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Singapore drops pre-travel test for vaccinated

It follows the city-state dropping quarantine for vaccinated arrivals on 1 April

The Independent UK

Why Antonio Conte's Tottenham team are wearing special shirt against Leicester City

Tottenham will wear special edition shirts in Sunday's Premier League match against Leicester City at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Football London

China's pursuit of zero Covid driving expats away

Beijing (AFP) - Colin Chan spent more than a decade building a life in China, but enduring ever-changing Covid rules and five weeks of quarantine convinced the Singaporean that it was time to leave.

AFP

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Singapore buys £694 million Paddington stake

The city-state’s sovereign wealth fund is buying a majority stake in British Land’s Paddington development it bets on the revival of London offices

Evening Standard

Girls brought together by Queensland research mission into rare brain disorder hereditary spastic paraplegia

The girls, who share an extremely rare and debilitating genetic brain disorder, have been united by Queensland research aiming to find a breakthrough drug treatment.

ABC News

Ashley Cain and ex Safiyya plan heartbreaking tribute to mark 1 year since Azaylia died

Azaylia endured two rounds of chemotherapy, a bone marrow transplant, and was due to fly to Singapore for specialist treatment before it became clear that the cancer was too advanced. She died in her parents’ arms at their home in Coventry.

Daily Mirror

Best hotels in Singapore 2022: Where to stay for city views and affordable luxury

Lee Cobaj picks the hotels that make her purr in the Lion City

The Independent UK

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Singapore editor jailed for defamation over corruption claims

Terry Xu was convicted last year after publishing a letter alleging ‘corruption at the highest echelons’

The Guardian - UK

Singapore home price growth slows; curbs cool property surge

Singapore home price growth slowed last quarter as curbs on residential property at least temporarily reined in the nation’s surging real estate market.

Bangkok Post

Flowery deals with retrograde Singapore no use to climate

Jacinda Ardern's choice of Singapore as a climate partner is poor: Its interim climate goals are deemed 'critically insufficient' and it relies on gas to power its industry.

Newsroom.co.nz

Shuttered Singapore news site's editor jailed

The editor of a shuttered Singaporean news website was on Thursday jailed three weeks for defamation over a letter the portal published alleging corruption among government ministers.

Bangkok Post

Singapore schedules hanging of disabled Malaysian next week

Rights groups say a Malaysian man with a mental disability is to be hanged next week in Singapore after losing a final appeal, but his Malaysian lawyer has mounted a new bid to halt the execution

The Independent UK

Singapore to hang mentally disabled man next week - family

A mentally disabled Malaysian man will be hanged in Singapore next week after losing a last-ditch appeal, his sister said Wednesday, despite an international outcry about his case.

Bangkok Post

Vietnam plans 24-hour take-down law for 'illegal' social media content

HANOI/SINGAPORE: Vietnam is preparing new rules requiring social media firms to take down content it deems illegal within 24 hours, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said.

Bangkok Post

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PM's Singapore mission lacking a world stage

Jacinda Ardern’s return to the world stage has been a long time coming, yet for much of her time in Singapore it wasn’t at all obvious where she was, writes political editor @jo_moir

ABC News

Environmental impact statement released for Sun Cable's $30 billion solar energy project

An environmental impact assessment shows Sun Cable's proposed $30 billion project would result in significant reductions of greenhouse gas emissions, but could also cause some potentially negative impacts.

Bangkok Post

Singapore to remove all tests for vaccinated visitors soon

Singapore targets to remove all Covid-19 tests for fully-vaccinated visitors “very soon,” possibly in the next few weeks, Keith Tan, chief executive of the nation’s tourism board, said in a forum in Manila Tuesday.

Newsroom.co.nz

Ardern's rocky road to reconnecting with the world

Political editor @jo_moir is on the road with the Prime Minister for her first trip abroad in more than two years, but it isn't all smooth sailing in Covid times.

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Benzinga

Jack Ma's Alibaba Fintech To Grab Majority Ownership Of This Payments Platform

Jack Ma founded Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) fintech affiliate, Ant Group, is set to become the majority investor in Singapore-based payments platform 2C2P as part of a partnership, Reuters reports. The deal will integrate Ant's Alipay+ payment service with 2C2P's platform used by merchants in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas.…

Bangkok Post

Singapore, New Zealand agree to enhance climate cooperation

Singapore and New Zealand have agreed to enhance cooperation on a range of climate issues, ranging from low carbon technology to sustainable aviation initiatives, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

Singapore aims to remove all tests for vaccinated visitors soon

Bangkok Post

Singapore aims to be Asia’s busiest international airport

Changi Airport was crowned the world’s best aerodrome for 15 years straight prior to Covid based on its superior traveller offerings and high-tech customer service. Now it’s readying to welcome back visitors en masse, hoping improvements made during the pandemic will cement its status as Asia’s premier aviation hub.

AAP

Ardern leaves NZ on Asian trade mission

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is spending this week in Asia on a trade-oriented trip - her first overseas travel in two years.

Tribune News Service

Singapore undecided on succession timeline for heir to PM Lee

Singapore has not yet settled on a timeline as to when Finance Minister Lawrence Wong will take over the reins from Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong as the city-state’s next premier.

Bangkok Post

Singapore PM confirms successor

SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong confirmed on Saturday that Finance Minister Lawrence Wong would succeed him as the city-state’s next leader.

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