Singapore puts ‘temporary pause’ on new data centres: Why and what it means for the industry Toggle share menu Advertisement Advertisement Business Singapore puts ‘temporary pause’ on new data centres: Why and what it means for the industry Email, videos, social media content — anything you do online — are stored in data centres like these. 10 May 2021 06:29PM) Share this content Bookmark SINGAPORE: With consumers and businesses gobbling up more data in an increasingly connected world, data centres are in hot demand. Packed with rows and rows of servers, they store, process and communicate data produced every single day, forming the backbone of a booming digital economy around the world.