Category: Singapore
SIA assures customers that in-flight entertainment cameras are not being used
National carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) has reassured passengers that small cameras attached to the in-flight entertainment system on some of its planes are not being used. [...]
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Mikhy Brochez, accused of Singapore HIV data leak, appears in US court on trespassing charges
The US citizen accused of leaking details of 14,200 HIV-positive people from Singapore’s HIV registry appeared briefly in a Kentucky courtroom on Monday (February 18) [...]
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Indonesia govt to open new office in Singapore to boost investment
The Indonesian government will open a new office in Singapore to attract even more investment from its neighbour and top source of foreign investment, a senior official said. [...]
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Singapore’s new budget is offering ‘something for everyone,’ expert says
* Rohan Solapurkar, a Deloitte tax partner, said the raft of measures announced by the government was largely expected * “There is something for everyone, and I think [...]
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Singapore pours cold water on water talks
Discussions between Singapore and Malaysia to review their water agreement have been “overshadowed” by issues of territorial waters and airspace, the Singaporean [...]
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‘Monster’ Singapore husband gets 25 years for sex abuse
He forced his wife into prostitution and sexually abused six-year-old daughter, niece * The man forced his wife to advertise her sexual services online using physical and [...]
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Airplane seat cameras could be your new spy in the sky
If Elon Musk is to be believed, the future of air travel involves superfast flights on Big F–king Rockets, taking us from London to Tokyo in 37 minutes of chrome-clad [...]
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Singapore Airlines infotainment systems come with cameras
Infotainment systems are becoming more and more common on plains. Not everyone finds them that much useful to while the time away but those can just ignore the screen. If you [...]
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Yahoo Poll: Are we seeing a changed Ministry of Defence?
When Singapore’s minister of Defence, Dr Ng Eng Hen, spoke in Parliament last week about the recent spate of NS training-related deaths, he was ” a different [...]
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Budget 2019: government to tighten workforce quota for services sector from 2020
The workforce quota for the services sector will be tightened as some segments remain “very labour-intensive”, Finance minister Heng Swee Keat announced on Monday [...]
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Budget 2019: $5.1B to be set aside for long-term care of Singaporeans
The government will set aside another $3.1 billion towards the long-term care of Singaporeans in the form of premium subsidies and other types of support. This is on top of [...]
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Singapore Budget 2019: Interning abroad a good way for young Singaporeans to gain exposure
Ms Bernice Chan was only 19 when she went to China to intern on a farm run by seafood supply chain manager Oceanus Group. During her time at the farm in Xiamen in Fujian [...]
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Budget 2019: $6.1B Merdeka Generation Package to benefit almost 500,000 Singaporeans
The government will set aside $6.1 billion under the Merdeka Generation Package, which is set to benefit close to 500,000 Singaporeans, said Finance minister Heng Swee Keat [...]
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Singapore Budget 2019: New aquaculture centre to work on improving Singapore’s food resilience
More is being done to transform the food production process, and make Singapore’s food supplies more secure. “In the digital age, we still need food, not just [...]
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Singapore’s luxury homes survive cooling measures
A bungalow near Botanic Gardens is entering the market for a record $3,500 psf. Bloomberg reports that Singapore’s Good Class Bungalows are continuing to break [...]
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