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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. Singapore raises 2021 growth forecast to 6-7% amid rising Covid-19 vaccination ratesSingapore upgraded its economic growth forecast range for 2021 to 6 per cent to 7 per cent, in view of the better-than-expected performance of its economy in the first

11 August 2021
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. President Halimah, PM Lee join 300 civil servants for National Day observance ceremonyPresident Halimah Yacob and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong were virtually joined by over 300 civil servants on Friday (Aug 6) for this year's National Day observance cer

6 August 2021
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. Over 90 hotels in S'pore have served as quarantine or stay-home notice facilitiesAs Covid-19 infections continue to rise, the number of hotels that have served as isolation facilities has jumped from more than 70 in May to more than 90 as at Wednesday (Au

5 August 2021
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. Covid-19 transmission via contaminated surfaces at Jurong Fishery Port possible, but may not be main routeTransmission via contaminated surfaces at the Jurong Fishery Port was possible, though unlikely to be the dominant route of Covid-19 spread, said experts

4 August 2021
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US: No To Myanmar Election Plan, ASEAN Must Act

The United States (US) said Monday that Myanmar's junta was playing for time with a two-year election timeframe as Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to encourage Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to appoint an envoy.Blinken is participating virtually in a week of talks involving foreign ministers of ASEAN, the latest bid by President Joe Biden's administration to engage a region at the frontlines of US competition with China.Ahead of the ASEAN talks, Myanmar&#0

3 August 2021
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. Parliament: One in five seniors aged 70 and above have not booked Covid-19 vaccination appointmentMore than 96,000 seniors - that is, 21 per cent of those aged 70 and above - have not yet booked a vaccination appointment.

2 August 2021
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. More severe cases of Covid-19 likely as numbers triple in 2 weeks: ExpertsThe number of Covid-19 patients in intensive care units (ICU) here or requiring oxygen supplementation has tripled over the last two weeks, rising from eight in total on July 15 to 25 on

30 July 2021
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. Anti-discrimination laws, allowing egg freezing among recommendations in PAP paper on women's issuesThe People's Action Party's (PAP) women's wing and youth wing have called for workplace anti-discrimination laws and full flexibility for co

29 July 2021
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Myanmar Seeks International Help As COVID Bites

Junta authorities in Myanmar are seeking help from the international community to tackle the coronavirus, state media said Wednesday, as the impoverished country looks beyond ally China in its struggle to beat back a new wave.The nation has been in turmoil since the military took power in February, with many hospitals ill-equipped to cope with a surging caseload after many medical staff walked out in protest at the coup.Stay-at-home orders affecting millions have failed to halt the surge, wit

28 July 2021
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. China's Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine could soon be available in SingaporeChina's Sinopharm vaccine could soon be made available in Singapore, with several private healthcare groups already taking steps to secure doses of the jab.

28 July 2021
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. Republic Polytechnic student given probation for taking upskirt videos, clips of women in toiletAn information technology student from Republic Polytechnic (RP) was stationed at Jurong Medical Centre during his internship when he recorded videos of multiple wo

27 July 2021
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. SIA, Scoot crew return to the skies as tentative recovery from Covid-19 continuesNine in 10 Singapore Airlines Group pilots and eight in 10 cabin crew are back in the skies, flying at least once a month.

26 July 2021
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