Category: NEWS

U.S. officials are discussing the timing and efficacy of booster shots against Covid-19, with the White House pushing back at criticism that it’s rushing boosters. Group of 20 health ministers agreed ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore aims to be a cheque-free society by 2025, although some customers are still reluctant to make the switch.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

He had done all that he could and all that was left was to wait for a phone call.As he sat in his home in Sydney, anxiety, anticipation and dread gripped him as he thought of events occurring ... ( read original story ...)

Here is a round-up of sports events and developments in Singapore in the past week (30 August to 5 September). ( read original story ...)

Mohamed Hafidz Ja’afar, a former manager of the swim school owned by Singapore's Joseph Schooling, was charged with fraud and related offenses ... ( read original story ...)

There were 186 new locally transmitted coronavirus cases reported in Singapore on Sunday (Sept 5), in the Ministry of Health's (MOH) daily update. ( read original story ...)

From 11.59pm on Sept 9, all inbound travellers entering or transiting through Singapore from countries including Australia, Germany and South Korea will need to produce a negative Covid-19 polymerase ... ( read original story ...)

From Thursday (Sept 9), all travellers into Singapore from Category II, III and IV countries will need to produce a negative pre-departure Covid-19 polymerase chain reaction test result taken within ... ( read original story ...)

More than a week since the shock announcement that Yale-NUS College will close its doors in 2025, students and alumni are still wondering if they will get a more detailed explanation of the decision. ( read original story ...)

The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Sunday (5 September) confirmed the detection of 191 new cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore, taking the country's total case count to 68,660. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 186 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections as of noon on Sunday (Sep 5), including 90 with no links to previous cases. Sixty-three infections were linked to previous ... ( read original story ...)

At least three members of Suga's Liberal Democratic Party have thrown their hats into the ring. Meanwhile, in the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte is all but certain to be the vice-presidential ... ( read original story ...)

An upcoming law on racial harmony will likely introduce new sanctions, including non-punitive ones, to try and shape social behaviour and norms, said Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam on ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - An upcoming law on racial harmony will likely introduce new sanctions, including non-punitive ones, to try and shape social behaviour and social norms, said Law and Home Affairs Minister K ... ( read original story ...)

The city state’s first liberal arts institution, which was set up in 2011, will be merged with another programme to form a new entity. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore reported a record number of new COVID-19 community cases for the second straight day on Saturday (Sep 4). Of the 253 new locally transmitted cases reported on Saturday, 246 were ... ( read original story ...)