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  Singapore Scrambled Jets To Escort Air India Express Plane After Bomb Threat

  Singapore Armed Forces on Tuesday scrambled two fighter jets to escort an Air India Express plane away from populated areas following a bomb threat before the aircraft landed safely at Singapore's Changi airport.

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  Singapore's Population Surges - Crosses 6 Million-Mark For 1st Time Ever

  Singapore's population has reached a record high of 6.04 million, rising two per cent from last year, as the manpower-constrained city-state took in more foreign workers, according to an official report.

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  With Only 35,605 Babies In 2022, Singapore's Birth Rate Hits Record Low

  Singapore's birth rate hit a record low in 2022 with only 35,605 babies born in that year when the country also registered the highest number of deaths annually since 1960, according to media reports on Tuesday.

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  Singapore Population Shrinks To 5.45 Million, Sharpest Fall Since 1970

  Singapore's total population shrank by 4.1 per cent to 5.45 million in June this year, largely due to a fall in non-resident numbers amidst the COVID-19 travel restrictions, according to official figures released on Tuesday.

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  Up To 300% More Antibodies When Second Dose Delayed, Says Study

  Faced with a limited supply of shots and anxious populations waiting their turn, more countries are turning to an initially controversial strategy that's now been vindicated by scientific studies: doubling or tripling the intervals between the first

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  Twitter, Zoom, 10 More Tech Companies Added by Indonesia to List of Businesses That Must Pay 10 Percent VAT

  Indonesia on Tuesday added 12 more companies, including Twitter and Zoom, to a list of internet-based businesses that must pay a 10 percent value-added tax (VAT) on sales.

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  Singapore Imposes $740,000 Fine In Data Hack Affecting 1.5 Million People

  Singapore's privacy watchdog today imposed fines of Sg$1 million, or $740,000,on a healthcare provider and an IT agency over a cyber-attack that saw health records of about quarter of the population stolen.

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  Delphi Buys nuTonomy for $450 Million to Further Self-Driving Tech Ambitions

  Delphi and nuTonomy have been testing automated vehicles in Singapore, where regulators announced plans on Monday to halt growth in its vehicle population to ease traffic congestion.

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  Sri Lankan President Sirisena, Singapore, Malaysia Condole Jayalalithaa's Death

  Leaders from countries that have a significant Tamil population like Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Singapore, including Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, today condoled J Jayalalithaa's demise with the diaspora grieving the loss of their beloved leader.

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  Singapore's Population Grows at Slowest in More Than a Decade

  Singapore's population rose 1.2 percent over the past year, the slowest in more than a decade, as it tried to reduce numbers of foreign workers, while long-standing efforts to encourage citizens to have more children bore some fruit.

• Google Removes Singapore Hate Blog Against Filipinos

  Google has taken down a blog that listed ways to harass Singapore's Filipino population, drawing praise from Internet users appalled by growing racial tensions in the city-state.

• Singapore chokes on haze from Indonesia forest fires

  Air pollution from forest fires in Indonesia's Sumatra island reached severe levels in Singapore today, triggering a health alert in the densely populated city-state.