Ong Ye Kung

SINGAPORE (Sept 21): Singapore’s well-publicised succession plan has been in place for several years and a decision on the next prime minister isn’t too far away, according to Singapore Education Minister Ong Ye Kung, one of several men seen as a lead

SINGAPORE (Sept 21): Singapore, grappling with an aging population and a shortage of high-tech workers, says it needs to bring in foreign talent in areas including software programming while the country rebalances its education system to meet future deman

SINGAPORE (Sept 17): Singapore on Monday launched the Singapore Quick Response Code (SGQR), which combines multiple payment QR codes into a single SGQR label.

SINGAPORE (Aug 10): Times are changing for businesses with the boom of the e-payments movement in Singapore.

SINGAPORE (July 23): Global enterprise software corporation SAP on Friday morning signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Singapore’s five polytechnics and SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) to launch SAP Skills University Singapore – an information

SINGAPORE (June 21): Singapore is pushing ahead with the embracing of electronic payments, with plans in the pipeline to lower its dependency on cash as well as eliminate cheques.

SINGAPORE (Apr 18): Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, 66, has said he will reshuffle his cabinet soon and is widely expected to do so before Parliament reconvenes on May 7. The impending changes will increase the focus on a group of younger minist

SINGAPORE (Nov 16): A landmark partnership has been established under the TechSkills Accelerator (TeSA) FinTech Collective with today’s signing of a memorandum of intent (MoI) between the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), the Monetary Authori

SINGAPORE (Nov 14): Singapore’s Tech Skills Accelerator (TeSA) FinTech Collective will be formalised this week, said Ong Ye Kung, Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills), Second Minister for Defence, and a member of the Monetary Authority o

SINGAPORE (Oct 30): The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Monday introduced an industry transformation map (ITM) for the rapidly changing financial services industry.