Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday he has tested positive for COVID-19 for the first time after returning home from work trips in Africa and Asia.
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Singapore death penalty: Tamil man to be executed on April 26 over marijuana trafficking
Singapore News: In the first such instance in 2023, the authorities in Singapore will execute a Singaporean Tamil man named Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, on April 26. The execution will be at Changi prison.
US Vice President Kamala Harris, Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong announce new initiatives
Indian-origin US Vice-President Kamala Harris met with government officials in Singapore, kicking off a visit to Southeast Asia intended to “deepen engagement with partners” in the region, according to an official statement.
Singapore PM to deliver National Day Rally speech on August 22
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will deliver the National Day Rally 2021 (NDR) speech on August 22 at Mediacorp, the PM’s Office said in a statement.
Singapore on track to bringing COVID outbreak under control, restrictions may ease from June 13: PM Lee
The prime minister said that Singapore is in a much better position today than a year ago when the first big COVID outbreak occurred.
Singapore Court orders blogger to pay PM Lee Hsien Loong SGD 133,000 in online defamation case
The Singapore high court ordered that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong be paid SGD 133,000 (USD 98,825) in damages in a defamation case filed by the city-state’s leader, according to a judgment released today.
Online WEF Davos Summit begins, PM Modi, PM Lee to address participants on January 28 and 29 respectively
The annual congregation of world leaders, which usually takes place at the ski resort of Davos in Switzerland is being held online this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, the WEF physical annual meeting will be held in May in Singapore.
PM Lee Hsien Loong gets first vaccine shot as government announces rollout plan
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong received his first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine today and urged others to take the jabs in a country that has largely brought the pandemic under control.
Singapore has fought COVID-19 well but must learn from mistakes made, says PM Lee in address to Parliament
PM Lee said that the country’s response to the pandemic was “not without shortcomings” and that “with hindsight, we would certainly have done some things differently”.
Singapore celebrates National Day with tributes to frontline workers amid COVID-19 pandemic
Singapore celebrated its 55th birthday on August 9 amid the COVID-19 pandemic with a parade, an evening show and fireworks, albeit with a difference.
