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As it happened: DPM Heng Swee Keat s Budget 2021 speech
Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat waves as he arrives in Parliament before delivering the Budget 2021 statement on Feb 16, 2021. (Photo: Marcus Mark Ramos)
16 Feb 2021 02:01PM (Updated:
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SINGAPORE: Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat delivered the Budget 2021 statement in Parliament on Tuesday (Feb 16). This year s Budget, titled Emerging Stronger Together, focused on Singapore s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Holding WEF meeting in Singapore will send strong signal of confidence in country s ability: Alvin Tan
File photo of a logo of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting as pictured on a window in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan 21, 2020. (Photo: Reuters/Denis Balibouse)
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SINGAPORE: The World Economic Forum (WEF) Special Annual Meeting being held here will send a strong signal of confidence in Singapore’s ability to host major international events in a safe and innovative way , Minister of State for Trade and Industry and Culture, Community and Youth Alvin Tan said in Parliament on Tuesday (Feb 16).
February 04, 2021
Upon request, the Government will delete the user s contact or mobile number, identification details and random user ID from its server.
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SINGAPORE - In the last month, 350 people have asked for their contact tracing data to be erased from the Government s server, said Minister-in-charge of the Smart Nation Initiative Vivian Balakrishnan, after it came to light that the police can obtain contact tracing data for criminal investigations.
But he added that in the same period, over 390,000 have signed up to be part of the national contact tracing programme TraceTogether. So far, more than 80 per cent of the population have either downloaded the TraceTogether app or collected the token.