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The leaders of Malaysia and Indonesia have called for a special meeting to be convened by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to discuss the deteriorating political situation in Myanmar. On February 1, the Myanmar army, or Tatmadaw, took power in the region, alleging irregularities in a November election won by State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and the …

SINGAPORE: Among the 24 new COVID-19 infections reported in Singapore as of noon on Sunday (Feb 7), the Ministry of Health said a Singaporean man working at Changi Airport issuing electronic monitoring devices to incoming travelers on stay-home notice, the Ministry of Health said (MOH). The 43-year-old man, currently not related to other cases, was the only community case identified …

On Friday, February 5, the leaders of Indonesia and Malaysia said they were seeking a special meeting of foreign ministers of the countries of Southeast Asia to address the situation in Myanmar, where an elected government was overthrown earlier this week in a coup. The military seized power on Monday, throwing a wedge into Myanmar’s long and troubled transition to …

SINGAPORE — On Thursday, Singapore Airlines announced a net loss for the October-December quarter of 142 million Singapore dollars ($106 million), marking the company’s fourth consecutive quarterly loss as the coronavirus pandemic struck the global air travel industry. The result is comparable to a net profit of SG$315 million in the same period a year earlier. But the loss for …

SINGAPORE: The World Economic Forum (WEF) Special Annual Meeting that was due to take place in Singapore in May has been rescheduled to August. The Geneva-based WEF, which postponed the event by 12 days in May last month, said on Wednesday 3 February that it will now be held from 17 to 20 August. “Although the World Economic Forum and …

SINGAPORE – Compared to 2019, fewer commuters were pleased with Singapore’s public transport last year, including those who said they were happy to offer a higher score to public transport here. Nevertheless, the vast majority of Singaporeans – 97.6% – did not have too many reservations about trains and buses in Singapore, and three out of four of those services …

 SINGAPORE: On Monday (Feb 1), Brunei, the current chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), called for dialogue between parties, reconciliation, and a “return to normalcy” in the midst of the continuing developments in Myanmar. This comes after the military of Myanmar seized power in a coup and proclaimed a state of emergency for one year. #ASEAN encourages …

SINGAPORE: In some Western cultures, gender identity concerns have become fiercely disputed sources of division, and Singapore should not import these cultural wars, Education Minister Lawrence Wong said on Monday (Feb 1). Mr. Wong responded to a parliamentary question from Sengkang Workers’ Party MP He Tingru about the policies and guidelines of the Ministry of Education (MOE) on students with …

SINGAPORE-The special annual meeting of the World Economic Forum will only go ahead in May if it can be conducted in a secure manner, Singapore’s Minister of Trade and Industry said on Friday. For that to occur, vaccines, monitoring, and touch tracing will come into play. “Our own working assumption with the World Economic Forum in this: If we are …

SINGAPORE: The first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine was received by more than 113,000 people, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in an update on Thursday (Jan 28). More than 50 were also given their second dose and completed the complete vaccination regimen. As of 27 Jan, more than 113,000 individuals have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. …