Workplaces in S’pore not reinstating mandatory regular testing yet despite Covid-19 wave
Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said on June 28 that the next wave of Covid-19 infections has arrived sooner than previously expected.
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S’pore electricity tariffs to rise by about 8% for Q3 amid global oil, gas crunch
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Island nation’s landmark legal challenge on climate change
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