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The World Economic Forum has again pushed back its 2021 annual meeting in Singapore, rescheduling it for August from May given what it called "challenges in containing the pandemic". The Geneva-based ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore has become the first country in Asia to grant approval for Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine and the city-state said it expects the first shipment to arrive around March. ( read original story ...)

Local equities continued their advance on Wednesday (Feb 3) after another robust performance on Wall Street.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

Singapore has become the first country in Asia to approve Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine as it begins rolling out its immunisation programme to the wider population. The city-state expects to receive the ... ( read original story ...)

Legislation detailing the scope of law enforcement's access to COVID-19 contact tracing data is passed in Singapore, but questions are raised on whether police access should be included given the ... ( read original story ...)

Google co-founder Sergey Brin has opened a family office in Singapore to help manage his fortune, making him the latest tycoon to establish a private investment company in the financial hub. The ... ( read original story ...)

The world's ninth-richest person, Sergey Brin, is setting up a company in the city-state to manage his wealth. ( read original story ...)

Violent extremist ideologies also remained a concern, with the recent case of a student detained by the ISD.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

Singapore passed legislation that will allow the government to use Covid-19 tracing data in certain criminal investigations, formalizing legal powers that had sparked unusual controversy. ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s battered property firms are hitting a snag in their recovery after rising coronavirus infections led to an extension of remote work in the city-state. ( read original story ...)

Government reveals there has been no indication its systems or the country's critical information infrastructures have been severely impacted by the SolarWinds breach and it is talks with WhatsApp to ... ( read original story ...)

The police are now looking to enhance their anti-gang outreach efforts online.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday (Feb 2) said Singapore's overall crime rate rose last year due to a rise in scam cases, ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Since March last year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has helped more than 250 Singapore residents enter Malaysia due to ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore signaled that local banks and borrowers should move away from using the discredited London interbank offered rate to price financial products this year, even after global Libor authorities ... ( read original story ...)

The Disney Plus streaming service will launch later this month in Singapore with the promise of large volumes of new content. Details of the Feb. 23 launch and upcoming programming were announced ... ( read original story ...)