Category: Singapore
Made-in-Singapore weight loss pill with self-inflating balloon may be on sale by 2024
A made-in-Singapore weight loss capsule with a self-inflating balloon mechanism may hit the shelves of pharmacies as early as 2024, and it could help tackle obesity. The [...]
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Singapore’s tripartite partners in ‘advanced stage’ of setting new retirement, re-employment ages: Ng Chee Meng
Singapore’s tripartite partners are in the “advanced stage” of determining the new retirement and re-employment ages with “good progress made”, [...]
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NUS president apologises for university’s handling of ‘peeping tom’ case: ‘We hope to set things right’
With many Singaporeans, from netisens to government officials, still critical of the National University of Singapore (NUS) and its response to the now-viral “peeping [...]
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Heng Swee Keat is ‘best person’ to take over as PM: Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Finance minister Heng Swee Keat is the best person to take over as Singapore’s prime minister as he has “exceptional ability” and the confidence of the 4G [...]
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Singapore’s cyber security chief says international norms, partnerships are key issues
Cybersecurity is an existential issue for Singapore, David Koh, chief executive of the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore told the eighth annual International Conference on [...]
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Tharman: Swee Keat the best person to move up, Cabinet reshuffle a plus for Singapore’s future
the prime minister’s Office announced a Cabinet reshuffling, with Heng Swee Keat, among others, being promoted, transferred, or taking on more roles in the government. [...]
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Singapore PM promotes would-be successor to deputy
* The move will see Teo Chee Hean and Tharman Shanmugaratnam relinquish their roles as deputy prime ministers. * Heng’s promotion will take effect on May 1. Singapore [...]
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Lee Kuan Yew made journalists ‘look behind their backs’: veteran journalist PN Balji
If there is one central figure that looms large in veteran journalist PN Balji’s new book “Reluctant Editor: The Singapore Media As Seen Through The Eyes Of A [...]
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Heng Swee Keat appointed deputy prime minister in Cabinet reshuffle
Finance minister Heng Swee Keat has been appointed as deputy prime minister (DPM) in the latest Cabinet reshuffle announced by prime minister (PM) Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday [...]
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Former mosque chair and community ‘hero’ jailed for embezzling $371,000 in donations
A former mosque chair who misappropriated more than $371,000 from the mosque’s cash donation boxes over seven years was sentenced to two years and three months’ [...]
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Singapore’s Best World tumbles after short seller report
Best World International Ltd plunged to its lowest in six months after activist short seller Bonitas Research published a report questioning the company’s accounting [...]
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Pork prices remain stable in Singapore amid swine fever outbreak in China
Pork prices in Singapore remain stable amid concerns about rising global pork prices due to an outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in China. While observers have not seen [...]
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Why Bintan Laggon Resort is not your average allInclusive Beach Resort
We can’t deny that we are blessed with gorgeous beaches around Singapore that’s often just a plane ride away. We may have our fair share of all-inclusive resorts [...]
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Someone redesigned Singapore’s MRT map to make it more geographically accurate
The MRT map of Singapore is something all regular commuters are familiar with. But it’s not exactly easy to pinpoint your location on the island just by looking at the [...]
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Singapore and US energy regulators to boost bilateral cooperation
Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) and the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will be enhancing their bilateral cooperation towards greater energy [...]
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