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Singapore could move migrant workers who have recovered from the coronavirus to cruise ships, thinking they might be safer there than in dormitories that have become infection hotbeds. Like this ... ( read original story ...)

Ho Ching, head of Singapore’s state-owned investment company and wife of the country’s prime minister, blasted criticism on the city-state’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, saying it wasn’t ... ( read original story ...)

Supermarket moguls Lim Hock Chee and his brothers Lim Hock Eng and Lim Hock Leng have seen their combined fortune touch $1 billion for the first time. ( read original story ...)

Singapore is assessing whethe who have recovered from coronavirus might be safer on cruise ships than back in dormitories that have become infection hotbeds, despite problems controlling onboard ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore has seen its biggest number of new cases in a single day, driven by increased testing of foreign workers. Once praised for its success in containing the virus, Singapore is now facing a ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore researchers have invented a disinfecting robot with an arm that mimics human movement, to help take the load off overworked cleaners during the coronavirus pandemic. The "XDBOT" is a ... ( read original story ...)

Mass testing has revealed the extent of the spread amongst Singapore's migrant worker community. ( read original story ...)

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Singapore late Thursday reported a record jump in coronavirus cases, most of them linked to packed dormitories housing foreign workers, as it battled a second wave of infections. The affluent ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's health ministry confirmed 728 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, taking the tally to 4,427 in the city-state. It said 654 of the new cases were linked to migrant workers' dormitories. ( read original story ...)

A further 728 people have been confirmed and verified with Covid-19 infection in Singapore, the country’s Ministry of Health said in a statement on Thursday, a record number of new cases reported in a ... ( read original story ...)

After receiving global praise for its handling of the coronavirus, Singapore is now showing signs that it's struggling to flatten the COVID-19 curve. ( read original story ...)

There are two Singapores: one for citizens, long-term residents and expatriates, and one for the low-wage migrant workers. ( read original story ...)

By David Leonhardt Opinion Columnist This article is part of David Leonhardt’s newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it each weekday. This has been the week when everybody seems to be thinking ... ( read original story ...)

As Singapore earns global praise for mitigating its spread of the coronavirus -- migrant workers there are facing a different reality. Infections are mounting among them, and it may expose a weak link ... ( read original story ...)

The city-state has seen a sharp increase in infections among migrant laborers. In South Korea curbing the pandemic came with a trade-off: Big Brother. ( read original story ...)