PM Lee to meet Anthony Albanese during working trip to Australia
2022-10-15
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will visit Canberra and Sydney from Oct 16 to 18 for the seventh Singapore-Australia Annual Leaders’ Meeting. Continue Reading
Singapore does not rule out reimposing mask mandate, closely monitoring XBB wave: Ong Ye Kung
2022-10-15
“Test yourself, isolate yourself when you’re not feeling well, wear your mask if you don’t feel well or if you’re living with the elderly, to protect the elderly, wear your mask,” he said. “If you’re infected, Protocol 1, 2, 3 is still relevant.” Another precaution that hospitals have taken is toContinue Reading
Commentary: After 5 rounds of tightening, is there no other choice for MAS but to stay aggressive on monetary policy?
2022-10-15
Core inflation was initially supposed to have peaked around the mid of this year and stabilised in the second half. This timeline has now been pushed into 2023, notes OCBC’s Selena Ling.Continue Reading
Home recovery under Protocol 2 will be the default for COVID-positive infants and pregnant women
2022-10-15
The Ministry of Health has deemed the risk of severe COVID-19 disease in these two groups to be low. Continue Reading
‘Short and sharp’: COVID-19 wave of XBB infections in Singapore likely to peak in mid-November
2022-10-15
SINGAPORE: The current wave of COVID-19 cases, driven by the XBB strain, will likely peak by around mid-November, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said on Saturday (Oct 15). “This is likely to be a short and sharp wave,” said Mr Ong, saying that Singapore is likely to see about 15,000Continue Reading
Afghanistan: Taliban ban women from many university subjects
2022-10-14
Fatima missed her last year of school – now the Taliban are stopping her studying what she wants at university.Continue Reading
Deepak Nirula: Remembering the man behind India’s ‘best’ hot chocolate fudge
2022-10-14
Deepak Nirula, the man behind India’s first fast-food chain Nirula’s, died last week.Continue Reading
Commentary: Mask-wearing now goes beyond just protecting against COVID-19
2022-10-14
Almost three years into the pandemic, people have had different encounters with the COVID-19 virus. These cumulative lived experiences shape our risk perceptions and consequently our behaviours and actions, say NUS Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk’s Jared Ng and Yiyun Shou.Continue Reading
IN FOCUS: 4-day week in Singapore – some workers want it, but are businesses ready?
2022-10-14
Some employees are understandably excited at talk of a four-day work week – but will it ever materialise, and at what cost?Continue Reading
MCI shortens permit of Vogue Singapore for nudity, content promoting “non-traditional families”
2022-10-14
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) issued Vogue Singapore a stern warning, and shortened its permit from one year to six months for breaching content guidelines, it said on Friday (Oct 14). According to the press release, Vogue Singapore breached the content guidelines for local lifestyle magazines onContinue Reading