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The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said that from September 1, Singapore residents with registered SingPass accounts will start receiving notifications on their phones regarding NRIC and/or passport-related matters.At the moment, residents are receiving hardcopy letters or emails.Moving forward,...

Moving forward, companies will need to pay higher salaries for foreigners in professional positions as well as mid-skilled workers, in order for them to qualify to work here.Manpower minister Josephine Teo said on Wednesday (August 26) that the increase...

As of 12 pm today (Aug 23), Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed an additional 87 cases of COVID-19 infections in Singapore.13 of the new cases were imported, of which they were placed on Stay-Home Notice upon arrival...

The popular game "Fortnite" got an update last week on Apple and Android, where players bypassed the companies' digital payment systems and the payments went directly to "Fortnite" studio, Epic Games, instead of Apple and Google.Both Apple and Google...

Microsoft announced on August 17 that it will stop supporting its web browser Internet Explorer (IE).The Microsoft Team will stop supporting IE 11 from November 30, 2020.The remaining Microsoft 365 apps and services will also stop supporting IE 11...

The Forbes list of the 50 richest people in Singapore is out and on top of that list is Haidilao hotpot chain's boss, Zhang Yong.Zhang has a net worth of SGD$26 billion this year.His wife, Haidilao cofounder Shu Ping,...

As of 12 pm today (Aug 18), Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed an additional 100 cases of COVID-19 infections in Singapore.2 of the new cases were imported, of which they were placed on Stay-Home Notice upon arrival...

A Covid-19 mutation has been detected by the Malaysian Institute for Medical Research that is 10 times more infectious than the current strain.The mutation, called D614G, was detected after isolating and testing four cases from two existing clusters.Malaysian health...

A photo emerged online of Donald Trump's likeness being printed on toilet papers.The said toilet rolls are allegedly being sold at Play United, a "claw machine" shop.The netizen commented that it's "pretty insane that they actually put these types...

Thailand is seeing an expansion opportunity for his "pay to stay" visa programme aimed towards foreigners who are wealthy.They have a vision of the country becoming a haven for affluent foreign expats thanks to its success in containing Covid-19.Named...