Stephanie Adeline

Oct 18, 2024 | straitstimes.com | Shabana Begum |Stephanie Adeline

There are a number of factors. Among them are energy security and prices – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused prices of natural gas to spike, and pushed countries to prioritise domestic energy generation, such as by using nuclear power. Pressure is also mounting on countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, as extreme weather events due to climate change are wreaking increasing havoc across the world.

Oct 13, 2024 | straitstimes.com | Ng Wei Kai |Stephanie Adeline

SINGAPORE – When Mr Hamdi Hayee took a job as a cleaning supervisor 16 years ago, he wanted to leave the catering business to reduce contact with food and drink forbidden for Muslims to consume, such as alcohol and pork. But over the years, his wages stagnated at around $1,000 a month, and finances were tight. “I had to be careful with what I spent on,” said the 62-year-old, whose wife is in the same line.

Dec 7, 2023 | straitstimes.com | Alex Lim |Stephanie Adeline

Data is invisible until it’s not there. On Oct 14, a data centre issue caused an outage affecting DBS Bank and Citibank customers in Singapore for over eight hours halting 2.5 million transactions. Disruptions to data flow do not only cause immediate inconvenience, but also hint at the broader issues tied to data handling, such as energy consumption and data security.

Mar 30, 2023 | straitstimes.com | Stephanie Adeline

Jan 5, 2023 | baycitytribune.com | Stephanie Adeline