August but did not give precise dates for her trip.( Reporting by Aradhana Aravindan in Singapore

page that Singapore backed Cambodia's approach on the Myanmar crisis.( Reporting by Aradhana Aravindan;

SINGAPORE( Reuters)-Singapore is working on allowing quarantine-free entry to travelers from the United States who are vaccinated against COVID-19 before the end of the year, its minister for trade and industry said on Thursday.... Singapore, a travel and tourism hub, began a similar programme for travellers from Germany and Brunei last month as part of a gradual easing of its COVID-19 border controls.... " We have had successful pilots of Vaccinated Travel Lanes( VTL) with Germany and Brunei

SINGAPORE( Reuters)-Singapore may need as much as six months to get to a" new normal" in terms of easing restrictions and people resuming their previous routines in the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Saturday." It will take us at least three months, and perhaps as long as six months, to get there," Lee said in an address to the island nation, which has largely kept the virus at bay since last year with masks, contact tracing and a closed border. The Southeast Asia city

" Singapore intends to act in concert with many other like-minded countries to impose appropriate sanctions and restrictions against Russia," Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan told parliament, describing Russia's invasion as unacceptable and a gross violation of international norms.... " We will also block certain Russian banks and financial transactions connected to Russia," he added. Balakrishnan said specific measures were being worked out and would be announced shortly.... Singapore's m

29, 96% of the eligible population had completed the full vaccination regimen, updated from 94%, the ministry said.... That translates to about 86% of the total population of about 5.5 million.... About two months ago, 82% of the total population had been fully vaccinated against the virus....

SINGAPORE( Reuters)-Singapore's media regulator has rescinded the license of a local political blog for failing to declare its funding sources, a requirement in a city-state that has tightened its rules to prevent foreign influence in its political affairs.... The Online Citizen( TOC), founded 15 years ago, had styled itself as an alternative voice to mainstream local media, which many people in Singapore see as pro-government.... " Its action is nothing more than harassment and intimidation o

While Singapore's vaccination pace is relatively high, the country has been slower at resuming social activities and travel, compared with other places with similar inoculation rates." It has been 18 months since the pandemic started, and our people are battle-weary.... " ministers Gan Kim Yong, Lawrence Wong and Ong Ye Kung said in an opinion piece in The Straits Times newspaper on Thursday. Singapore has strict rules governing social gatherings, mask-wearing, contact-tracing and travel.... "

SINGAPORE( Reuters)-The Singapore government will adjust foreign worker policies to address concerns among locals over competition for jobs, even as the global business hub remains open to talent from overseas, its prime minister said on Sunday." We have to adjust our policies to manage the quality, numbers and concentrations of foreigners in Singapore," Lee Hsien Loong said in his National Day Message.... " It would cost us jobs and opportunities." His government has been tightening foreign wo

The travellers have to undergo regular testing. About two dozen countries are listed in the programme including Australia, India, Malaysia, Britain and the United States. But no new tickets would be issued for people hoping to arrive from any of those countries from Thursday to Jan.... The government said it would also reduce the VTL quotas and ticket sales for travel after Jan.... But the government said it has been able to limit onward community transmission....