Quah Ley Hoon has bold plans to future-proof Singapore’s port and, by extension, the global maritime industry.
Singapore police can access COVID-19 contact tracing data for criminal investigations
Under the country’s Criminal Procedure Code, the Singapore Police Force can obtain any data — including information gathered by the contact tracing TraceTogether app and wearable token — to …
Maldives to acquire AstraZeneca vaccine
The Maldives has announced a decision to sign an agreement to procure the COVID-19 vaccine produced by AstraZeneca Singapore and Oxford University, local media reported here Friday. The Maldives …
Coronavirus latest: Singapore GDP contracts 5.8% as conditions improve in 4th quarter
Singapore officials investigate how a marine surveyor and a harbour pilot contracted Covid-19. UK restaurants and casual dining outlets shed nearly 30,000 jobs last year. The Philippines deploys …
Covid pandemic sends Singapore’s economy to its worst ever recession in 2020
Singapore’s economy contracted by 5.8% year over year in 2020, better than official forecast for an annual contraction of between 6% and 6.5%.
Coronavirus: Malaysia in talks with Singapore on compassionate travel
Currently, Malaysians working in Singapore who wished to return to the country for compassionate reasons had to put in an appeal.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
‘High-fliers’ cross Himalayas before Singapore stopover
Those familiar with migratory birds in Singapore would probably have heard of the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Hisham: Malaysia, Singapore in talks to standardise SOPs over cross-border travel for compassionate reasons
Malaysia is in talks with Singapore to standardise the standard operating procedures (SOP) over cross-border travel for compassionate reasons, says Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein.
City won’t turn into Singapore to win Brexit business, minister insists
Britain will not seek to slash the City’s regulatory standards to win business after Brexit and does not intend to diverge from the EU’s rules in a big way, the City minister has said.Amid a debate …
Singapore sports facilities see surge in bookings as groups of eight allowed in phase 3
But he, and other private operators, have seen a surge in booking in recent weeks following Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s announcement that Singapore will move into phase three. Group-size limits …