Pan IIM Alumni (PIIMA) community in Singapore recently provided the virus-ravaged country India with relief efforts worth a whopping SGD 5.4 million in collaboration with Singapore Red Cross, ACT grants, Temasek Foundation, OLAM, MCCIA, Amazon, Delhivery, Kerry, Maersk, SIA and several other groups.
Tag: COVID-19
Singapore cancels upcoming Shangri-La Dialogue amid rising COVID cases
Singapore’s annual international summit, the Shangri-La Dialogue, which had been scheduled to take place on June 4-5 this year, has been cancelled due to the deterioration of the global COVID-19 situation, the organiser said in a statement today.
‘Fearmongering, politically motivated’: Indian diaspora in Singapore condemns Kejriwal’s tweet about ‘new’ COVID strain
Indian diaspora living in Singapore have come out strongly against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s tweet calling for halting flights between India and Singapore.
Heartened by MEA’s response, looking to move past ‘new strain’ controversy, says Singapore High Commissioner
Simon Wong, Singapore High Commissioner to India, yesterday in a virtual press conference stated that Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s recent comment regarding the new variant reported in Singapore would have no impact on India-Singapore’s efforts to fight Covid-19 “hand-in-hand”.
USIBC coordinating with businesses to drive COVID relief efforts for India
The US-India Business Council, in partnership with institutions of the Global Task Force on Pandemic Response (GTF), announced the result of their relief efforts to supplement India’s fight against its devastating second wave of COVID-19.
Singapore extends vaccine dose gap to 6-8 weeks, those aged from 40-44 years old can now start registering for jab
Ministry of Health also announced that the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has authorised the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for those aged 12 to 15 years.
Singapore denies Kejriwal claim of new COVID variant, Indian govt says Delhi CM “does not speak for India”
Kejriwal had tweeted on Tuesday asking the Indian government to stop all flights from Singapore over fears of a new variant in the island nation which has been affecting children.
Sinovac vaccine still being assessed for use in Singapore, says MOH
The Singapore government announced it is continuing to assess the use of the Sinovac Biotech COVID-19 vaccine, with its current stock having a shelf life of two years, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) today.
Delhi Chief Minister asks Indian government to stop flights from Singapore over fear of new COVID-19 strain
Singapore has been grappling with an increase in the number of COVID cases with authorities warning that the new virus strains were affecting more children in the country.
Shangri-La Dialogue still on, says Singapore as WEF cancels upcoming meeting
World Economic Forum announced it had cancelled its annual meeting set to be held in Singapore this August, the city-state said that the Shangri-La Dialogue in early June would still go ahead as planned.
