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    Randall Kuhn “Put simply, the situation in Gaza is it's completely intolerable at this point. We're on the border of famine and for us as a university, we have to reckon with the fact that every university in Gaza has been destroyed. As a professor, I find it repugnant to sit by while Palestinian professors are being killed, while academic buildings are being bombed relentlessly.” 9 hours ago
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Ministry of Health Singapore
Ministry of Health Singapore

“Following the review and discussion with tripartite partners, we have decided to remove the PET [pre-event testing] concession for unvaccinated persons to return to the workplace from Jan 15, 2022. This change will help to protect unvaccinated individuals and to create safer workplaces for everyone.”

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Statement by the Ministry of Health Singapore
26 Dec 2021 2 3
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Vivian Balakrishnan
Vivian Balakrishnan

“The probability of an actual conflict is low between China and Taiwan. It is an issue everyone needs to be concerned with. The real risk is either an accident or a miscalculation. And the more there's engagement, there's talk, there's discussion and there's hopefully a meeting of minds. I think that lowers the risk considerably.”

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Singaporean Minister of Foreign Affairs
18 Nov 2021 4 2
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Lee Hsien Loong
Lee Hsien Loong

“We should be concerned. I don't think it's going to war overnight, but it is in a situation where you can have a mishap or a miscalculation and be in a very delicate situation. Washington has significantly boosted engagement with Taipei, China has increasingly tested Taiwan's air defenses and the government in Taipei has taken steps such as printing passports with the name Taiwan on them. All these moves raise suspicions and tensions and anxieties, and make it more likely that a mishap or miscalculation can happen. Everybody says the right thing, but if you look at what is happening it is not a static situation.”

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Prime Minister of Singapore
17 Nov 2021 4 6
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Ministry of Health of Singapore
Ministry of Health of Singapore

“All COVID-19 patients who are unvaccinated by choice will have to pay their own medical bills if they are admitted to hospitals or COVID-19 treatment facilities. Currently, unvaccinated persons make up a sizeable majority of those who require intensive inpatient care, and disproportionately contribute to the strain on our healthcare resources.”

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Statement by Ministry of Health of Singapore
08 Nov 2021 4 2
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Ravi Menon
Ravi Menon

“We think the best approach is not to clamp down or ban these things. With crypto-based activities, it is basically an investment in a prospective future, the shape of which is not clear at this point. But not to get into this game, I think risks Singapore being left behind. Getting early into that game means we can have a head start, and better understand its potential benefits as well as its risks. If and when a crypto economy takes off in a way, we want to be one of the leading players. It could help create jobs, create value-add, and I think more than the financial sector, the other sectors of the economy will potentially gain.”

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Managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
02 Nov 2021 3 4
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Kokila Annamalai
Kokila Annamalai

“The most severe penalties under Fica are a fine of up to 100,000 Singapore dollars ($74,000) and/or imprisonment for up to 14 years. This makes it more potent in chilling political activism than other laws that have been used to persecute dissidents in recent years. Co-hosting an event on climate change with a permanent resident, international students participating in a campus LGBTQ group, a media outlet hiring non-Singaporean writers, an NGO accepting grant money from an INGO - any of these actions could get individuals and organisations into trouble under this law, which was passed on October 4 by a Parliament dominated by the ruling People's Action Party.”

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Community organiser, writer, researcher, cultural worker and pro-democracy activist based in Singapore
18 Oct 2021 2 3
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Kirsten Han
Kirsten Han

“These are old claims [inviting foreign intervention into Singapore's domestic affairs] the ruling party and its supporters have made against us over the years. We've responded to them multiple times, pointing out again and again that the suggestion we support foreign intervention in Singapore is baseless. When Shanmugam [Minister for Home Affairs of Singapore Kasiviswanathan Shanmugam], covered by parliamentary privilege, made his accusations on Monday, it was clear they have unilaterally decided our normal activities are 'actually not normal'. And Fica will grant them the legal teeth to act on assumptions.”

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Journalist and activist. Covering Singapore from a rights-based perspective at 'We, The Citizen'
11 Oct 2021 4 2
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Jeannette Ickovics
Jeannette Ickovics

“Singapore has done relatively well, with widespread testing, tracking, vaccinations, and broad adherence to government policies. These practices and policies will continue here, because the global epidemic persists with more infectious variants and an anemic global vaccine rollout. It is a basic principle of public health that all are vulnerable if any are vulnerable; therefore, we must remain vigilant. How do we live with COVID-19? Go back to basics: wash your hands, wear a mask, convene outdoors, socially distance, if not feeling well stay home. Try to streamline your work, evaluate and articulate what you need to get it done, and embrace flexibility.”

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Professor of public health and psychology at Yale-NUS College in Singapore
19 Sep 2021 9 4
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Chan Heng Chee
Chan Heng Chee

“There is no doubt we have substantial interests and relations with both powers but we have never been in this place before. We have not felt the pressure and tug of war of both powers. What is significant is that we are seeing the emergence of a coalescence of like-minded countries who simply want to carry on doing that business, supporting that growth and development, at a time when the two giants are locked in intensifying competition with each other. Singapore will not be put in a position to make a final choice like marriage. Nor [is it] needed. We should not make a choice for as long as we can. Choice will be exercised by each country to line up with the US or China, depending on what initiatives the two powers put on the table.”

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Singapore’s former ambassador to the US
15 Jul 2020 2 6
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Lee Hsien Loong
Lee Hsien Loong

“It’s not as strong a mandate as I hoped for but it’s a good mandate. The results reflect the pain and uncertainty that Singaporeans feel in this crisis ... This was not a feel-good election but one where people are facing real problems and expect more rough weather to come.”

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Prime Minister of Singapore
10 Jul 2020 3 2
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Bridget Welsh
Bridget Welsh

“In the Singapore context, this is a defeat [for PAP, People's Action Party]. Worst seat performance and loss of popular vote in an election that they called early in a pandemic mistakenly thinking the crisis would help them. The PAP has a mandate but one that puts the party on notice that Singaporeans, especially young Singaporeans, expect more”

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Honorary research associate at Malaysia's University of Nottingham
10 Jul 2020 3 1
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George Yeo
George Yeo

“China was able to reunify itself many times since the fall of the Han Dynasty. This is because the idea of one China is deeply embedded in the minds of all Chinese people. For centuries, Chinese children, before they could read or write, were taught to recite the San Zi Jing through which the Confucianist idea of society being one big happy family is programmed into young minds. The three- character phrases are like strands of cultural DNA which are passed on from generation to generation. Thus, the political idea of one China is also a cultural idea. This distinguishes Chinese culture from other ancient cultures. For example, Jewish culture is as tenacious as Chinese culture but it does not put the same emphasis on political unity. Hindu culture is also an ancient culture. While Hindu culture encompasses political ideals, it does not programme into all Hindus the idea of one India the way Chinese culture does. For this reason, the idea of Taiwanese independence is emotionally unacceptable to many Chinese people because it goes against a long-held cultural ideal.”

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Minister for Trade and Industry - Singapore
29 Oct 1999 7 2
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