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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Singaporean households used, on average, more electricity and gas each month between April and July compared to the same period last year. Its electricity consumption increased 16 percent while its gas consumption increased 34 percent. The reason is that people spent more time at home during the …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The longest single stamp in Singapore’s history, measuring 163.2mm long, will go on sale on Thursday (October 15) as part of a new set of two stamps, SingPost said on Wednesday. The longest stamp, with a S $ 2 denomination, features a panorama of Singapore’s world-renowned skyline from …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Market values ​​of new built-to-order (BTO) flats are determined by prices of nearby comparable resale flats, individual attributes of the flat and prevailing market conditions, said National Development Minister Desmond Lee. , in Parliament on Wednesday (October 14). Thereafter, a subsidy is applied to ensure the floors are …

[ad_1] – Advertising – Singapore: All seats for a dining experience on the Singapore Airlines (SIA) A380 aircraft were sold out in less than 30 minutes after reservations opened at midnight on Monday (October 12). The SIA initiative, known as Restaurant A380 @ Changi, will allow customers to board, explore …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The World Bank said its executive board approved on Tuesday (October 13) $ 12 billion in new funding for developing countries to finance the purchase and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, tests and treatments for their citizens. The financing plan, which is part of the $ 160 billion in …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – No local Covid-19 infections were reported on Tuesday (October 13) for the first time in more than six months, but Education Minister Lawrence Wong cautioned against complacency, saying Singapore would likely see new cases with the weather. In a Facebook post on Wednesday morning, Mr. Wong, who …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore’s economy contracted slower than 7 percent in the third quarter of the same period last year, following the gradual reopening of the economy after the COVID-19 “breaker” period. This compares with an estimated 7.6 percent contraction by private sector economists surveyed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore …

[ad_1] Peru’s best-known tourist site, Machu Picchu, opened its doors after months of coronavirus closure, but only for one visitor: a Japanese man stranded in the country by the pandemic. “The first person on Earth to go to Machu Picchu since the confinement is meeeeeee,” Jesse Katayama posted on his …

[ad_1] Tue, Oct 13, 2020-13: 34h AUTOMOTIVE activities are becoming viable in Singapore again as the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing process complements Singapore’s strengths in advanced manufacturing and logistics, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Tuesday, when the first plant opened. of electric vehicle manufacturing in Singapore. “Electric vehicles …

[ad_1] PARIS (AFP) – Covid-19 patients may experience more severe symptoms the second time they are infected, according to research published on Tuesday (October 13) that confirms that it is possible to contract the life-threatening disease more than once. A study published in the journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases traces …