LTA awards over S$300 million in contracts for 660 electric buses.
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded six contracts for 660 new electric buses, which will be progressively deployed for passenger service from end-2026, it said on Monday (Dec 15). These contracts, collectively worth S$322.2 million, are for 360 single-deck and 300 double-deck buses from four companies.
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Economists raise Singapore’s 2026 growth forecast to 2.3%.
Private-sector economists have turned more optimistic about the Republic’s 2026 growth, with a median expectation of 2.3 per cent in the latest quarterly survey released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Wednesday (Dec 17). This is up from their 1.9 per cent forecast in a September survey, and in the upper half of the 1 to 3 per cent forecast range issued by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) in November.
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7 new three-year ITE courses to start in 2026.
More students will be able to pursue three-year Higher Nitec courses at the Institute of Technical Education (ITE). This will bring the total number of three-year Higher Nitec courses to 49. In a statement on Dec 18, the institute said this move marks the full transition of ITE’s Nitec courses to the three-year Higher Nitec curricular structure, progressively implemented since 2022. The structure shortens students’ route to advanced certification from four years to three.
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Singapore's November exports rise by 11.6%.
Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX) rose by 11.6 per cent in November from the same month a year earlier, Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) said on Wednesday (Dec 17). The rise, which beat expectations, is mainly attributed to volatile pharmaceuticals and supported by electronic products, such as integrated circuits and personal computers (PCs), EnterpriseSG added.
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Singapore's fencers register best SEA Games performance with record eight-gold haul.
Singapore's fencers registered their best showing at the SEA Games after winning two golds on their final day of competition on Friday (Dec 19). At the Fashion Island mall's Island Hall, the men's epee and women's foil teams brought Singapore's total gold haul at the Games to eight.
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The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded six contracts for 660 new electric buses, which will be progressively deployed for passenger service from end-2026, it said on Monday (Dec 15). These contracts, collectively worth S$322.2 million, are for 360 single-deck and 300 double-deck buses from four companies.
Source
Economists raise Singapore’s 2026 growth forecast to 2.3%.
Private-sector economists have turned more optimistic about the Republic’s 2026 growth, with a median expectation of 2.3 per cent in the latest quarterly survey released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Wednesday (Dec 17). This is up from their 1.9 per cent forecast in a September survey, and in the upper half of the 1 to 3 per cent forecast range issued by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) in November.
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7 new three-year ITE courses to start in 2026.
More students will be able to pursue three-year Higher Nitec courses at the Institute of Technical Education (ITE). This will bring the total number of three-year Higher Nitec courses to 49. In a statement on Dec 18, the institute said this move marks the full transition of ITE’s Nitec courses to the three-year Higher Nitec curricular structure, progressively implemented since 2022. The structure shortens students’ route to advanced certification from four years to three.
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Singapore's November exports rise by 11.6%.
Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX) rose by 11.6 per cent in November from the same month a year earlier, Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) said on Wednesday (Dec 17). The rise, which beat expectations, is mainly attributed to volatile pharmaceuticals and supported by electronic products, such as integrated circuits and personal computers (PCs), EnterpriseSG added.
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Singapore's fencers register best SEA Games performance with record eight-gold haul.
Singapore's fencers registered their best showing at the SEA Games after winning two golds on their final day of competition on Friday (Dec 19). At the Fashion Island mall's Island Hall, the men's epee and women's foil teams brought Singapore's total gold haul at the Games to eight.
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