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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. Coronavirus: Singapore looks well placed to further ease restrictions, say expertsAlthough Covid-19 cases in the community have crept up since the country exited its circuit breaker last week, this is not cause for alarm, because the numbers reflect aggressive testing and "hidden reservoirs" o

12 June 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. Coronavirus: Changi Airport sets up new transit holding areas, as SIA travellers from Australia, NZ allowed to fly through S'poreChangi Airport has set up new Transit Holding Areas (THA) in Terminals 1 and 3 as it prepares for the gradual resumption of transit passenger services, which were suspend

11 June 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. Singapore ranks 4th-safest place amid Covid-19 pandemic: StudySingapore is among the safest places to live during the Covid-19 pandemic, a new study says, indicating that the authorities are well placed to lift restrictions aimed at reducing the spread of the coronavirus.

10 June 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. S'pore GE: Temperature screening, e-registration and allotted time slots for voting during Covid-19Voters will be allotted recommended time bands to visit polling stations and reduce crowding in the upcoming election.

9 June 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. 4 new coronavirus clusters in dorms and worksite in SingaporeFour new coronavirus clusters comprising three dormitories and one worksite emerged on Thursday (June 4). The worksite is in Kampong Bugis, while the three dorms are at 212 Tagore Lane, 63 Tuas South Avenue 1 and 109 Ubi Avenue 4.

5 June 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. 81-year-old woman is only Singaporean among 7 new coronavirus community casesAn 81-year-old woman was the only Singaporean among seven new community Covid-19 cases announced on Wednesday (June 3). She tested positive for the virus on Tuesday after she began showing symptoms last Friday.

4 June 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. Low-income families to get more integrated supportAn initiative to proactively reach out to 50,000 low-income families living in rental flats will begin this month, to ensure no one falls through the cracks during the Covid-19 pandemic.

3 June 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. 7 charged with offences under Covid-19 regulations in Robertson Quay incidentSix men and a woman, allegedly linked to a group gathering in the Robertson Quay area amid the Covid-19 outbreak, appeared in a district court on Tuesday (June 2).

2 June 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. Singapore agrees to further extend KL-S'pore High-Speed Rail project suspension till Dec 31 at Malaysia's requestSingapore has agreed to further suspend the high-speed rail (HSR) project that would link it with Kuala Lumpur for seven months, till the end of the year.

1 June 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. Coronavirus: 7,800 BTO flats to be launched in August; some projects may be delayed up to 6 monthsHome buyers who could not apply for a Build-To-Order (BTO) Housing Board flat in May because of the circuit breaker will be able to do so in three months' time, as the flats originally scheduled for la

29 May 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. Courier service a lifeline in time of enforced isolationIt cannot be denied that the courier service has become a vital connector for Malaysians in a time of enforced isolation due to COVID-19 and the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO).

28 May 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. Primary 1 registration for 2021 cohort goes online from July 1; MOE announces cap on PR children intake for some schoolsRegistration for children starting Primary 1 next year will start on July 1 and end on Oct 30, the Ministry of Education (MOE) announced on Wednesday (May 27).

27 May 2020
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