SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Smaller businesses may be hit hard by the pandemic but they are strengthening their "defences" with e-payment methods and e-commerce solutions.
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400,000 needy families to get vouchers worth $50
They can be used for food or essential goods and services at 8,100 shops and hawker stalls
Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat and South West District Mayor Low Yen Ling holding a placard at the launch of the second tranche of vouchers under the Community Development Council Vouchers Scheme at Bedok Community Centre yesterday. With them are (from left) North West District Mayor Alex Yam, People s Association chief executive director Lim Hock Yu, Central Singapore District Mayor Denise Phua, North East District Mayor Desmond Choo, South East District Mayor Fahmi Aliman and Federation of Merchants Associations, Singapore president Yeo Hiang Meng.PHOTO: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL