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Topic: Singapore

The way people work in Singapore won’t be the same again

Office and building designs will need to be modified to improve ventilation and air filtering given the higher risk of transmission, National Development Minister Lawrence Wong said.

Singapore has found a way to make air-conditioners greener

Central cooling systems are the most energy-efficient way of cooling several city blocks at once. Singapore has the largest such system in the world.

Singapore to issue portable Covid contact tracing devices in June

Addressing privacy concerns, Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan assured citizens that the devices would not be used for location tracking.

Singapore’s future won’t look like the one before coronavirus

PM Lee Hsien Loong warned that countries will have less stake in each other’s well being and fight more over how the pie is shared, making it a less prosperous world.

Singapore PM says China can’t take America’s security role in Southeast Asia

Despite its increasing military strength, China would be unable to take over the United States’ security role, Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong says.

Singapore will have far fewer new jobs this year than those being lost, warns top official

Senior minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam cautioned that a jobless rate of 10% or more will likely be the new normal for both the government and people.

Singapore’s GDP could shrink 7% this year, worst contraction since independence

As one of the world’s most open economies, Singapore has been severely hit by the slump in global trade and travel amid the coronavirus outbreak.

How Singapore plans to survive world’s impending food crisis

Despite producing little of its own, Singaporeans arguably have better access than anyone else to affordable, abundant and high quality produce.

Asia’s cautious reopenings mean economic recovery will be slow and uneven

After an era that saw a boost in tourism and freer capital markets, an Asia disconnected from the world would be a major step back.

Singapore curbs alcohol sales after expats are found flouting social distancing rules

Singapore’s curbs on alcohol came after photos circulated on social media showing people standing outside a restaurant without wearing masks.

On Camera

Deepika Padukone isn’t faking her pregnancy. Internet ‘critics’ need a refresher on biology

One of the comments on her recent picture, read: “She is not able to do the role of a pregnant woman properly”. It's a nasty cocktail of misogyny and an ignorance of basic human biology.

Noida International Airport, Delhi NCR’s 2nd, delayed. To begin operations by April 2025

According to a statement by the airport, commercial operations likely to begin next year 'in view of the current construction status'. It was supposed to commence operations by 2024 end.

India’s 15-yr quest for anti-tank missile: Israeli Spike, DRDO option, back to US for Javelin talks

Recent high-profile visit was of US National Security Adviser this month during which a number of key issues, including military cooperation, was discussed by both sides.

Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.