Workers at a coffee shop in Singapore received a scare when they went to investigate a noise in the bathroom and found a large snake slithering in a toilet. ( read original story ...)
World Economic Forum gives up on in-person meeting in Singapore
The World Economic Forum has been forced to scrap its plans for an in-person annual meeting again, cancelling a gathering planned for August in Singapore as new Covid-19 outbreaks prompted the city ... ( read original story ...)
World Economic Forum meeting in Singapore in August called off
The World Economic Forum's (WEF) annual meeting in Singapore in August has been called off. Instead, the next meeting will take place in the first half of 2022, with the location and date to be ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Unlinked Virus Cases Tied to Indian Variant
The highly transmissible strain of Covid-19 that surfaced in India has become more prominent among Singapore’s growing number of unlinked cases, in a sign that hidden chains of transmission of the ... ( read original story ...)
World Economic Forum meeting canceled in Singapore amid COVID-19-related concerns
World Economic Forum organizers say they have decided to cancel their annual gathering — usually held in Davos, Switzerland each year — this year ... ( read original story ...)
WEF Cancels Singapore Meeting as Pandemic Haunts Global Event
The World Economic Forum is canceling the annual meeting it was planning to hold this August in Singapore, citing “tragic circumstances unfolding across geographies” and an uncertain travel outlook ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s unlinked cases tied to Indian variant
The highly transmissible strain of Covid-19 that surfaced in India has become more prominent among Singapore’s growing number of unlinked cases, in a sign that hidden chains of transmission of the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Hong Kong Delay Travel Bubble Again As Covid Infections Jump
Singapore and Hong Kong has again delayed the launch of an air travel bubble (ATB) between the two cities following a spike in unlinked Covid-19 infections in Singapore that triggered stricter social ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble postponed for a second time
A travel bubble between Hong Kong and Singapore due to open on May 26 has been postponed for a second time, officials said on Monday, after a spike in cases in Singapore derailed the plan for ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Rising Unlinked Virus Cases Tied to India Variant
The highly transmissible strain of Covid-19 that surfaced in India has become more prominent among Singapore’s growing number of unlinked cases, in a sign that hidden chains of transmission of the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore warns new virus strains infecting more children, shuts schools
Singapore authorities warned new coronavirus strains were affecting more children in the city-state - Copyright AFP Indranil MUKHERJEESingapore will close schools from Wednesday as authorities warned ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore warns children susceptible to virus variants, shuts schools
Singapore warned on Sunday that the new coronavirus variants, such as the one first detected in India, were affecting more children, as the city-state prepares to shut most schools from this week and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Classes Go Online; Thai Cases at Record: Virus Update
Singapore will close most in-school classes and move to home-based learning, as a spike in unlinked cases poses the biggest challenge since last year in the city’s efforts to tackle the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Singapore shares open weaker as stricter Covid-19 curbs take effect; STI down 0.6%
Singapore stocks started the week lower after Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) commenced on Sunday (May 16). This resulted in tightened restrictions on gatherings, a ban on dining-in and reduced capacity ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Singapore will shift to online classes from Wednesday amid fears B.1.617 variant ‘affects children more’
The country is grappling with a sharp rise in domestic Covid-19 cases that have resulted in a return to lockdown-like conditions, with many new infections of the B.1.617 variant. ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports rise in COVID-19 cases
Singapore's has recorded 38 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the highest daily number since mid-September, as the city-state returned to its strictest curbs on gatherings since a coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)