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Business News
Road to Net Zero
Singapore News
Sustainability

Minister Gan Kim Yong, Minister for Trade and Industry, announced the launch of the programme on Oct 1.

COVID
Travel

Stay home notice for some travellers cut to 10 days and travel history assessment period also shortened effective Oct 7.

COVID
Singapore News

Summarising the latest updates & Government advice.

Education

Marlborough College Malaysia is incredibly proud to be awarded a place in the top 15 schools in China and South East Asia by Spear’s Schools Index 2021. MCM is only one of two schools in Malaysia that made the top 15, a truly significant accolade and it is listed in the top 100 schools globally. MCM’s sister school Marlborough College also gained a place in the top 20 schools in the UK and a top ...

Education

Together, UWCSEA and APP have established a 1-year research-based fellowship position at the APP with a focus on discussion and research about peace, peace building and conflict with a focus on ASEAN and SEA. In addition, the UWCSEA student community will participate in an essay competition which will empower the College’s students to write and publish a piece on the topic of peace.

Road to Net Zero
Sustainability
UK News

Netflix has curated more than 30 stories into a new collection launched in advance of the global climate summit COP26.

Singapore News

The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (“IPOS”) has published a draft overarching Intellectual Property (Amendment) Bill 2021 that seeks to amend the various intellectual property (“IP”) laws in Singapore. The article summarizes the key amendments proposed under the Bill, which seeks to streamline IP processes and reduce the administrative burden of those seeking IP protection in Singapore ...

Singapore News

On 6 July 2021, proposed amendments to the Copyright Act were tabled in Parliament under a Copyright Bill. These amendments are expected to come into effect by the end of 2021 if the Bill is passed. The article contains the summary of the key amendments proposed under the Bill, which amongst others seeks to accord stronger moral rights to authors and performers, and make the law more accessible to ...

Trade
UK News

The first meeting of the CPTPP UK Accession Working Group took place 28 September.

COVID
Singapore News

Please read this important information on the latest community restrictions to curb local Covid transmission.