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Singapore could still be living with restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus for more than a year, even after it enters the next stage of pandemic easing measures as cases comes under ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore isn’t expected to extend more virus aid until February’s budget, when the government is likely to provide targeted help to its weakest sectors, according to a senior official. ( read original story ...)

Safe distancing ambassadors help ensure Singaporeans are observing health guidelines to maintain the country’s success in curbing cases of COVID-19. ( read original story ...)

Singapore could be in a so-called Phase 3 of virus curbs for more than a year, until an effective vaccine or treatment is widely available and distributed, Education Minister Lawrence Wong, who also ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - There were five new coronavirus cases confirmed as of noon on Wednesday (Nov 18), all of them imported, for the eighth day in a row. Those infected had been placed on stay-home notices on ... ( read original story ...)

The US Navy Secretary’s proposal is seen as a ‘trial balloon’ that is unlikely to garner immediate regional support. ( read original story ...)

Lee Hsien Loong said talent is crucial for Singapore to become a regional tech powerhouse, despite potential friction between foreigners and locals. ( read original story ...)

Gay and lesbian people are “valued members of society” and welcome in Singapore, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Wednesday, in a statement that is at odds with his government’s resistance to ... ( read original story ...)

A new Covid-19 treatment could become available in Singapore and beyond by early-2021 as biotech company Hummingbird Bioscience trials its experimental therapy. ( read original story ...)

The Singapore stock market has climbed higher in two straight sessions, advancing more than 65 points or 2.4 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 2,780-point ... ( read original story ...)

With their terracotta roof tiles, French-style timber windows and brightly-colored facades, Singapore’s distinctive shophouses are becoming the latest sought-after property asset for family offices, ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong argued the island nation must welcome foreign talent to realize its goal of becoming a technology center, while acknowledging the tensions this could foster ... ( read original story ...)

The Singapore high court has ordered water treatment firm Hyflux HYFL.SI to be placed under judicial management, according to a stock exchange filing on Tuesday, after more than two years of the ... ( read original story ...)

Since the elderly are least comfortable with smartphones, the government has also turned to wearable tech to try and reach the whole population. In June, it launched a tracking device that functions ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong sees the government running a budget deficit at least through early next year, and perhaps “a while” longer, as the coronavirus-hit economy bends the ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore is expected to run a budget deficit next year and may not be able to balance its books for a while, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Tuesday, adding fiscal support is needed to repair ... ( read original story ...)