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The policy reverses previous assurances that the data would be limited to coronavirus contact-tracing, sparking renewed concerns about privacy. ( read original story ...)

According to the update, app data "may be used in circumstances where citizen safety and security is or has been affected." ... ( read original story ...)

Reversing earlier assurances, authorities says tracing data can be used beyond Covid for criminal investigations. ( read original story ...)

With a nearly 80 percent uptake among the country’s population, Singapore’s TraceTogether app is one of the best examples of what a successful centralized contact tracing effort can look like as ... ( read original story ...)

Quah Ley Hoon has bold plans to future-proof Singapore's port and, by extension, the global maritime industry. ( read original story ...)

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 ... ( read original story ...)

Thailand dealing with biggest coronavirus outbreak yet; Singapore will use contact-tracing technology for criminal investigations; South Korea expands ban on social gatherings nationwide ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore will consider relaxing travel restrictions for people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, the co-head of the government's virus taskforce said on Monday. ( read original story ...)

Singapore said on Monday its police will be able to use data obtained by its coronavirus contact-tracing technology for criminal investigations, a decision likely to increase privacy concerns around ... ( read original story ...)

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 ... ( read original story ...)

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%. ( read original story ...)

The model requires an amount of state intervention and compliance that might be less feasible in other parts of the world. ( read original story ...)

The new attractions are aimed at keeping people engaged with Changi Airport, whose importance to the tiny city state is hard to underestimate. ( read original story ...)

It is infusing about 15 to 20 per cent of its degree programmes with content that cuts across disciplines.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Thirty-five new COVID-19 cases were reported in Singapore as of noon on Sunday (Jan 3), said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore strengthened regulations for workers in the maritime industry after two more Covid-19 cases were found in the last two days of December. ( read original story ...)