President Murmu, PM Modi send felicitations on Singapore’s National Day

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]