Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University has launched a nationwide challenge – ideasinc 2020 – for innovative ideas to be turned into startups to shape post-COVID-19 world.
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Travellers in and out of Singapore from June 17 to pay for COVID-19 test and quarantine facility
Currently, the cost of tests and the cost of SHN facilities have been borne by the Singapore government.
Singapore economy expected to shrink 5.8% in 2020: MAS survey
GDP growth is expected to recover to 4.8 per cent in 2021.
Singapore to move into Phase 2 of re-opening from June 19
Phase 2 will allow retail businesses to re-open their physical outlets. Food and beverage dine-in will also be allowed to resume.
Government further eases restrictions on OCI cardholders’ entry into India
New rules easing restrictions on the entry of OCI cardholders as well as certain foreign nationals were issued last week.
214 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on June 15, including 3 cases in the community
Of the new cases, the vast majority are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories.
Unemployment rose, but lower than previous highs during SARS and global financial crisis: MOM
Reporting the early effects of COVID-19 on the labour market in the first quarter of 2020, Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said total employment in Singapore registered its sharpest quarterly contraction on record.
1 imported COVID-19 case among 407 new infections on June 14
The imported case involves a Bangladeshi national who arrived in Singapore on June 10 to seek medical treatment that is not related to COVID-19 infection.
18 community cases among 463 new COVID-19 infections on June 12
Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed an additional 463 cases of COVID-19 infection as of 12pm on Friday, June 12.
Singapore facing most severe recession in history: MAS Ravi Menon
With this year’s GDP growth forecast at –4 to –7 per cent, Singapore is facing the most severe recession in history, said Ravi Menon, Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
