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Government defends need to allow police access to the country's contact tracing data to aid in "very serious offences", revealing that the TraceTogether data already has been used at least once in a ... ( read original story ...)

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 ...)