Singapore economy

Young leaders must venture abroad to play a global role: Jabil’s May Yap

Those who want to be at the helm should experience the world first-hand, says the manufacturing giant’s CIO

Manpower Minister Tan See Leng says while AI disruptions cannot be fully foreseen, early signs at home and globally offer reason for optimism.

Singapore’s AI transition need not pit workers against businesses, says Tan See Leng

MPs call for AI adoption to be linked to job redesign and worker outcomes; government vows no worker will be left behind

We must move beyond the "Ikea moment" – where people are discovering that AI tools are not as difficult to use as imagined, just as Ikea shoppers overcome their uncertainty about assembling their own furniture.

Beyond the ‘Ikea moment’: Forging Singapore’s sovereign resilience in the AI era

Achieving AI Nation status is a continuous exercise in strategic indispensability

Minister of State for Digital Development and Information and Education Jasmin Lau says human judgment remains indispensable even in an AI-enabled workplace.

Companies that replace workers with AI risk losing competitive edge, relying on vendors: Jasmin Lau

Investing in employees, such as by training them, facilitating their access to frontier AI tools are in firms’ long-term interest, she notes

Retail sales for supermarkets and hypermarkets are up 2.7% year on year in March.

Singapore retail sales grow 4.8% in March, but cool from Chinese New Year-driven February surge

On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, retail sales rise 3.7% in March

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong at the May Day Rally on May 1.  As the crisis continues, stagflation risks are rising, he said.

Hormuz crisis could be more severe than 1970s oil shocks: PM Wong

The country must brace for months-long disruption and pressures are likely to intensify, he warns

From left: NTUC secretary-general Ng Chee Meng, Manpower Minister Tan See Leng and Singapore National Employers Federation president Tan Hee Teck. AI is a focus across all 3 May Day messages from the tripartite partners.

Tripartite partners pledge to guide workers, firms through AI’s challenges, opportunities

The 3 partners also announce formation of Tripartite Jobs Council to support workers and enterprises in an AI-driven economy

From left: NTUC secretary-general Ng Chee Meng, Manpower Minister Tan See Leng and SNEF president Tan Hee Teck at a media briefing on the formation of the Tripartite Jobs Council.

Singapore forms Tripartite Jobs Council to help workers and businesses navigate AI disruption

It will coordinate upskilling efforts, enterprise AI adoption and transition support across worker segments