India currently imports approximately 80 per cent of its requirement of medical devices, with the US, Germany, China, Singapore and Netherlands being top exporters of such devices to the country, the ... ( read original story ...)
Health Check Podcast: Understanding Singapore’s portfolio approach to vaccine procurement
This is a fortnightly podcast series on Wednesdays by The Straits Times that aims to help you make sense of heath matters that affect you.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Budget 2021: Deficit expected as Singapore’s fiscal position remains challenging, say economists | Video
Singapore's fiscal position remains challenging and a deficit is expected in the upcoming Budget 2021, say economists, adding that it will still be within the tolerance limit of policymakers. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Inc gains new figurehead as Temasek appoints next chief
Pillay is succeeding Ho Ching, a well-known figurehead who has led Temasek since 2004 and is also the wife of the prime minister, whose late father Lee Kuan Yew is credited with founding the modern ... ( read original story ...)
Former Miss Universe S’pore contestant jailed 6 weeks for using friends’ debit cards to shop online
Miss Universe Singapore 2017 contestant, Ashley Rita Wong Kai Lin, was sentenced to six weeks' jail on Feb. 11 after she memorised two of her friends' debit card details and used them to spend over $2 ... ( read original story ...)
Best mobile phone insurance: Coverage & cheapest plans (2021)
I’ve always considered myself to be a careful person and I take good care of my belongings. That is until I accidentally dropped my Smartphone in a huge bowl of miso soup recently. It all happened so ... ( read original story ...)
2 community cases among 18 new COVID-19 infections in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 18 new COVID-19 cases on Friday (Feb 12), including two cases in the community. There were 16 imported cases, who ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore trade associations play critical role in helping firms tap opportunities from digitalisation: Chan Chun Sing
They play a critical role in the national effort to introduce firms to new technologies, he said.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
18 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore; 2 in the community
The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Friday (12 February) preliminarily confirmed 18 new cases of COVID-19 in Singapore, taking the country’s total case count to 59,777.Two of them are community cases, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s economy able to bounce back this year, but some sectors will take longer to recover: PM Lee
Sectors like tourism, transport, aviation and construction will take longer to recover, he said.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Seniors across Singapore to start getting vaccinated against Covid-19 from Feb 22: PM Lee
This comes after a month-long pilot for those aged 70 and above in Ang Mo Kio and Tanjong Pagar.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore economy expected to bounce back this year, bulk of it ‘should be able to recover’: PM Lee
SINGAPORE: The bulk of Singapore's economy is expected to recover this year after last year's drubbing from the COVID-19 pandemic. Some sectors ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s economy able to bounce back this year, but some sectors will take longer: PM Lee
Sectors like tourism, transport, aviation and construction will take longer to recover, he said.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Seniors across Singapore to start getting vaccinated from Feb 22: PM Lee
This comes after a month-long pilot, where those aged 70 and above in Ang Mo Kio and Tanjong Pagar began receiving their shots from Jan 27.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Monetary Authority of Singapore Requests Residents to use E-Hongbao, a Virtual Red Packet for Gifting During Lunar New Year
Monetary Authority of Singapore requests residents to use e-hongbao, a virtual red packet for gifting during Lunar New Year. ( read original story ...)
Young Singapore Chefs Serve Up Hope For Street Food’s Future
The 25-year-old is among a growing number of young street-food vendors -- known as "hawkers" locally -- fuelling hopes that a new generation will preserve the city-state's culinary traditions. ( read original story ...)