The plans by countries around the world to set a global minimum corporate tax rate will make it harder for Singapore to attract investments, Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said on Monday (5 July). ( read original story ...)
Wunderman Thompson Study Reveals Singapore’s Mental Health is in Decline
A new health study by Wunderman Thompson uncovers that although 44% of people in Singapore say they are healthier now than before the pandemic, there is a large societal problem simmering under the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Investigates Cardiac Arrest of Vaccinated Teenager
Singapore’s government will investigate the case of a 16-year-old student who suffered from cardiac arrest to determine if there was a link to his covid vaccination, the Ministry of Health said. ( read original story ...)
Of 13 new COVID cases in Singapore, 6 local with 2 unlinked
The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Monday (5 July) confirmed 13 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, taking the country's total case count to 62,630. ( read original story ...)
AAR on Singapore’s COVID response will be more ‘broad-ranging’ than COI: Teo Chee Hean
An after-action review (AAR) of the Singapore government's response to the coronavirus will be more broad-ranging than a Committee of Inquiry (COI), said Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean on Monday (5 ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: as Singapore moves towards ‘new normal’, Hong Kong’s vaccination woes could make travel bubble dangerous, expert warns
Singapore’s plan to shift away from its zero-case coronavirus strategy could leave Hong Kong exposed to a higher risk of importing variant strains when its long-awaited travel bubble with the city ... ( read original story ...)
5 things to do in Singapore this week: July 5 to 11, 2021
This coming week, ignite your creative spark with a diverse slew of film festivals, art exhibitions, and exciting performances.A beloved art film festival returns alongside a popular rainbow-coloured ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore shipping bosses, please check in on your minority colleagues
The Council has reviewed the advertisement and concluded that no breach of Singapore Code of Advertising Practice has been disclosed”. The response to a complaint I filed with the Advertising ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Prisons: 75-years of peacetime rehabilitation and wartime horrors
SINGAPORE - The 75-year history of the Singapore Prison Service is more of a saga than a mere logbook of jails, jailbirds and jail craft, given its record of pre-1946 wartime horrors and the peacetime ... ( read original story ...)
Payment performance of Singapore firms falls slightly in Q2
Payment performance of local firms fell slightly after three consecutive quarters of improvement.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
WEEKLY ROUND-UP: Sports happenings in Singapore (28 Jun – 4 Jul)
Here is a round-up of sports events and developments in Singapore in the past week (28 June to 4 July): Crisis Ops Centre to assist Olympians. The Singapore governme ... ( read original story ...)
2PM members say they were naked when fans barged into Singapore hotel room
SEOUL - K-pop boy band 2PM members Taecyeon and Chansung have spilled the beans on a time when hardcore fans surprised them while they were sleeping in the buff in a hotel room in Singapore.. Read ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore VC firm Tanglin Venture Partners targets $100m close of second fund in Q3
The company is learnt to have already raised more than half the targeted amount in the fund's first close a few months back ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to become one of first nations to STOP counting Covid cases as it plans to treat virus ‘like the flu’
SINGAPORE could become one of the first countries to stop recording daily Covid case numbers in a bid to get life back to normal by treating the virus "like the flu". The south-east Asian country has ... ( read original story ...)
1 local transmission among 11 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore
The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Sunday (4 July) confirmed the detection of 11 new cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore, taking the country's total case count to 62,617. ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: One locally transmitted infection, unlinked to earlier cases, among 11 new cases in Singapore
Singapore today recorded one new locally transmitted case of Covid-19, which has not been traced to previously reported cases. There were also 10 imported cases which had already been placed on ... ( read original story ...)