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Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 16, 2020
New travel restrictions won’t affect supply of food, other essentials between Singapore and Malaysia: Chan Chun Sing
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SINGAPORE: The latest border restrictions announced on Sunday (Mar 15) for travellers arriving from ASEAN countries will not affect the supply of food and other essentials between Singapore and Malaysia, said Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing on Sunday. This is because the restrictions do not apply to Singaporeans and Malaysians using land and sea
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 15, 2020
Singapore Airlines waives rebooking fees for tickets issued on or before Mar 15
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SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) said it will waive rebooking fees for tickets issued on or before Sunday (Mar 15), hours after the country expanded its travel restrictions to include travellers who have visited ASEAN countries, UK, Japan and Switzerland. Customers booked on all SIA flights for travel up to May 31 this year can rebook
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 15, 2020
Universities, polytechnics suspend overseas placements as Singapore widens border restrictions
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SINGAPORE: Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs), including local universities and polytechnics, will suspend all overseas placements in light of new border restrictions announced by Singapore on Sunday (Mar 15). The Ministry of Education (MOE), together with the IHLs, have decided to suspend all official overseas placements, including internships and exchange programmes, until the end of July, MOE
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 15, 2020
12 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, 8 discharged: MOH
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SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health announced 12 new COVID-19 cases – with nine imported ones – on Saturday (Mar 14), bringing the country’s total to 212. The new cases in Singapore also include one case linked to the SAFRA Jurong cluster, one linked to a previous case and one patient with no links. Advertisement Advertisement A
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 14, 2020
13 new cases of COVID-19 in Singapore, 1 more discharged from hospital
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SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health (MOH) announced 13 more cases of COVID-19 in Singapore on Friday (Mar 13), bringing the total number to 200. One more patient has been discharged from hospital. Advertisement Advertisement A total of 97 patients have fully recovered to date, said MOH. Of the 103 confirmed cases who are still in hospital, most are
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 13, 2020
COVID-19: Singapore widens travel restrictions to Italy, France, Spain, Germany
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SINGAPORE: Singapore will block entry or transit for visitors with travel history to Italy, France, Spain and Germany within the last 14 days, amid a surge of COVID-19 cases in Europe. The new border restrictions, which take effect on Sunday (Mar 15) at 11.59pm, come after an increase in imported cases in Singapore, particularly of those
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 13, 2020
Smaller GRCs, more SMCs may boost GE contestability, a positive step for democracy in Singapore: Political observers
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SINGAPORE: The removal of six-member Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs) and smaller constituencies could be a good thing for opposition parties that typically have difficulties forming bigger teams, political observers said on Friday (Mar 13). There will be 14 Single Member Constituencies (SMCs), one more than the current 13. The two existing six-member GRCs – Ang
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 13, 2020
Singapore has ‘promptly shared information’ with Indonesia on COVID-19 cases involving Indonesians: MOH
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SINGAPORE: Singapore “has promptly shared information” with Indonesia on all the confirmed COVID-19 cases involving Indonesians, to facilitate contact tracing, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Friday (Mar 13). In a statement to media, MOH noted that Singapore and Indonesia are parties to the World Health Organization International Health Regulations (IHR). Advertisement Advertisement “Singapore
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 13, 2020
Singapore shares hit 10-year low over COVID-19 fears
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SINGAPORE: Singapore’s stock market went into a steep slide on Friday (Mar 13) as fears over the COVID-19 pandemic deepened, joining a global rout that has seen shellshocked investors across the world tip into a “sell-everything mode”. The benchmark Straits Times Index fell as much as 6.3 per cent to 2,510.88 during intra-day trading, Bloomberg
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 13, 2020
Singapore faces ‘serious situation’, needs to plan for spike in COVID-19 cases: PM Lee
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SINGAPORE: With the COVID-19 outbreak expected to continue for some time, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong warned on Thursday (Mar 12) that Singapore faces a “serious situation”, with a “possible spike” in new cases, more clusters and new waves of infection from other countries. However, the situation remains under control and Singapore will not raise
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 13, 2020
9 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, including 2 who attended mass religious gathering in Malaysia
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SINGAPORE: Nine new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Singapore on Thursday (Mar 12), including two people who attended a mass religious gathering at a mosque in Malaysia. The two are among five new imported cases reported on Thursday. Advertisement Advertisement Three new cases are linked to a cluster involving a private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong, raising the
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 12, 2020
COVID-19: Catholic masses to remain suspended, says Archbishop of Singapore
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SINGAPORE: The Catholic Church in Singapore will continue to suspend mass in light of the rising number of COVID-19 infections, it announced on Thursday (Mar 12). “We are not helping the situation if we resume Masses at this time, simply because of the sheer numbers of Catholics packing in each service, and their fluidity in
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 12, 2020
Singapore stocks plunge amid global sell-off after COVID-19 pandemic declared
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SINGAPORE: Singapore’s stock market plunged more than 4 per cent on Thursday (Mar 12) after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic and the United States announced a 30-day ban on travel from Europe over the coronavirus. The benchmark Straits Times Index fell as much as 4.2 per cent to 2,666.05
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Commentary: There is more support for Singapore firms to go overseas. But some just don’t want to
SINGAPORE: The government’s unrelenting push to hardcode the ethos of internationalisation into the DNA of businesses surfaced unsurprisingly in Budget 2020. New initiatives – such as Grow Digital, which aims to help companies leverage digital platforms to go global, and the SkillsFuture Enterprise Credit, which provides S$10,000 per enterprise to help with out-of-pocket expenses for