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Singapore issues Correction Notice to social media platforms under its law against fake news after Kejriwal’s misleading claim

OpIndia Staff - 20 May, 2021

Taking cognizance of the false statement being circulated online soon after Kejriwal’s claim, Singapore’s Health Ministry issued correction guidelines to Facebook and Twitter.

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Singapore not to invoke ‘Fake News Law’ against Arvind Kejriwal, says they are satisfied with Indian govt’s response on his ‘Singapore variant’ jibe

OpIndia Staff - 19 May, 2021

Singapore says statements by Arvind Kejriwal can invite action under Protection from Online Falsehoods & Manipulation Act (POFMA)

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Kejriwal’s lies called out internationally, but AAP ministers continue to brazen it out

OpIndia Staff - 19 May, 2021

Jain claimed that it is wrong to say that no Singapore strain exists and that they will provide further clarification on it soon.

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‘Delhi CM does not speak for India’: MEA responds to Kejriwal’s ‘Singapore Variant’ fear-mongering

OpIndia Staff - 19 May, 2021

The official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs revealed that the Singapore government had called the High Commission raising a strong objection to Kejriwal’s statement.

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Delhi CM Kejriwal fear-mongers about new Covid strain, gets fact-checked by Aviation Minister and Singapore govt

OpIndia Staff - 19 May, 2021

Aviation minister Hardeep S Puri reminded Delhi CM that flights have been banned since March 2020 and India doesn't even have an 'air bubble' service with Singapore.

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‘Whoever governs Singapore must have that iron in him’: How Lee Kuan Yew brought an end to pilots’ protest in Singapore Airlines

Jinit Jain - 22 January, 2021

In 1980, the Singapore International Airlines(SIA) and its pilots' union SIAPA was engaged in a bitter dispute over the demand of salary hikes.

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Singapore: Woman who was infected with Covid-19 during pregnancy gives birth to baby with Coronavirus antibodies

OpIndia Staff - 30 November, 2020

The Singaporean woman was infected with Coronavirus during first trimester of pregnancy, and her newborn child has antibodies

Politics

Former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh dies at the age of 64

OpIndia Staff - 1 August, 2020

Amar Singh dies after prolonged illness. He was receiving treatment at a hospital in Singapore. His daughters and wife were by his side.

Government and Policy

Amidst cries of privacy concerns, Singaporean ethical hacker Frank Liauw gives thumbs-up to security features of Aarogya Setu app

OpIndia Staff - 9 May, 2020

Privacy concerns had plagued the Indian Government's contact tracing app, Aarogya Setu, with many raising doubts about the data collection, storage and encryption

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