Wong has been prime minister-in-waiting since April 2022after the previous anointed successor stepped aside unexpectedly and derailed the carefully choreographed leadership transition typical in the affluent Asian financial centre.
The cumulative FDI inflows from Singapore to India stood at USD 155.612 billion from April 2000 to December 2023, accounting for 23 per cent of the total FDI flows into India
The agreement will enable users of both systems to conduct instant, cost-effective fund transfers between India and Nepal.
Singapore's Minister for Health Ong Ye Kunga said that COVID-19 cases in the country have 'potentially peaked' in the country, but stressed that no additional measures would be required. COVID-19 cases from 10,726 infections in the week of Nov 12-18, to 58,300 in the week of December 10-16.
Singapore has been reeling under massive COVID-19 infections. Covid-19 cases jumped tremendously within a week- a 75% increase. At least 56,043 cases were recorded in the week of December 3 to 9. A similar case has been witnessed in Malaysia which recorded over 20,696 Covid-19 cases
Peh Boon Hua, 54, was fined on December 13 after pleading guilty to one count of using insulting words causing distress under the Protection from Harassment Act, according to media reports surfacing on Tuesday. The woman and her daughter were actually of Eurasian-origin.
Singapore Health Ministry has announced the opening of a second COVID-19 treatment facility at Singapore Expo Hall 10 this weekend to increase the number of beds for COVID-19 patients. Their doctors will decide if they should be admitted.
Eighty-one-year-old Indian-origin writer Meira Chand, fellow novelist Suchen Christine Lim and Malay dance veteran Osman Abdul Hamid received the award from President Tharman Shanmugaratnam at a ceremony held at the Istana on Tuesday.
Singapore has reclaimed the top spot in the rankings for the ninth time in the past eleven years, attributed to high prices across various categories.
The Singapore High Commission in India shared pictures of the silver-coloured vehicle with the letters 'CD' on the number plate with a code and registration number. He said that the vehicle were fake and did not belong to the Singapore embassy.
Highlighting India's distinct progress, Shambaugh mentioned that India has effectively advanced bilateral links between its Unified Payments Interface system and those of other nations, such as Singapore and the United Arab Emirates.
According to the Minister, the recent COVID-19 cases in Singapore are being driven by the two variants - the EG.5 and its sub-lineage HK.3. They are making up for around 75% of daily cases in the country.
The Ministry of External Affairs said that "discussions are ongoing to achieve the parity" amid reports of India seeking removal of 41 Canadian diplomats. The Ministry also cited "inteference in our internal matters" in asking for reduction.
The 100 kg WWII aerial bomb was unearthed last week at the work site of an upcoming condominium estate near a metro station.
The local media, quoting the woman, stated that the driver hurled abuse saying you are India(n), I'm Chinese...You are the very worst kind.
Earlier, the Indian-origin man was sentenced to five days in jail on a similar charge of creating public nuisance after shouting aggressively and gesturing with an umbrella to people at another coffee shop in July.
SIMBEX 23: The 30th edition of the Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise SIMBEX 23 will be hosted by Singapore this year.
Tharman became Singapore's third Indian-origin president and received a congratulatory note by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
His Chinese-origin rivals Ng Kok Song and Tan Kin Lian received 15.72 per cent and 13.88 per cent respectively, the Elections Department said. Tharman became Singapore's third Indian-origin president.
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