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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. 27,000 children have had Covid-19 since Omicron wave started: MOHAround 27,000 children aged five to 11 have contracted Covid-19 since December last year, when the first locally transmitted Omicron case was reported in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (M

28 February 2022
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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. Neighbourhood police centre, S'pore's first smart fire station launched in PunggolThe familiar Red Rhino, fire engines and ambulances are on-site.

25 February 2022
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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 Covid-19 measures slated to start on Feb 25 postponed due to infection surgeThe implementation date for changes to existing Covid-19 safe management measures will be revised, with a new date to be announced shortly, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Thu

24 February 2022
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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. People tricked into granting scammers Singpass access in QR code scamPeople have been duped into scanning Singpass QR codes that grant scammers login access to various digital services in a recent bout of online survey scams.Victims were often lured with the p

23 February 2022
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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 quietly confident in dealing with Omicron wave: Lawrence WongVaccinations, boosters and therapeutics.That is Singapore's strategy for dealing with Covid-19 and its variants, and it gives the Republic a clear path towards getting back to normal

22 February 2022
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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. 13 people arrested over OCBC phishing scams; 7 have been chargedThirteen people aged between 19 and 22 have been arrested for their suspected involvement in the recent spate of scams targeting OCBC Bank customers.The police said in a statement on Sunday (Feb 2

21 February 2022
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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 drug traffickers scheduled to be hanged granted respite by President Halimah YacobA pair of drug traffickers who were originally scheduled to be hanged on Wednesday (Feb 16) were granted a respite by President Halimah Yacob, putting off their executions fo

18 February 2022
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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 economy beats estimates to expand 7.6% last year; 2022 growth forecast kept at 3-5%Singapore's economic growth for the whole of 2021 came in at 7.6 per cent, up from the previous estimate of 7.2 per cent, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MT

17 February 2022
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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. About 21,800 people had their Covid-19 vaccination status lapse for not taking booster shots in timeAbout 21,800 people aged 18 and above had their Covid-19 vaccination status lapse on Monday (Feb 14) for failing to take the booster shot.The Ministry of Health

16 February 2022
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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. Household incomes rose in 2021 to above pre-Covid levels as Singapore economy recoveredThe median household income grew last year in tandem with Singapore's economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, after it had fallen in 2020 for the first time in a

15 February 2022
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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. Novavax Covid-19 vaccine approved for those aged 18 and above in SingaporeThe Covid-19 vaccine developed by Novavax has been approved for individuals here aged 18 and above, said the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) on Monday (Feb 14).HSA had granted interim au

14 February 2022
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Ukraine Crisis Overshadows Blinken Trip To Asia

United States (US) Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Japanese and South Korean counterparts declared their unity on confronting security threats in the Asia-Pacific Saturday, even as Washington was intensely occupied by the possibility of war in Eastern Europe.Blinken, South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong, and Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa met in Honolulu for a day of talks focused on North Korea's nuclear threat as well as the China challenge.Washington org

14 February 2022
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