Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Draupadi Murmu have sent felicitations to their counterparts congratulating them on the occasion of Singapore’s National Day. President Murmu, in an official communique addressed to Singapore President Halimah Yacob, extended her congratulations and called for deepening and diversifying bilateral relationship between the two countries […]
Indians overtake China in visitor numbers to Singapore
Indian tourists now are the second highest number of visitors arriving in Singapore, overtaking China. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, China had the highest number of tourists visiting the island nation. A major contributor to this is residents of India who make up the second largest group of visitors to Singapore […]
Singapore, UAE to accept RuPay payment mechanism: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday (local time) said that Singapore and UAE have shown interest to accept the RuPay payment system acceptable in their countries. Sitharaman also said that India is holding consultations with different countries to make RuPay acceptable in their nations. “We are talking to different countries. Singapore […]
Singapore exploring restricting retail access to cryptocurrencies: central bank chief Menon
Singapore’s central bank Monetary Authority of Singapore is contemplating adding frictions on retail access to cryptocurrencies through various measures including customer suitability tests and restricting the use of leverage and credit facilities for such trading. These measures are meant to reduce consumer risk while trading in such volatile assets. The main concern […]
Sri Lanka ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa extends stay in Singapore
Sri Lanka’s former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has extended his stay in Singapore for another 14 days, the Straits Times reported on Wednesday. Rajapaksa was issued a 14-day visit pass when he arrived at the Changi Airport in Singapore from the Maldives on July 14. His pass to the city-state will […]
Criminal complaint filed against Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Singapore for ‘war crimes’
A South Africa-based rights group has submitted a criminal complaint to the Attorney General of Singapore requesting the arrest of former Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, for alleged war crimes. Lawyers from the International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) submitted a 63-page complaint that argues that Rajapaksa committed grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions during the […]
India major contributor as Singapore visitor arrivals increase 12-fold
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) predicted in a statement that it expects international visitor arrivals to the city-state to reach as much as six million this year. With the country reopening its borders in April to all vaccinated travellers, it received more than 1.5 million visitors for the first half […]
Singapore moves past Covid as Singapore Airlines expand passenger capacity to India
Singapore last week effectively moved into the post-COVID-19 era as the city-state announced the most significant lifting of pandemic restrictions to date. The government announced on Friday, April 22, that from next Tuesday, residents will no longer be required to use TraceTogether, a system for COVID exposure contact tracing and […]
Indian Army chief Gen. M Naravane visits Information Fusion Centre in Singapore
Indian Army chief General Manoj M Naravane visited the Regional HADR Coordination Centre (RHCC) and Information Fusion Centre (IFC) in Singapore. The Army chief was briefed about the Coordination of a Multi-Nation HADR Response Mechanism and measures to enhance Maritime Security. “General MM Naravane #COAS visited the Regional HADR Coordination […]
Army Chief Gen Naravane discusses defence ties with Singapore Defence Minister
Indian Army chief General Manoj M Naravane called on Singaporean Defence Minister Dr Ng Eng Hen on Tuesday and discussed regional geopolitical developments between the two countries. The strong and long-standing bilateral defence relationship between both nations was re-affirmed during the meeting, the Indian Army said. “General MM Naravane #COAS […]
India removes Singapore from list of ‘at-risk’ nations
India has removed Singapore from its list of “at-risk” nations, travellers from where need to follow additional measures on arrival including post-arrival testing. The current list of “at-risk” countries includes countries in Europe including the United Kingdom, South Africa, Brazil, Botswana, China, Ghana, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Hong Kong […]
Rights experts urge Singapore to halt execution of man with mental disability
A group of UN human rights experts appealed on Monday for Singapore to halt the execution of a Malaysian man who has intellectual disabilities. Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam, known as Naga, was originally scheduled to be hanged on Wednesday for drug offences after spending more than a decade on death row. “We note that a temporary stay […]
India, Singapore to link UPI, PayNow for faster payments
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have announced a project to link their fast payment systems — Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and PayNow. The linkage is targeted for operationalisation by July 2022. The UPI-PayNow linkage will enable users of each of the two fast payment systems to make instant, low-cost fund transfers on a reciprocal […]
After Singapore, Bhutan adopts India’s BHIM-UPI
Bhutan has become the first country to adopt India’s Unified Payment Interface (UPI) standards for its quick response (QR) code. It is also the second country after Singapore to have BHIM-UPI acceptance at merchant locations, NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), said on Tuesday. NPCI is an umbrella organisation for operating […]
Singapore’s XSEED Education takes a minority stake in Hippocampus Learning Centres
XSEED Education Pte Ltd, a Singapore based leading K-12 edtech company, announced today that it has taken a minority stake of an undisclosed size in India’s Bangalore based, Hippocampus Learning Centres. Hippocampus Learning Centres (HLC) is an impact focussed education organization that aims to address the growing demand for quality education in India. Hippocampus […]