Singapore is drawing up a roadmap that will shift focus from daily infection counts to hospitalisations, and treat Covid-19 as endemic. - AFP
SINGAPORE (Bloomberg): Singapore, traditionally a global beacon of openness and connectedness, is grappling with how to chart a path through the lingering Covid-19 pandemic as officials worry that any significant relaxation will compromise their hard-won success against the virus.
The city-state has largely managed to stamp out infection and only 36 people have died in the entire pandemic, compared to thousands elsewhere.
With access to the highly effective messenger RNA vaccines and a largely compliant population, its immunisation rate leads the region. Singapore plans to give a first Covid-19 vaccine shot to most of its population by the end of July after securing more supplies.
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The real cancer that is permeating deeply into Singapore society is elitism, not racism
Chow He Shen
A discussion on racism in Singapore is incomplete without a discussion about elitism. Why is racism connected to elitism, class, and caste?
The answer is simple. Racism is the result of anger, frustration, loss of self-esteem, and a feeling that rules and policies perpetuated by the ruling elites are stacked against many core Singaporeans.
It is convenient to politicise racism and distract the population. The hypothesis that minorities will always feel discriminated by a majority population is bollocks. Have you ever heard of a minority white Swiss banker, German CEO, and British scientist being a victim of racism in Singapore?
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Finance Minister Lawrence Wong's recent speech on race and racism in Singapore sends the right signals, and the minister's call for people to educate and help each other understand differences is an important one that transcends politics, said Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh in a Facebook post yesterday.. Read more at straitstimes.com.