SINGAPORE: By any measure, Singapore is an exceptionally prosperous and productive country and is often ranked among the wealthiest in the world. However, a recent report shows that its high GDP comes alongside a working day that’s longer than that of other countries. Using data from The Economis...
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A car crashed into a landed home and knocked down a portion of its outer perimeter wall in Katong on Oct. 18. The home was also the premises of Liu Fu Si Fang Cai , a home-based dining business. In response to Mothership's queries, the police said that they were alerted to the in...
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Ukraine's ambassador to Singapore, Kateryna Zelenko, has expressed her gratitude to Singapore for standing by Ukraine during some of its most difficult years, as she prepares to leave her post. In a farewell video shared on Facebook by the Embassy of Ukraine in Singapore, Zelenko...
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Indonesia has yet to take up neighbouring countries' offers of assistance to tackle the forest fires that have spread thick haze across the region because it believes it is still capable of managing the situation. That is why it has not declared the forest and land fires a nation...
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Retailers are stepping up deliveries to replenish stocks quickly, said Minister Grace Fu.
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Employers should progressively reduce outdoor work as hourly PM2.5 readings rise, said MOM.
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The health ministry is also working with Cold Storage, Giant and Sheng Siong to make N95 masks, or their equivalent, progressively available across all their outlets....
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SINGAPORE: The authorities have implemented another way to control the growing population of crows in the country, and that is through shooting. Recently, dozens of crows were shot dead outside Aljunied MRT station, where the authorities closed the grassy part of the area for the...
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Singapore and Qatar plan to upgrade their bilateral ties to a Strategic Partnership, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in an Oct. 19 statement. It added that both countries agreed to work towards elevating relations in a meeting on the same day with both countries' minis...
