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Jaswant Singh Gill — Singapore’s first Navy commander and son of a Punjab farmer

Jaswant Singh Gill, who emigrated from Punjab to Singapore with his uncle when he was 6 years old, died Saturday at the age of 97.

Singapore’s realty ‘love affair’ to resume, no New Year gatherings in Egypt & other Covid news

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

Nearly half of Singapore’s migrant workers living in dorms had Covid, sero survey shows

Singapore had reported more than 54,500 infections in dormitories since the pandemic began. Another 98,289 workers were found positive through serology testing.

Singapore to open for business travellers & house them in dedicated bubble facility

Singapore has decided to start a new travel lane for business and official travellers that will allow them to visit the city-state without quarantine for short-term stays.

Singapore approves Pfizer Covid vaccine, expects first shots by December-end

Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong said first priority will be given to those who are at greatest risk: healthcare workers and front-line personnel, as well as the elderly and vulnerable.

Why Singapore’s cruise fiasco should be a red flag to Davos

The recent Covid scare on board a Royal Caribbean Cruise vessel shows that almost a year into the pandemic, it’s still unwise to take any arrangement, in any place, as set in stone.

Covid scare on cruise ship during trip to nowhere shows perils of resuming tourism

Singapore’s attempts to enliven tourism underscore the difficulties of getting any sort of travel up & running even in a nation where cases have been close to zero for several weeks.

First electric air taxis set to fly in Singapore by 2023

The craft, developed by German manufacturer Volocopter, will initially carry a pilot and one customer, though services could switch to two passengers depending on approval.

Singapore cruise to nowhere cut short after Covid case aboard

Singapore has been running cruises to nowhere — voyages that depart & arrive back in the same destination after sailing around offshore — as it aims to bolster its tourism sector.

Davos WEF 2021 moves to Singapore as Covid cases rise in Europe

The World Economic Forum, which attracts leaders across government, finance and economics, will be held in Singapore from 13-16 May and return to Davos, Switzerland, in 2022.

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I am a dog lover, but we don’t know how to win the war on strays

We have failed terribly at two important things. One, we are reacting to this issue only emotionally, not logically. And two, we are not asking the right questions.

In NCLAT’s WhatsApp ruling, reminder of India’s cautious view of competition disputes involving Big Tech

WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.

‘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.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.