Singapore last week effectively moved into the post-COVID-19 era as the city-state announced the most significant lifting of pandemic restrictions to date. The government announced on Friday, April 22, that from next Tuesday, residents will no longer be required to use TraceTogether, a system for COVID exposure contact tracing and […]
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Indian Army chief Gen. M Naravane visits Information Fusion Centre in Singapore
Indian Army chief General Manoj M Naravane visited the Regional HADR Coordination Centre (RHCC) and Information Fusion Centre (IFC) in Singapore. The Army chief was briefed about the Coordination of a Multi-Nation HADR Response Mechanism and measures to enhance Maritime Security. “General MM Naravane #COAS visited the Regional HADR Coordination […]
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Army Chief Gen Naravane discusses defence ties with Singapore Defence Minister
Indian Army chief General Manoj M Naravane called on Singaporean Defence Minister Dr Ng Eng Hen on Tuesday and discussed regional geopolitical developments between the two countries. The strong and long-standing bilateral defence relationship between both nations was re-affirmed during the meeting, the Indian Army said. “General MM Naravane #COAS […]
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India removes Singapore from list of ‘at-risk’ nations
India has removed Singapore from its list of “at-risk” nations, travellers from where need to follow additional measures on arrival including post-arrival testing. The current list of “at-risk” countries includes countries in Europe including the United Kingdom, South Africa, Brazil, Botswana, China, Ghana, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Hong Kong […]
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Rights experts urge Singapore to halt execution of man with mental disability
A group of UN human rights experts appealed on Monday for Singapore to halt the execution of a Malaysian man who has intellectual disabilities. Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam, known as Naga, was originally scheduled to be hanged on Wednesday for drug offences after spending more than a decade on death row. “We note that a temporary stay […]
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India, Singapore to link UPI, PayNow for faster payments
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have announced a project to link their fast payment systems — Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and PayNow. The linkage is targeted for operationalisation by July 2022. The UPI-PayNow linkage will enable users of each of the two fast payment systems to make instant, low-cost fund transfers on a reciprocal […]
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After Singapore, Bhutan adopts India’s BHIM-UPI
Bhutan has become the first country to adopt India’s Unified Payment Interface (UPI) standards for its quick response (QR) code. It is also the second country after Singapore to have BHIM-UPI acceptance at merchant locations, NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), said on Tuesday. NPCI is an umbrella organisation for operating […]
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Singapore’s XSEED Education takes a minority stake in Hippocampus Learning Centres
XSEED Education Pte Ltd, a Singapore based leading K-12 edtech company, announced today that it has taken a minority stake of an undisclosed size in India’s Bangalore based, Hippocampus Learning Centres. Hippocampus Learning Centres (HLC) is an impact focussed education organization that aims to address the growing demand for quality education in India. Hippocampus […]
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Singapore to ease Covid-19 curbs from next week
Singapore has announced it would ease some of the COVID-19 curbs in two phases, starting next week, after domestic transmission of the infections slowed and the new coronavirus cases declined. As part of a calibrated reopening, the country will move back to Phase three in two steps, with one set of […]
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Canada announces suspension of flights from Pak, India
Ottawa| Canada’s government said that it would temporarily bar passenger flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days starting on Thursday as part of stricter measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus. “Given the higher number of cases of Covid-19 detected in air passengers arriving in Canada from India […]
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Singapore reports 344 new Covid-19 cases
Singapore on Monday reported 344 new COVID-19 cases, a majority of them foreign workers living in dormitories, taking the nationwide tally to 31,960 as the country is gearing up to lift the “circuit breaker” imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Out of the new infected cases, 340 are […]
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Man sentenced to death in Singapore via Zoom call
A man has been sentenced to death in Singapore via a Zoom video-call for his role in a drug deal, the city-state’s first case where capital punishment has been delivered remotely. Punithan Genasan, a 37-year-old Malaysian, received the sentence for his role in a 2011 heroin transaction on Friday, court […]
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Hong Kong protests could happen in Singapore, minister warns
Escalating violence between pro-democracy protesters and police had pushed Hong Kong to “breaking point,” Singapore’s Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing said, warning a similar situation could “easily happen” in his country if the government is complacent. Speaking to reporters from his offices in the city-state on Monday, the […]