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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 14, 2020
COVID-19: Singapore’s defence agency designs adjustable, reusable face shields
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SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) has designed an adjustable, reusable face shield to protect the country’s frontline workers from COVID-19, amid a global shortage of protective equipment. Called FaceProtect+, the shield has an adjustable frame that caters to different face sizes and people who wear spectacles, said DSTA in a news release on
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 14, 2020
‘Thank you for all your hard work’: Josephine Teo thanks Singapore’s foreign workers in Tamil New Year greetings
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SINGAPORE: Minister for Manpower Josephine Teo on Tuesday (Apr 14) thanked foreign workers for their hard work in Singapore and their cooperation as the country fights to curb the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak. In a video, Mrs Teo extended her Tamil New Year greetings to foreign workers in Singapore, wishing them good health. Advertisement
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 6, 2020
The Big Read: Singapore’s oft-maligned millennials face their first crisis
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SINGAPORE: In February, final-year undergraduate Bianca Chua thought she was all set for the working world after starting her internship as a headhunter at a human resource (HR) firm. The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) business major secured the internship in December, and she had been told verbally and over email that she would be automatically converted
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 1, 2020
COVID-19: Rise in Singapore’s locally transmitted and unlinked cases, Health Minister stresses importance of safe distancing
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SINGAPORE: The number of locally transmitted and unlinked cases of COVID-19 in Singapore is increasing, said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong on Tuesday (Mar 31), as he stressed the importance of taking safe distancing measures seriously. On average, there are 25 locally transmitted cases a day, Mr Gan said during a press conference that was
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 30, 2020
Singapore’s fundamentals still strong although COVID-19 could slow foreign investments: DPM Heng
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SINGAPORE: The COVID-19 outbreak could slow down foreign investments but the country’s fundamentals remain strong and the reasons why global firms will want to invest in Singapore are still “intact”, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat on Monday (Mar 30). Mr Heng was responding to a question on how the rapid spread of the
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 29, 2020
Singapore’s COVID-19 cases exceed 800 with 70 new infections
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SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 70 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday (Mar 28), bringing the total number of cases to 802, including two more individuals linked to the SingPost Centre cluster. Of the new cases, 41 are imported and had travelled to Europe, North America, ASEAN and other parts of Asia, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in a
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
Singapore’s ‘bazooka’ stimulus to cushion COVID-19 pain, but recession still on the cards: Economists
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SINGAPORE: With bigger wage offsets, property tax rebates of up to 100 per cent and more help for badly-hit sectors, Singapore’s newly announced fiscal “bazooka” will help to alleviate the strain that businesses and households are feeling from the COVID-19 outbreak, said economists. But it will not be able to prevent a recession in Singapore,
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 26, 2020
Singapore’s reserves are for rainy days, COVID-19 already a ‘mighty storm’: DPM Heng
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SINGAPORE: The COVID-19 pandemic is the sort of event Singapore has been accumulating its reserves for, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said, as he explained the need to draw up to S$17 billion from the reserves for measures to protect jobs and support the economy. “We have saved up for a rainy day,” Mr Heng told
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 26, 2020
Singapore’s economy contracts by 2.2% in Q1 as COVID-19 outbreak hits construction, services sectors
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SINGAPORE: The Singapore economy contracted by 2.2 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter, as the COVID-19 outbreak and global measures to prevent its spread threw a wrench in the construction and services industries, according to flash estimates released on Thursday (Mar 26). This is the worst contraction since the global financial crisis in 2009, and compares with the
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 26, 2020
Singapore’s factory activity plunges 22.3% in February from previous month amid COVID-19 outbreak
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SINGAPORE: Factory activity in Singapore plunged more than 20 per cent in February from the previous month amid a deepening global coronavirus outbreak, adding to a grim economic outlook for the trade-reliant hub. On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, manufacturing output fell 22.3 per cent in February, according to data released by the Economic Development
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 26, 2020
Amid sweeping lockdowns, why Singapore’s food supply can endure: Chan Chun Sing
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SINGAPORE: With a third of the planet under lockdown, Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing told CNA that Singapore “certainly can expect some disruption” to its supply chains. And delays in food deliveries are already happening following the restricted movement order taking effect in Malaysia. Advertisement Advertisement But Mr Chan called on Singaporeans to
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 24, 2020
Government to provide update in Parliament on Singapore’s response to COVID-19
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SINGAPORE: The Government will provide updates on Singapore’s response to COVID-19 when Parliament sits on Wednesday (Mar 24). Minister for Health Gan Kim Yong and Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong will be delivering ministerial statements on the issue. Advertisement Advertisement READ: Singapore contributes US$500,000 to support WHO efforts against COVID-19 READ: Singapore reports 2 deaths from
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 23, 2020
Singapore’s average sea level now 14 cm higher than ‘pre-1970 levels’: Met Service
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SINGAPORE: The average sea level has risen 14 cm from “pre-1970 levels” for Singapore, said the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) in its 2019 Annual Climate Assessment Report (ACAR) released on Monday (Mar 23). “The sea level changes described in the ACAR are based on tide gauge records available since 1970s at various locations in Singapore. We have
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 20, 2020
Plans in place to increase Singapore’s capacity for COVID-19 patients if needed: Gan Kim Yong
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SINGAPORE: Contingency plans have been put in place to boost the Singapore healthcare system’s capacity to care for COVID-19 patients if the need arises, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said on Friday (Mar 20) as the country recorded 40 new coronavirus cases. Singapore has in recent days seen a surge in the number of new cases,
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