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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. Two SMRT staff suspended after human error worsened MRT disruption on Oct 14When a power fault first struck the North-South and East-West lines on Oct 14, SMRT's first focus was to avoid having to evacuate passengers on stalled trains, said its chief exec

29 October 2020
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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. New programme launched to help SME leaders in Singapore drive transformation and growth effortsLeaders of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) here will learn how to drive change and growth in their companies as part of a new initiative.

28 October 2020
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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. Weighing 345g at birth, tiny premature baby in Singapore on the road to recovery seven months laterA baby weighing just 345g, which is about the weight of a can of soft drink, who was born seven months ago and is possibly the lightest infant to have survived p

27 October 2020
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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. S'pore to import electricity from Malaysia in pilot trial over 2 yearsThe little red dot wants a greener energy mix, and is taking multiple steps to achieve this – from an electricity import pilot with Malaysia, to soaking up more sunshine at home and inv

26 October 2020
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ASEAN’s Digital Economy Not Growing Fast Enough

ASEAN is set to become the world’s fourth largest economy by 2030, and it is a transition that will be championed by an increasingly tech-savvy younger population which is rapidly rising up the socio-economic ladder. ASEAN’s digital economy – a collective term for all economic transactions that occur online – will progress in hand with this, and is expected to expand 6.4 times from US$31 billion in 2015 to US$197 billion by 2025 according to the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN

25 October 2020
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The Most Powerful Passport In ASEAN

Most industries have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic with some hit more than others. When the deadly virus first broke out in Wuhan, China, one of the first sectors to feel the brunt of the coronavirus was tourism.

23 October 2020
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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 private home prices rise by faster 0.8% in Q3 amid recessionPrivate home prices in Singapore rose 0.8 per cent in the third quarter from the previous three months, defying a Covid-19 recession, according to final data from the Urban Redevelopment Aut

23 October 2020
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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. Some nightlife businesses in Singapore struggle, with no end in sight amid Covid-19Kloud Karaoke Lounge has not been able to reopen for about half a year since the two-month circuit breaker that started in April due to government concerns that nightlife settin

22 October 2020
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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. 9 months' jail for maid who hit one-month-old baby to 'vent her stress'A domestic helper hit her employer's one-month-old baby three times on his back to "vent her stress".

21 October 2020
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ASEAN’s Diplomatic ‘Dance’ With US, China

In Greek mythology, Icarus – in trying to escape a bad situation – became reckless and flew too close to the sun, plunged into the sea and perished. This ancient parable has current relevance in Southeast Asia.

20 October 2020
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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. New, faster breathalyser test for diagnosing Covid-19 in the works in SingaporeDiagnosing a patient with Covid-19 could soon be as easy as getting the person to breathe into a tube - and getting the results in under a minute.

20 October 2020
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