Lawrence Wong

Singapore’s daily average number of cases has dipped from 40 to 32 since the circuit-breaker begun on April 7. Even so, National Development Minister Lawrence Wong says the city state should prepare for a “long fight”.

“The only way to stop it is if you were to isolate and shut ourselves out from the world. But I don’t think that’s a tenable situation” – Minister Lawrence Wong, co-chair of the Multi-Ministry Taskforce on Covid-19, on the risk of new spikes in the number

SINGAPORE (Apr 18): Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, 66, has said he will reshuffle his cabinet soon and is widely expected to do so before Parliament reconvenes on May 7. The impending changes will increase the focus on a group of younger minist

SINGAPORE (April 20): China will be hosting a top-level meeting focusing on its One Belt One Road initiative next month in Beijing.

SINGAPORE (Feb 7): Leasing your apartment or room out on a short-term basis through homestay networking services such as Airbnb may very soon be ruled as illegal under Singapore law.