in the video along with three others from Russia, Nicaragua and Hungary. Source
Thailand’s same-sex unions, Singapore’s hawker revolution: 7 Asia highlights
From Thailand legalising same-sex marriage to a forgotten war in Myanmar, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting. Source
Malaysia fines Singapore woman who claimed Chinese tea sellers drugged her
Amyra Laila Ho, 45, claimed a couple selling Chinese tea had insisted she smell their tea leaves, which supposedly made her dizzy and stiff. Source
Singapore confirms one imported case of vaccine-associated polio; low risk of community transmission
The infant from Indonesia was taken directly to NUH upon arrival in Singapore and isolated upon admission. Three contacts have been quarantined as a precaution. Source
Malaysia-Singapore economic zone to offer tax rates as low as 5%
The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone is nearly twice the size of Shenzhen, whose success it is hoping to emulate. Source
Singapore’s new law aims to protect racial groups against foreign interference
The bill seeks to introduce provisions including shielding against foreign influence in designated race-based organisations. Source
‘Everything will be gone’: Singapore’s Yale-NUS closure stirs student ire
With courses changed and faculty departing, students and ex-tutors lament the demise of the city state’s first liberal arts college. Source
Singapore coordinates rescue of 18 crew members on Vietnam-registered ship
SINGAPORE: All 18 crew members on board a sinking Vietnam-registered freighter were rescued on Saturday (Jan 11) morning with the help of Singapore authorities, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said. The Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC), operated by MPA, was alerted by Hong Kong Source
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