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Singapore
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The Big Read: After a decade of fits and starts, it’s all systems go for Singapore electric vehicle dream
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More cash support for Singapore parents having second child, those not eligible for paternity or adoption leave, says minister Indranee Rajah
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Not in Singapore’s interest to reveal size of reserves, says DPM Heng
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Room to review wealth taxes but Singapore must still remain attractive to those who work hard, says DPM Heng
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Singapore DPM Heng slams Pritam Singh’s independent Budget office idea as ‘wasteful’ in Budget round-up speech
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Budget round-up: Unemployment insurance not as sustainable as safeguarding jobs, retraining workers, says Singapore DPM Heng
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Singapore to issue ‘tamper-proof’ digital Covid-19 test certificates for travellers departing republic
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Singapore records 13 new Covid-19 infections, all imported
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Foreigner, Singaporean wife jailed over breach of stay-home notice to spend night together at hotel
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Deceased found on MRT tracks is 31-year-old man; no foul play suspected, says Singapore police
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Covid-19: Tuition teacher at enrichment centre in Yishun among two new community cases
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Singapore needs another 1.2 million workers trained in digital skills by 2025, says report
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A person found dead at Singapore’s Kallang MRT Station, train services between Bugis and Aljunied stations disrupted
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Fire at Tuas industrial unit: Three workers dead, five in critical condition
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Singapore MP moots levy on Employment Pass to rebalance local-foreigner jobs ratio, drawing rebuke from MAS board member
SINGAPORE, Feb 25 — To correct what he considers a “wage disadvantage” faced by Singaporean workers, Non-Constituency Member of Parliament Leong Mun Wai suggested today that...
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Ex-bubble tea store owner acquitted of molesting two teen employees in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Feb 25 — Two teenage employees at a now-defunct bubble tea store did not give evidence that was convincing enough to convict their former employer of molesting them,...
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Abused maid who died: AG sought murder charge for employer, but went with lesser charge based on evidence, says Singapore minister
SINGAPORE, Feb 25 — The abuse of Myanmar domestic worker Piang Ngaih Don who died five years ago was so egregious that the Attorney-General himself directed prosecutors to press...
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Ten new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, including two in the community
SINGAPORE, Feb 25 — Singapore reported 10 new cases of Covid-19 today, of which two were in the community. The other eight were imported and had been placed on...
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Singapore won’t exit Phase 3 ‘anytime soon’ despite Covid-19 outbreaks easing in some countries, says senior minister
SINGAPORE, Feb 25 — Singapore will not move out of the third phase of its reopening “anytime soon”, even as Covid-19 outbreaks in some parts of the world have abated in...
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Singapore Budget 2021 debate: Workers’ Party renews call for independent Budget office to ensure greater fiscal transparency
SINGAPORE, Feb 25 — Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh yesterday renewed the Workers’ Party’s (WP) call for an independent fiscal office that would look into how...
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Budget 2021 debate: Unemployment insurance in Singapore? MPs discuss protection for those who lose their jobs
SINGAPORE, Feb 25 — Three Members of Parliament (MPs) suggested yesterday that it may be time for Singapore to consider a form of unemployment insurance to help those who lose...
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Budget 2021 debate: MPs question timing of petrol price hikes when Singapore lacks electric vehicle infrastructure
SINGAPORE, Feb 25 — Several Members of Parliament (MPs) from both sides of the political aisle have questioned the timing of the petrol duty increases, even before Singapore has...
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Abused domestic worker who died: No complaints received from family’s past four workers, says Singapore's Ministry of Manpower
SINGAPORE, Feb 25 — The family whose foreign domestic worker was abused to death had hired four others before, but the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) did not receive any complaints...
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Petrol duty hike: Singapore taxi drivers to get road tax rebates via rent discounts from March
SINGAPORE, Feb 25 — Taxi drivers affected by the new petrol duty hike will get their road tax rebates as early as next month instead of August as originally planned, the Land...
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Singapore receives first shipment of China’s Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine; yet to be authorised for use
SINGAPORE, Feb 24 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) today said that Singapore has received its first shipment of China’s Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine yesterday. In a press release,...
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Seven new Covid-19 infections in Singapore, including one in the community
SINGAPORE, Feb 24 — Singapore reported seven new cases of Covid-19 today, of which one was in the community. The other six cases were imported and had been placed on stay-home...
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Singapore: Husband of maid abuser is interdicted police officer, also facing charges over maid's death
SINGAPORE, Feb 24 — Kevin Chelvam, the husband of Gaiyathiri Murugayan, who pleaded guilty yesterday to violently abusing the couple’s 24-year-old domestic worker from...
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Singapore MOH reiterates Covid-19 vaccination protocols after SNEC dose error
SINGAPORE, Feb 24 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has directed teams administering Covid-19 vaccines to adhere strictly to protocols — including leaving their positions only...
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Singapore trials Smartphone app offering mini check-ups
SINGAPORE, Feb 24 — Each morning before work at a Singapore construction site, Gunasekar Udayakumar, 41, gets his vital signs checked, without going to a clinic, or even seeing...
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In Singapore, life sentence sought for woman who ‘heinously’ abused, starved domestic worker for nine months till she died (VIDEO)
SINGAPORE, Feb 23 — Constantly angry with her foreign domestic worker for being slow or unhygienic and eating too much, Gaiyathiri Murugayan installed closed-circuit television...
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Singapore’s Tanjong Pagar crash: Malaysian-born woman who tried to save boyfriend from fire discharged from ICU, in stable condition
SINGAPORE, Feb 23 — The 26-year-old woman who suffered severe burns to her body while trying to save her boyfriend in the Tanjong Pagar crash has left the intensive care unit...
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Singapore Land Transport Authority: Covid-19 vaccination exercise for taxi, private-hire drivers kicks off, over 50,000 drivers to get jab
SINGAPORE, Feb 23 — The Covid-19 vaccination exercise for taxi and private-hire drivers kicked off today, with more than 50,000 drivers expected to receive the jab over the...
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In Singapore, three former Shell employees charged with bribery in largest marine fuel heist from Pulau Bukom refinery
SINGAPORE. Feb 23 — Two alleged key players in the massive misappropriation of marine gas oil from Shell Eastern Petroleum’s biggest regional refinery on Pulau Bukom were...