GCBs are large, green, rare and ultra-exclusive. With price tags in the tens of millions, they are home to some of the city state’s richest people. ( read original story ...)
WEEKLY ROUND-UP: Sports happenings in Singapore (23-29 Aug)
Here is a round-up of sports events and developments in Singapore in the past week (23 to 29 August): Singapore's national netball captain Charmaine Soh has been selected by World Netball as its ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Says Its Residents Are 80 Percent Fully Vaccinated, Signaling Gradual Reopening
"It is the result of the people of Singapore coming forward to take care of themselves and the people around them," Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said. ( read original story ...)
Opportunities abound in Africa for Singapore firms: ESG, experts
SINGAPORE - Singapore companies have long been encouraged to expand into Asia's fast-growing market but they are now being urged to take advantage of the immense opportunities opening up in Africa.. ( read original story ...)
National Day Rally 2021: A Singapore-style approach to bridge fault lines
SINGAPORE - Covid-19 has cast a spotlight on vulnerable groups, and deepened several fault lines - between haves and have-nots, locals and foreigners, and over race.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore will pass new laws to combat racism, workplace discrimination: PM Lee
Singapore will introduce new laws to deal with racial and workplace discrimination, and in a widely expected landmark move, will allow Muslim nurses to wear the Islamic headscarf to work, Prime ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore now the most vaccinated country against Covid
Singapore has fully inoculated 80 percent of its 5.7 million people against COVID-19, according to officials, becoming the world’s most vaccinated country and setting the stage for further easing of ... ( read original story ...)
New Singapore law to be enacted to maintain racial harmony, with ‘soft, gentle touches’ to compel offenders to make amends
To nudge Singaporeans, over time, to behave better and treat everyone equally regardless of race, a new Maintenance of Racial Harmony Act will be introduced to the law books soon, Prime Minister Lee ... ( read original story ...)
PM says Singapore must remain open as anxiety over job competition grows
Singapore must stay open to preserve its status as a global business hub, its prime minister said on Sunday, even as the country continues to tighten its foreign worker policies and addresses ... ( read original story ...)
NDR 2021: More foreign investments among requirements for Singapore to sustain longer-term growth, says PM Lee
SINGAPORE: Singapore must preserve its business hub status, attract more foreign investments, and continue to develop local companies and entrepreneurs in order to sustain growth in the long run, said ... ( read original story ...)
‘I was thrown in jail and a mental institution, then deported from Singapore… for not wearing a Covid-19 mask’
Don’t like wearing masks? Neither does Benjamin Glynn. But his refusal to wear one, on account of his failure to accept Singapore’s right to make them legally mandatory, saw him treated like a ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus digest: Singapore is now the most vaccinated country
The Asian island state has fully vaccinated 80% of its population. Elsewhere, Japan is struggling to keep its inoculation campaign on track over tainted Moderna vaccines. All the latest with DW. ( read original story ...)
80% of Singapore population now fully vaccinated: Ong Ye Kung
Singapore has "crossed another milestone" with 80 per cent of its population now fully vaccinated against COVD-19, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Sunday (29 August). ( read original story ...)
Singapore crosses 80% Covid-19 vaccination milestone: Ong Ye Kung
SINGAPORE - The nation's Covid-19 vaccination rate has reached a new milestone, with 80 per cent of the population having received two doses of the vaccine as at Sunday (Aug 29).Revealing this in a ... ( read original story ...)
80% of Singapore population received full COVID-19 vaccination regimen: Ong Ye Kung
SINGAPORE: Eighty per cent of Singapore’s population have received their full COVID-19 vaccination regimen of two doses, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said on Sunday (Aug 29). C ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Hits 80% Vaccine Threshold Seen as Key to More Easing
Singapore has outpaced most advanced economies to fully vaccinate 80% of its population against Covid-19, paving the way for the small but wealthy city-state to forge ahead with reopening in an ... ( read original story ...)