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Singapore Issuing Blockchain-Based Digital Certificates to Graduates

Mr Ong Ye Kung, Singapore's Minister for Education, announced on 3 May that educational institutions in Singapore are going to issue blockchain-based digital certificates to ...

PUB Singapore to Install 300,000 Smart Water Meters by 2023

PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency, is rolling out the first phase of a Smart Water Meter Program in Singapore, which will see the installation of 300,000 smart water ...

PerkinsElmer Opens New Lab Instrument Manufacturing Facility in Singapore

On 2 May, PerkinsElmer opened its largest manufacturing facility for analytical instrumentation in Singapore at JTC MedTech Hub, a dedicated facility for medical technology ...

Pavilion Energy Performs Singapore’s First Commercial Ship-to-ship LNG Bunkering

Singapore-based LNG ( liquefied natural gas) player, Pavilion Energy announced on 2 May that it has performed the first commercial ship-to-ship LNG bunkering in the Port of ...

Monetary Authority of Singapore Transferring USD 33 Billion to GIC

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced on 8 May that it would be transferring SGD 45 billion (USD 33 billion) from the official foreign reserves (OFR) to the ...

Jet Aviation Integrates Hawker Pacific Operations

Jet Aviation, a subsidiary of American aerospace and defense multinational General Dynamics, announced that it has completed the integration of Hawker Pacific operations at ...

USD 3 Billion Energy Complex to be Built in Batangas City

Three Chinese state-owned companies have agreed to develop a 102-hectare property into an Energy complex in the coastal village of Simlong in Batangas City, ...

Taiwan’s New Kinpo Group Sets Philippines as Group’s Hub in South East Asia

New Kinpo Group (NKG), one of Southeast Asia’s leading electronic Manufacturing companies, is expanding its operations in the Philippines, assisted by the country's ...

Phoenix Petroleum Plans to Convert Circle K to FamilyMart Stores

Phoenix Petroleum Philippines Inc, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Philippine FamilyMart CVS Inc, announced that it is in negotiation to acquire the assets of convenience ...
Philippines’ GDP Growth Surges, to Become Upper Middle-Income Economy by 2022

Philippines’ GDP Growth Surges, to Become Upper Middle-Income Economy by 2022

A report by IHS Markit has forecasted Philippines’ GDP to double within the 2019-2026 period from USD 330 billion to USD 672 billion. Although the growth is expected ...

Philippine National Police Acquires USD 34.5 Million of Vehicles, Equipment

The Philippine National Police (PNP) has acquired fresh vehicles, equipment and bomb-sniffing dogs to beef up the capabilities of its operating units. The acquisition is ...

Manila Bay Establishments Required to Connect to Sewer Lines or Set up Treatment Plants

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is now requiring all establishments within the Manila Bay region to connect to existing sewer lines or set up their ...

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