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Trade between Singapore and Africa has been growing at a compound annual growth rate of over 7.6 percent over the past five years, a senior official said at the weekend. ( read original story ...)

On expulsion from Malaysia, Singapore became ‘an accidental state’ on Aug. 9, 1965. Its founding father Lee Kuan Yew, who died in 2015 had earlier become the chief minister of the self-governing ... ( read original story ...)

For the first time in nearly a decade, Singapore's Changi Airport has lost its spot at the top of Skytrax's annual ranking of the world's best airports. ( read original story ...)

Neobael, a Singapore-based edtech startup, has closed its pre-seed round at US$215,000, led by KPB Investments. The Singapore edtech startup said it was created without an office during the pandemic ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: A quiet sense of pride hung in the air at a ceremonial parade marking National Day on Monday (Aug 9)  - a pared-back celebration in line with tightened public health measures. The Float @ M ... ( read original story ...)

A compact Ceremonial Parade was held at the Float@Marina Bay here today to mark the 56th National Day of Singapore, attended by Singapore President Halimah Yacob and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. ( read original story ...)

Singapore will recalibrate its foreign worker policies to strike a balance between accepting overseas workers and addressing the economic and social concerns of its citizens, Prime Minister Lee Hsien ... ( read original story ...)

Five more Covid-19 cases were linked to the CHIJ Katong Convent cluster on Sunday (Aug 8), taking the total number of cases related to the secondary school to eight. ( read original story ...)

As we celebrate the 56th birthday of Singapore, it’s the perfect time to look back and thank our esports heroes who have flown our country’s flag high. Unlike Olympic athletes, our esports heroes ... ( read original story ...)

The Singapore government will adjust foreign worker policies to address concerns among locals over competition for jobs, even as the global business hub remains open to talent from overseas, its prime ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore today recorded 73 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, including 21 that are not linked to earlier detected infections. The Ministry of Health said in a statement that of the 73 cases, 43 ... ( read original story ...)

However, when the number of work pass holders is large, people naturally become worried about competition for jobs, Lee noted. ( read original story ...)

Singapore will recalibrate its foreign worker policies to balance between remaining accepting of those from overseas, and addressing the economic and social concerns of its citizens, Prime Minister ... ( read original story ...)

The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Sunday (8 August) reported the detection of XX new cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore, taking the country's total case count to XX + 65,686. ( read original story ...)

In his National Day message, PM @Lee Hsien Loong says Singapore is in a "more resilient position" in its battle against COVID-19. But he notes that the pandemic has strained fault lines in society and ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 73 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections as of noon on Sunday (Aug 8), including 21 with no links to previous cases.  Forty-three infections linked to previous ... ( read original story ...)