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Singapore has a 10-year plan to increase production by 50%.

By Katherine S
13 hours ago
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SINGAPORE: In Singapore, four cases of COVID-19 have so far tested positive for the more virulent coronavirus strain B117. Three of these cases were identified earlier this month as community infections, and MOH confirmed they had tested positive for the new variant on Tuesday night (Jan 26). The other case known to have tested positive for the B117 strain is …

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IBM hands ASEAN reins to Singapore leader

By Katherine S
2 days ago
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IBM has named Martin Chee as ASEAN‘s general manager, immediately expanding responsibilities beyond Singapore to the broader region. As part of the change, the long-time Big Blue veteran will also retain his current role as Singapore’s general manager, holding a dual position in the city-state from the vendor’s regional headquarters. Chee succeeds Patricia Yim, who was named to lead the …

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manufacturing
ASEAN News

Singapore has a 10-year plan to increase production by 50%.

By Katherine S
3 days ago
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In order to sustain its competitiveness, Singapore aims to expand its manufacturing sector by 50 percent over the next 10 years, with the pandemic highlighting its importance to the economy of the trade-reliant city-state. But the target is unrealistic because it will become more difficult to rely on foreign labor to complement the local workforce, Minister of Trade and Industry …

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legislation
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Legislate on Contact-Trace Data Usage in Crime Probes, Singapore

By Katherine S
5 days ago
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Singapore’s government aims to establish urgent legislation in order to formalize the use of contact-tracing virus data in serious crime investigations. Legislation to restrict the use of data to prosecute seven types of serious crimes will be implemented at the next parliamentary sitting in February, the Smart Nation and Digital Government Office said in a statement on Friday. Murder, terrorism, …

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Malaysia will host the first meeting of the ASEAN Digital Ministers

By Katherine S
6 days ago
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Kuala Lumpur – The Ministry of Communications and Multimedia of Malaysia announced on 14 December that its Minister, Saifuddin Abdullah, would chair the first ASEAN Digital Ministers’ Meeting (ADGMIN1) by teleconference from 21-22 January 2021.The meeting, entitled ‘ASEAN: A Digitally Linked Society,’ aims to deepen cooperation between ASEAN countries to create digital ecosystems as a pillar of the post-COVID-19 development …

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Fears about privacy develop over Singapore virus tracking

By Katherine S
1 week ago
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SINGAPORE: Singapore has one of the most successful strategies in the world to fight the coronavirus pandemic, but there is growing concern among rights activists that this is coming at a price, with “unjustified surveillance” through the communication tracing mechanisms of the government. With slightly more than 59,100 confirmed virus infections, there have been only 29 coronavirus-related deaths in the …

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ITactivity
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Top IT priorities of ASEAN enterprises for 2021

By Katherine S
1 week ago
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This year, cloud technology, networking, connectivity, communications, and security are expected to be the top areas of IT activity in the ASEAN region as companies are reshuffling their technology priorities to counter the effects of COVID-19. The latest research by data analytics and consulting company GlobalData shows that IT adoption from within these top five areas of projected demand is …

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maritimesectors
ASEAN News

37,000 frontline aviation, prioritization of maritime employees for COVID-19 vaccine

By Katherine S
1 week ago
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SINGAPORE: Plans to provide 37,000 frontline staff in the aviation and maritime sectors with COVID-19 vaccines started on Monday (January 18), with vaccination centers coming into full swing for both industries. During a visit to one of the Changi Airport Terminal 4 vaccination centres, Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung said that the Sea-Air Vaccination Exercise is already scheduled to vaccinate …

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seapiracy
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In the midst of a pandemic, pirate attacks remain strong in the Singapore Strait

By Katherine S
1 week ago
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Compared to a year earlier, sea piracy and armed robbery in Asian waters jumped 17 percent last year, with an especially high incidence in the Singapore Strait, an international center led by Japan to tackle the scourge said on Friday. A total of 97 such incidents were recorded last year, of which, according to the ReCAAP Information Sharing Center in …

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Singaporean
ASEAN News

Man fined for submission to Singapore Customs of false documentation on cigarette shipments

By Katherine S
2 weeks ago
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SINGAPORE: On Thursday (January 14), a Singaporean man was sentenced to a fine of S$ 6,000, 30 days imprisonment by law, for sending falsified documents relating to two shipments of cigarettes to Singapore Customs. Ekbal Din Shaik Dawood, 52, is the sole owner of Turino Export Import, a freight forwarding company. In January and February of last year, the company …

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