ArtScience Museum’s recently launched Future World permanent exhibition invites visitors to imagine, play and explore.

Watch flora gently bloom at your fingertips or see your very own drawing of a sea creature come to life. These are just some of the experience...

Journey of discovery

Patients who have lost their hand functions because of injury or nerve-related conditions such as stroke and muscular dystrophy now have a chance of restoring their hand movements by using a new rehabilitation device called EsoGlove.

The device was developed by a research team from the ...

Raye Yeow of NUS develops robotic gloves and socks for medical use

Ling Xing Yi, assistant professor at the school of physical and mathematical science at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), focuses her research on enabling people living in remote areas to detect toxins and pollutants in the water and soil.

Ling has developed a handy and ultra-sens...

Inventor of handy, hyper-sensitive water and soil pollutant sensor seeks funding

As a child, Darren Chian aspired to learn as much as he could about natural disasters so that he could help lessen human suffering in the face of tragic circumstances. Today, Chian is an assistant professor at the National University of Singapore’s department of civil and environmental engineerin...

How Darren Chian is changing the way we estimate earthquake damage

When Jan Richards, managing director of Deutsche Bank and president of Chartered Financial Analyst Society Singapore, took the CFA Level I exam in 1992, she did it to expand her financial knowledge. Back then, she had a degree in finance from the University of Missouri-Columbia and was working as...

CFA exams satisfy deep thirst for financial knowledge at own pace

Bio-analytics start-up InvitroCue is preparing for the global stage by leveraging A*STAR’s cutting-edge research.

Biotech entrepreneur Dr Steven Fang is no stranger to the start-up scene. He is the founder and group CEO of cord blood and stem cell bank CordLife, which w...

Biotech boost

Sitting next to the Buona Vista MRT station in one-north, The Metropolis comprises twin Grade A office blocks of more than 20 storeys each. The building’s tenants include Procter & Gamble, Royal Dutch Shell, Neptune Orient Lines and General Electric. Real-est...

Ho Bee’s Chua builds recurring income stream from office rents

Having worked with renowned architects Calvin Tsao and Jean Nouvel, Robert Cheng is set to make his mark with Brewin Design Office.

At Chef’s Table at Capella Singapore, diners can savour epicurean fare prepared à la minute in the comforts of a home-styled kitchen. Unve...

Design elements

Improvements in chemical technology during World War II gave the world new forms of plastics with mass production beginning in the 1940s. Today, humans produce 300 million tonnes of plastic a year and recycle only 3%, leaving the other 97% to rot in oceans and landfills, according to the Wyss Ins...

As strong as aluminium alloy, Shrilk offers sustainable alternative to plastics

SINGAPORE (March 2): Otto Marine unit, GO Offshore, has been awarded an offshore support vessel (OSV) chartering contract worth up to A$94.8 million ($95.2 million).

The group says the client is a renowned international oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) company.

Otto Marine bags OSV chartering contract worth A$94.8 mil

A total of 112 online fraud cases, resulting in losses of approximately RM1.03 million, were reported in Melaka between Jan 1 and March 13 this year.

RM1.03m lost to online scams in Melaka year-to-date — exco

The Home Ministry, through the Immigration Department, is in the process of extending the Migrant Repatriation Programme, which is set to conclude on March 31.

Home Ministry to extend migrant repatriation initiative

The Trump administration is considering issuing sweeping travel restrictions for the citizens of dozens of countries as part of a new ban, according to sources familiar with the matter and an internal memo seen by Reuters.

Trump administration weighs travel ban on dozens of countries, memo says

It is now clear that US President Donald Trump’s administration will betray Ukraine in its fight to resist Russian aggression. Trump himself is either a victim of disinformation, or he is a willing participant in an effort to deceive Americans about the causes and consequences of the war.

...

Unconventional Economic Wisdom: Europe’s Powerful Tool Against Russia

Mark Carney has been sworn in as Canada’s 24th prime minister, bringing the former central banker to power in the middle of an explosive trade war with the US.

New Canadian PM Carney says there’s progress in US trade talks

US Vice President JD Vance said he expected President Donald Trump to wrap up a deal for TikTok and keep the popular video-sharing app operating in the US ahead of a deadline next month.

Vance tells NBC ‘high-level’ TikTok deal expected by April deadline

EDGE WEEKLY: Dispelling aspersons surrounding EPF’s 6.3% dividend for 2024

The Trump administration said it was optimistic about the possibility of a ceasefire in Ukraine, even as President Vladimir Putin appeared to reject US calls for immediate halt to the violence.

Trump optimistic about Ukraine ceasefire even as Putin balks

The Senate passed a Republican spending plan on Friday, averting a US government shutdown hours before a midnight deadline while exacerbating a furious struggle within the Democratic party over how to confront President Donald Trump.

US averts govt shutdown as Senate passes GOP spending bill

Apple Inc’s top executive overseeing its Siri virtual assistant told staff that delays to key features had been ugly and embarrassing, and a decision to publicly promote the technology before it was ready made matters worse.

Apple’s Siri chief calls AI delays ugly and embarrassing, promises fixes

Ailing oil and gas player&nbsp;Sapura Energy Bhd (KL:SAPNRG) has been in the news over the past week, but none of the flashes seem to paint a rosy picture of the company.

Rescue mission for Sapura Energy

Incoming Intel Corp chief executive officer Lip-Bu Tan, who was named to the position this week, will receive compensation valued at about US$69 million (RM306.71 million)&nbsp;if he reaches targets over the coming years.&nbsp;

Intel’s new CEO gets pay package valued at about US$69m

Trade wars, tariffs and sanctions have been transformed from economic tools into weapons in a broader struggle for dominance, fostering an atmosphere of suspicion and distrust that is eroding the foundations of international cooperation, according to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Trade wars, tariffs and sanctions weaponised in broader struggle for dominance, says Anwar

US&nbsp;equities followed European stocks higher on Friday to end a bumpy week on a positive note, although safe-haven gold hit a record high, with investors still showing some signs of anxiety about the economic impact of tariffs.

Stocks rebound after S&P 500 correction; safe-haven gold touches record

Apple Inc’s top executive overseeing its Siri virtual assistant told staff that delays to key features had been ugly and embarrassing, and a decision to publicly promote the technology before it was ready made matters worse.

Mark Carney has been sworn in as Canada’s 24th prime minister, bringing the former central banker to power in the middle of an explosive trade war with the US.

The Trump administration said it was optimistic about the possibility of a ceasefire in Ukraine, even as President Vladimir Putin appeared to reject US calls for immediate halt to the violence.

The&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;administration is considering issuing sweeping travel restrictions for the citizens of dozens of countries as part of a new ban, according to sources familiar with the matter and an internal memo seen by Reuters.

The Senate passed a Republican spending plan on Friday, averting a US government shutdown hours before a midnight deadline while exacerbating a furious struggle within the Democratic party over how to confront President Donald Trump.&nbsp;

US Vice President JD Vance said he expected President Donald Trump to wrap up a deal for TikTok and keep the popular video-sharing app operating in the US ahead of a deadline next month.

It is now clear that US President Donald Trump’s administration will betray Ukraine in its fight to resist Russian aggression. Trump himself is either a victim of disinformation, or he is a willing participant in an effort to deceive Americans about the causes and consequences of the war.

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The Home Ministry, through the Immigration Department, is in the process of extending the Migrant Repatriation Programme, which is set to conclude on March 31.

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