A global ranking on child rights placed Brunei Darussalam in 70th place and the fifth best in South-East Asia, following Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Singapore. The Sultanate scored an average of 0 …
Coronavirus live news: Singapore reopens schools; Abu Dhabi closes borders
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Hong Kong Probes Cluster, Indian States Take Lead: Virus Update
Hong Kong authorities are concerned about a new cluster of cases that indicates transmission both at home and in the workplace. Singapore is starting a phased return to work after the number of new …
Singapore’s Record Deposits Seen Signaling Risk Aversion
A jump in Singapore bank deposits probably reflects investors’ risk aversion and inflows from markets including Hong Kong given the country’s status as a private banking hub, according to Bloomberg …
Schools Reopen as Singapore Eases Lockdown Restrictions
With temperatures checked, masks fitted, and hand sanitizers at the ready, many Singapore children returned to school on Tuesday after a novel coronavirus lockdown of nearly two months. Across the …
Southeast Asia’s Lazada says its online grocery sales in Singapore jumped due to coronavirus
Southeast Asia’s e-commerce giant Lazada introduced a new delivery system on April 4 that allowed the company to increase its capacity by 50%.
The Latest: Singapore has reopened 75% of its economy | Raleigh News & Observer
Singapore has reopened 75 percent of its economy as part of a three-phase controlled approach to end a virus lockdown in place since early April.
Back to school in masks as Singapore eases virus curbs
Pupils wearing face masks returned to school in Singapore on Tuesday and some workplaces re-opened as coronavirus restrictions were eased in the hard-hit city-state. But with new infections slowing …
Singapore rushes to build housing for 60,000 migrant workers after virus outbreak
SINGAPORE, June 1 (Reuters) – The Singapore government is racing to create additional housing for about 60,000 migrant workers by …
Bankers in Face Shields Are Part of Singapore’s Cautious Return
Mostly empty offices, staggered work hours, face shields and contact tracing — that’s what Singapore’s cautious return to work will look like under the watchful gaze of the hub’s financial regulator.