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Singapore tightens Covid rules to contain flareup linked to India virus variant

From 8 May to 30 May, group gatherings must be cut from a maximum of 8 to 5, while daily visitors per household will be similarly capped, Singapore's Health Ministry said Tuesday.

Covid clusters in hospital, airport push Singapore’s case tally to highest since July

Cases are low compared to the rest of Asia, but Singapore has been discovering new clusters, including those in a foreign worker dormitory that has raised concerns of a resurgence.

Planned as the next Singapore in 2012, Gujarat’s Gift city still remains a work in progress

Conceptualised in 2009 & foundation stone laid in 2012, Gujarat International Finance Tec (Gift) city remains a patchwork of state-of-the-art facilities & under-construction centres.

India trying to get as many cryogenic oxygen tanks as possible, says envoy in Singapore

India procured four containers of cryogenic O2 tanks from Singapore on Saturday, to meet rising demand of Oxygen in the country.

How Singapore’s new ‘forest town’ can provide a blueprint for urban living

In an area of Singapore once home to a brickworks and military training facility, the country is building what it calls its first smart and sustainable town.

4 cryogenic tanks for transporting oxygen being airlifted from Singapore, says MHA

A C-17 aircraft of the IAF took off from the Hindon airbase in the outskirts of Delhi for Singapore's Changi airport early on Saturday morning.

Singapore to ban pass holders, visitors from India from 24 April due to Covid surge

The ban will also impact people who have prior approval to enter Singapore, said Education Minister Lawrence Wong, co-chair of a multi-ministerial task force handling the pandemic.

Covid-19 pandemic: Immigrants can’t get vaccine in Greece, breathalyser tests in Singapore

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

Inside story of Singapore’s unusually shaky leadership transition

Singapore: The rumblings started shortly after Singapore’s ruling party won 89% of seats in last year’s election. What would be hailed as a fantastic outcome...

Why Singapore’s shrinking population doesn’t spell economic doom

Singapore's total fertility rate slipped to a record low of 1.1 in 2020. A rate of 2.1 is considered the requirement to keep a population steady.

On Camera

SIR drive isn’t NRC-CAA—it can exclude millions of genuine voters, not just Muslims

India is a country where access to documents and digital systems is still uneven. Election Commission's SIR must not turn into a hostile exercise.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.