Minister of Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing announced last week that 40 vaccination centres will be set up in Singapore by end-March this year, with an aim to have one community vaccination centre in each HDB estate. Each centre can deliver about 2,000 vaccinations a day. This is on …
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This year, the Covid-19 pandemic has wrecked havoc on the lives of individuals and the global economy as well. In the first half of 2020, a total of 11,350 people faced retrenchment in Singapore. From Singapore Airlines to GoBear, large firms and even startups have laid off staff. The crisis …
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The world’s most famous school dropouts have got to be Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Both Zuckerberg and Gates left Harvard during their undergraduate years to start their businesses, which have since made an indelible mark in the global tech industry. However, they are not the …
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[Article has been updated on 14 December 2020, 5:40pm] Singapore has approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong today (14 December) in an address. The first shipment is expected to arrive by the end of this month, making Singapore one of the first …
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When Yummy Bros co-founders launched their business on 1 April 2018, many of their friends thought that it was an April Fools’ joke. It shouldn’t come as a surprise though. Gerald Tan and Anson Lim, the first two members of the founding team, are both fitness junkies. For Gerald, it’s …
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Food has always played a huge part in the Singaporean culture. From hawker centres to cafes and Michelin-starred restaurants, food options on our small island are aplenty. The heavy importance placed on gastronomic experiences in Singapore has led the government to put in place efforts to ensure that the hawker …
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Andrew Lim, 35, and Walter Oh, 33, first met each other when they were both working at DBS Bank. They had started out as management associates, and eventually became corporate bankers. During their time there, they often worked long hours till late at the office. They frequently skipped meals, and …
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I’m an avid Telegram user and besides using it as a platform to chat with my friends peppered with silly Telegram stickers, I also love the fact that I get fed news and updates on almost everything. This however, depends on the channels, groups and bots that you join. We’ve …
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From today (October 26) till November 23, members of the public can submit names for the Nominated Members of Parliament (NMPs). A NMP is an Member of Parliament (MP) who has been appointed by the President and is not affiliated to any political party. The NMP scheme was introduced in 1990 in order to …
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