PAP expected to keep power, taking 83 of total 93 seats
SINGAPORE: Early indications are that the People’s Action Party (PAP) is en route to retaining power by winning 83 of the 93 parliamentary seats up for grabs in Friday’s Singapore general election. The Workers’ Party (WP) is expected to win 10 seats. These early results, as of 1 am Saturday, are based on a sample […]
Chinese pioneers of Sarawak
After 1832, Singapore became the capital of the British Straits Settlements and this triggered a mass exodus of Chinese “Sinkeh” from mainland China to seek their fortunes in the Far East. A handful decided to sail across the South China Sea, to help build up the country and make it their home. In the first […]
Standardised packaging mandatory for all tobacco products in Singapore from tomorrow
SINGAPORE: All tobacco products imported into, distributed, sold, offered for sale or possessed for sale in Singapore must comply with the standardised packaging regulations from Wednesday (July 1). The tobacco products include cigarettes, cigarillos, cigars, beedies, ang hoon and other roll-your-own tobacco. According to the republic’s Ministry of Health, the requirements set out in the […]
State food firms synergising trade with Singapore
KUCHING: Sarawakian food production companies are keen to link up with Singaporean investors or partners, as seen during the ‘Sarawak Business Matching on Food Sourcing’ webinar jointly organised by Singapore Business Federation and Sarawak Trade and Tourism Office Singapore (Statos) on Wednesday (June 24). At the event, seven Sarawakian food production companies delivered presentations on […]
‘Sayur midin’ geopolitics
KUCHING: Sarawak and Singapore can achieve their respective food-related goals by pooling their resources in joint ventures, said Sarawak Trade and Tourism Office Singapore (Statos) chief executive officer, Chew Chang Guan. He pointed out that Sarawak was developing into a food basket for Malaysia while Singapore aimed to have 30 percent of its food requirements […]
Singapore reports 191 new cases, seven in community
By Massita Ahmad SINGAPORE: Singapore, which is on the sixth day of its phase two of reopening, today confirmed 191 new cases of Covid-19 infection, with seven cases in the community. This brings the island state’s infection tally to 42,623 cases. In brief noon data released today, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said that of […]
Singapore goes to the polls
SINGAPORE: Singapore today dissolved Parliament for a general election on July 10, with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong saying the country can a hold “a proper and safe election” as the Covid-19 situation is “relatively stable”. Nomination has been set for June 30, according to the Elections Department. President Halimah Yacob, on the advice of […]
Singapore’s tally surpasses 39,000-mark, 422 new cases
SINGAPORE: Singapore preliminarily confirmed an additional 422 cases of Covid-19 infection with the vast majority being the foreign workers residing at dormitories. With the latest cases, it brings the tally for the republic to 39,387. The noon data showed that there are only five cases in the community, of whom one is a Singaporean and […]
Singapore minister sheepishly admits woolly thinking over cotton
SINGAPORE: A Singaporean minister has sheepishly admitted to saying that cotton came from animals rather than plants in a slip-up during an interview that triggered bleats of mockery online. Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing made the error in a video interview on last Saturday while attempting to explain tiny Singapore’s reliance on foreign […]
Covid-19: 408 new cases in S’pore, tally surpasses 35,000
SINGAPORE: Singapore has preliminarily confirmed 408 new cases of Covid-19 as of noon today, bringing the tally to 35,292. The republic’s Ministry of Health (MoH) said all the new cases involved migrant workers residing in dormitories and there were no cases in the community. The ministry, in a statement here, said it is still working […]
