Singapore is currently witnessing a fresh wave of Covid-19, belonging to a new family of subvariants called “FLiRT”, which is also spreading elsewhere in the world. 

So as the school holidays begin next week, what do we need to know about FLiRT and how do we safeguard ourselves. 

Dr. Paul Tambyah, President of the International Society for Infectious Diseases, explains this on Viewpoint. 

Singapore is currently witnessing a fresh wave of Covid-19, belonging to a new family of subvariants called “FLiRT”, which is also spreading elsewhere in the world. 
So as the school holidays begin next week, what do we need to know about FLiRT and how do we safeguard ourselves. 
Dr. Paul Tambyah, President of the International Society for Infectious Diseases, explains this on Viewpoint.

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Viewpoint: The FLiRT family of Covid-19 variants

Singapore and Malaysia look set to deepen ties. Earlier this week, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, made his first overseas trip since he was sworn in as prime minister in May. PM Wong and his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim held a joint press briefing, reaffirming the warm and multifaceted relationship between Singapore and Malaysia, while signalling a commitment to deepen their long-standing economic, cultural, educational, and people-to-people linkages.

Dr Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow at Singapore Institute of International Affairs shares his perspectives on bilateral ties between Singapore and Malaysia.

Singapore and Malaysia look set to deepen ties. Earlier this week, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, made his first overseas trip since he was sworn in as prime minister in May. PM Wong and his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim held a joint press briefing, reaffirming the warm and multifaceted relationship between Singapore and Malaysia, while signalling a commitment to deepen their long-standing economic, cultural, educational, and people-to-people linkages.
Dr Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow at Singapore Institute of International Affairs shares his perspectives on bilateral ties between Singapore and Malaysia.

Singapore- Malaysia ties: Sincerity and creativity important to resolving longstanding issues

If you are familiar with gaming, you’d know that Augment Reality is making waves and revolutionising the way we interact with digital content. What if you could also do that while navigating through shopping malls, museums, and parks? What exactly is an augmented reality experience and how can it help give a make-over to the locations that we are familiar with? Goh Kun Lei and Jakub Piasecki, from Sproud, aSingapore-based LearnTech company involved in creating augmented reality content share their expertise. 

If you are familiar with gaming, you’d know that Augment Reality is making waves and revolutionising the way we interact with digital content. What if you could also do that while navigating through shopping malls, museums, and parks? What exactly is an augmented reality experience and how can it help give a make-over to the locations that we are familiar with? Goh Kun Lei and Jakub Piasecki, from Sproud, a Singapore-based LearnTech company involved in creating augmented reality content share their expertise.

Building augmented reality worlds

Joo Parn, Founder of Kayaplus, discusses with Sean Cheong the biggest market stories that impacted markets around the US and Asia this week and why CrowdStrike (Nasdaq: CRWD) is his call of the week. 

Joo Parn, Founder of Kayaplus, discusses with Sean Cheong the biggest market stories that impacted markets around the US and Asia this week and why CrowdStrike (Nasdaq: CRWD) is his call of the week.

Viewpoint: The FLiRT family of Covid-19 variants

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