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Wealthy nations will have 1.2 billion doses they don’t need
A more coordinated effort is needed to allow countries with ample supplies to resell and donate doses
September 05, 2021
Covid-19
Singapore not tightening measures due to high vaccination rates, to shift reporting focus in daily reports
Singapore will have no change to its Covid-19 measures, and will shift its reporting focus as it learns to live with Covid-19
September 03, 2021
Covid-19
Singapore to roll out booster shots to elderly and immunocompromised, expands testing
Singapore will start rolling out booster shots soon, makes testing more accessible.
September 03, 2021
Geopolitics
Japanese Prime Minister Suga quits; succession race now open
Suga, on Sept 3, announced plans to resign after failing to control the country’s coronavirus surge.
September 03, 2021
Company in the news
mm2 Asia confirms sale of controlling stake of cinema business at a loss of $84.7 mil
Back in 2017, mm2 paid $230 million for Cathay Cinema, which operated eight cinemas in Singapore.
August 30, 2021
Covid-19
Singapore hits 80% vaccine threshold seen as key to easing
It has one of the world’s best vaccination rates
August 29, 2021
Banking & finance
Covid-19 'wake-up call' for banks
“[Covid-19] calls for a significant change in mindset": OCBC Bank (Malaysia) CEO Ong Eng Bin.
August 26, 2021
Geopolitics
A world of heat and headwinds
The world looks very different from three months ago
August 25, 2021
Covid-19
Singapore must find its own way out of Covid-19, avoid comparisons to other countries: Wong
"We’re not like US and Europe; neither are we like China and New Zealand. We have to find our own path forward."
August 25, 2021
Covid-19
Pfizer, BioNTech vaccine gets full approval from US regulators
The Covid-19 vaccine will be marketed under the name Comirnaty.
August 23, 2021