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PM Lee signals new GST hike details to come in Budget 2022
“Now that our economy is emerging from Covid-19, we have to start moving on this.”
December 31, 2021
Covid-19
Hong Kong is increasingly shut off as inbound flights drop
Cathay Pacific Airways has almost halved the number of flights into Hong Kong from outside China next month.
December 31, 2021
Covid-19
Apple closes New York City stores amid Covid-19 surge
Shoppers will not be able to enter the store to browse or purchase anything onsite.
December 28, 2021
Covid-19
Tough times don’t last, but they do damage
The Edge Singapore revisits some businesses we spoke to last year to see how they are faring.
December 23, 2021
Covid-19
Singapore freezes new ticket sales for VTL flights and buses into Singapore from Dec 23 to Jan 20
The quotas and ticket sales for VTL travel after Jan 20, 2022 will also be temporarily reduced.
December 22, 2021
Singapore economy
Singapore marches into 2022 in good shape
The economy is recovering nicely, though not quite as dramatically as we had hoped for.
December 21, 2021
Feature
A lookback at the good, the bad, the weird of 2021
Here’s an A to Z rundown of the good, the bad and the weird of this climactic year
December 21, 2021
Global Economy
No wiggle room ahead
The policies we choose now will have consequences for decades to come.
December 20, 2021
Global Economy
Reopening the world and ourselves
This sort of nationalism, regardless of why people espouse it, will ruthlessly devour its own.
December 20, 2021
Singapore economy
Leaving an exhausting year behind
13% of 1,000 respondents reported symptoms of anxiety or depression during the pandemic: IMH and University of Hong Kong survey
December 20, 2021