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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 economy shrinks 5.8% in 2020 after contraction eases to 3.8% in Q4: Flash dataSingapore's economy contracted by 5.8 per cent for the whole of 2020, according to the Ministry of Trade and Industry's (MTI) advanced estimates released on Monda

4 January 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. Airline crew to undergo more frequent PCR tests and self-isolate after 2 SIA crew members down with Covid-19Crew members of Singapore carriers will have to undergo stricter Covid-19 control measures with immediate effect following the news of a Singapore Airli

31 December 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 rolls out Covid-19 vaccination exercise; senior staff nurse at NCID receives first jabSingapore kick-started its national Covid-19 vaccination programme on Wednesday (Dec 30) morning, with a senior staff nurse at the National Centre for Infectious Di

30 December 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. Singaporeans can overcome challenges of 2020, emerge stronger: President HalimahAt the end of a very unusual and challenging year, with Covid-19 causing serious economic and social disruption, Singapore needs "all hands-on deck" to overcome the crisi

29 December 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. Healthcare workers to receive Covid-19 vaccine from Dec 30, S’pore residents aged 70 and older from Feb ’21: MOHSingapore’s Covid-19 vaccination exercise will begin on Dec 30 with healthcare workers at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases, followed by t

28 December 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 confirms first case of new Covid-19 strain from UK, a 17-year-old student who recently returned from BritainOne case of a new coronavirus strain reported in the United Kingdom to be potentially more contagious has been detected here, said the Ministr

24 December 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. TraceTogether programme hits 70% participation among Singapore residentsSome 70 per cent of Singapore residents are now participating in the national contact tracing programme TraceTogether (TT), fulfilling a target the Government had earlier set-in order for

23 December 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. Seven more people arrested for suspected connection to rioting in Clarke QuaySeven more people have been arrested for their suspected involvement in a rioting incident involving a deadly weapon in Clarke Quay last Saturday night (Dec 19), said the police on Tu

22 December 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. Scientists lauded for research on Asian genetics, light at nano-levelResearch into the human genome has grown over the past decade but Asian populations remain under-studied.

21 December 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 has checks in place to ensure Covid-19 vaccine cold chain remains intact: ExpertsA critical part in the distribution of the temperature-sensitive Covid-19 vaccines, made by Pfizer and BioNTech as well as Moderna, is to ensure a specified temperatur

18 December 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. Job vacancies in Singapore rose for first time this year in SeptemberThe number of job vacancies in Singapore rose for the first time this year in September, one of several indicators of a pick-up in labour market activity.

17 December 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. SingPass users can now verify identity by scanning faces or sending OTPs to another userResidents are now able to verify their SingPass account identity by scanning their faces using computers and camera phones, or by inputting a one-time password sent to anot

16 December 2020
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