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Singapore Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management (SIPMM) announced Monday evening that the Singapore purchasing managers' index (PMI), an early indicator of manufacturing activity, declined ... ( read original story ...)

A 41-year-old sound technician who sexually abused his daughter for six years and forced his teenage son to rape the boy's own mother was sentenced to 29 years' jail and 24 strokes of the cane on ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore-based ride-hailing and payments firm Grab on Monday named Alex Hungate, the CEO of in-flight catering services firm and airport ground handler SATS , as its new chief operating officer, with ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - Manufacturing activity in Singapore suffered a second month of decline but maintained its expansionary course for the 15th month in a row, thanks to the electronics sector's continued ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s factory activity in September expanded for the 15th consecutive month, but at a slower rate than the previous month. The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) in September fell to 50 ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - Singapore still has some way to go in getting people and businesses to be more active in tapping online platform services, according to a study released on Monday (Oct 4) by a new ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore is facing one of the “most serious threats” from foreign parties seeking to undermine the country, said Law and Home Affairs Minister Minister K Shanmugam on Monday (4 October). ( read original story ...)

Law and home affairs minister K. Shanmugam did not identify Fica’s targets, saying there would be implications in naming countries, but mentioned expulsion of Chinese-American academic Huang Jing. ( read original story ...)

The police will be interviewing Workers’ Party Member of Parliament (MP) Raeesah Khan to gather more information over an alleged incident that she raised in Parliament two months ago about a rape ... ( read original story ...)

It now takes between 48 and 72 hours to convey patients above 70 who test positive for Covid-19 in a PCR test to hospital.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

Six in 10 business owners in Singapore say they are barely surviving the Covid-19 pandemic but are cautiously optimistic about the future. ( read original story ...)

Elsewhere, New Zealand is shifting to living with the virus after dropping its zero-Covid strategy, and Australian cases continue to rise. ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s parliament is debating controversial legislation that the government says is necessary to counter alleged foreign interference, but opposition parties, rights groups, social media ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore is looking to launch new vaccinated travel lanes by the end of the year and is in negotiations with several countries including those in Europe and also the U.S., Trade Minister Gan Kim Yong ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's parliament is set on Monday to debate a proposed law to counter foreign interference that has sparked concerns from opposition parties, rights groups and experts about its broad scope and ... ( read original story ...)

The MTF's focus has shifted to ramping up healthcare (through the expansion of COVID-19 treatment facilities). familiarising people with the new self-isolation protocols, and more. Here are all the ... ( read original story ...)