News & Reviews:   singapore

Grab has officially received the first Cross-Border Ride-Hail Service Operator Licence (CRSOL), allowing it to operate app-based cross-border taxi booking services between Singapore and Malaysia. The announcement was made on 30 April 2026, with a pilot service expected to start from 4 May 2026.

Malaysia may introduce subsidised season passes for the upcoming Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System Link, with support specifically targeted at Malaysian citizens. Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said the government is currently exploring how it can provide financial assistance to make such passes viable for daily commuters.

The next-generation Pokémon game known as Pokémon Winds and Waves could reportedly feature a region inspired by Southeast Asia. So, what should you know about it?

The English football league, the Premier League, will launch its own streaming platform in Singapore starting next season. The platform will use the name Premier League+. That said, what should you know about it?

So recently, Apple hosted us at its Durability Lab in Singapore. This was not a showroom or a marketing exercise, but rather the lab exists to recreate real-world abuse in a controlled and repeatable way, allowing Apple to stress components over and over again in a short period of time.

A few months ago, we reported that HBO Max and Viu were joining forces to release a streaming bundle. Well, the day has finally come. The HBO Max & Viu Bundle is now officially available in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, offering a first-of-its-kind entertainment package in the Asia Pacific region, for RM33.90 per month.

EPG, a Singapore-based modular data centre provider with a factory in Johor Bahru, has just received BOMBA certification from the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department. So, what should you know about it?

From January 2026, students in secondary schools across Singapore will no longer be allowed to use smartphones or smartwatches during any school hours. This includes times outside of lessons such as recess, breaks, and co-curricular activities (CCAs).

The government of Singapore Police Force (SPF) has formally instructed Google and Apple to implement safeguards preventing fraudsters from spoofing government-agency identities on their messaging platforms. The order comes after a surge in scams where messages appearing to come from official organisations — such as the national postal service — were sent through encrypted messaging apps.

At the Singapore FinTech Festival, Mastercard unveiled an ambitious vision to transform e-commerce in the Asia Pacific: making online shopping completely password-free and card-number-free by 2030. While over a third of Mastercard transactions worldwide are already tokenised, realising this vision in the Asia Pacific — projected to exceed USD 7 trillion by 2030 — will require collaboration across the payments ecosystem.