ASME vice-president Ang Yuit on Singapore firms reopening during COVID-19 'transition' phase
Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said Singapore is now in a transition phase of the pandemic and vaccination is key to…
Category: Asia Pacific
Above & Beyond: AFP chief | News Night
The grim task of identifying the dead in the Sulu C-130 crash is at an agonizing pace. What is happening…
Singapore must be careful of rise of xenophobia and nativist politics, says Ong Ye Kung
Rounding up his speech in Parliament on July 6, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said Singapore must be careful of…
Senators await evidence from Pacquiao amid calls for probe | The Final Word
Agencies deny Senator Manny Pacquiao’s corruption claims amid calls for congress to investigate. We’ll get the view of his colleague,…
Singtel to embark on three-pronged strategy to tap on digitalisation trends led by COVID-19
Telco giant Singtel will embark on a three-pronged strategy to take advantage of digitalisation trends brought on by COVID-19. First,…
Singapore's manufacturing output jumps 30% in May
Singapore’s manufacturing output jumped by 30 per cent in May from a year ago. It is the seventh straight month…
India reaches grim milestone of 400,000 COVID-19 deaths, hundreds of children left orphaned
India has reached the grim milestone of 400000 COVID-19 deaths. Half are from the second wave during the past few…
Sydney extends COVID-19 lockdown for another week as Delta cluster grows
Sydney will remain in lockdown for another week, until July 16. Stay-at-home orders had been due to end on July…
Singapore stepping up efforts to tackle financial crime
Singapore is stepping up its fight against financial crime, with the authorities laying out more ways to address issues like…
Taliban says it is discussing ceasefire with Kabul
The Taliban has said that it is discussing a possible ceasefire with the Afghan government, as it continues a sweeping…