Singapore appoints UK firm Mott MacDonald to study nuclear energy technologies

The Energy Market Authority said no decision had been made to deploy nuclear energy in Singapore.

A photo of nuclear power plants. (File photo: iStock)

Chelsea Ong

02 Sep 2025 

SINGAPORE: The Energy Market Authority (EMA) has appointed the Singapore office of British firm Mott MacDonald to study advanced nuclear energy technologies, it announced on Tuesday (Sep 2).

'So tiring' to be friends with Singaporeans, says French woman

Amandine Honvault got lots of responses to her cheeky video.
SCREENGRAB: NEWTOSINGAPORE/TIKTOK

Sep 1, 2025

"Their expectations are unmatched," says the woman, tongue in cheek.

Sammy Obeid - Censorship Allegations

Comedian Sammy Obeid alleges censorship as shows cancelled; IMDA cites late licence application

IMDA said it had not requested any edits to be made to the script and that the licence was rejected because it was submitted late.

Stand-up comedian Sammy Obeid and a screenshot of his Instagram post on Aug 27, 2025, about his event's cancellation.
(File photos: Mr Sammy Obeid's website and Instagram/@sammyobeid)

28 Aug 2025

SINGAPORE: The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) said on Thursday (Aug 28) that several allegations by a comedian about his Singapore shows’ cancellation were "inaccurate".

The authority said the licence application for Mr Sammy Obeid's shows on Sunday was rejected because it was submitted late.