IN ITS bid to reopen further, Singapore will allow fully vaccinated travellers and non-vaccinated children to enter quarantine-free and without the need to use Vaccinated Travel Lanes (VTLs) or apply for related passes, beginning Apr 1. They will still need to take a pre-departure test within 2 days of leaving for Singapore, but will not […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE, March 24 — Singapore is easing more Covid-19 curbs including lifting most restrictions for fully vaccinated visitors arriving in the country and dropping requirements to wear masks outdoors, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a speech today. Singapore was one of the first countries to shift to a strategy of living with Covid-19, but had to […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE and Malaysia have agreed to work together towards the full resumption of air and land travel for fully-vaccinated people, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Wednesday (Mar 23). Ong, who is in Putrajaya for a working visit, announced this on his Facebook page after meeting with his Malaysian counterpart Khairy Jamaluddin and Director-General […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Singapore plays a very important role in digitalisation integration initiatives in Asean, said Trade and Industry Minister Gan Kim Yong on Wednesday (March 23). This is primarily driven by the Republic’s strong physical and digital connectivity, he said, adding that Singapore is keen to work with fellow Asean members to strengthen digitalisation in […]
Read MoreCONSUMER prices were up 4.3 per cent year on year in February, faster than the 4 per cent increase the month before, on higher transport costs. The all-items consumer price index (CPI) reading is at its highest in 9 years, and beat the median forecast of 4.2 per cent in a Bloomberg poll. But core […]
Read MoreDESPITE disruptions from Covid-19, Singapore’s productivity grew 3.9 per cent per annum from 2019 to 2021, likely driven by its economic transformation efforts that had begun before the pandemic. The increase in productivity levels during the pandemic is also higher than that in the years before, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat revealed in a […]
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