Ex-pat Benjamin Glynn, 39, from Yorkshire, was arrested by officers as he slept hours after the video of him maskless on a train was uploaded to social media by a fellow commuter ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Slows Reopening Pace on Concerns Over Virus Clusters
Singapore has decided to scale down reopening, allowing people to dine-in at restaurants and go to gyms -- although in smaller-sized groups -- as the number of Covid-19 cases has climbed in recent ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to allow restaurant dining with two person limit
Singapore will allow dining at restaurants to resume from Monday under loosened coronavirus restrictions, though will limit diners to groups of two, instead of up to five as previously planned, the ... ( read original story ...)
Dine-in at Singapore F&B places capped at 2 per group from 21 June
Dining-in at food and beverage establishments will continue to resume from next Monday (21 June) but only in groups of two. ( read original story ...)
British dad faces six months in Singapore prison for being on train without face mask
A British man has been detained in Singapore and faces up to six months in prison after a video appeared on Facebook of him riding a train without a facemask. Father-of-two Benjamin Glynn, 39, ... ( read original story ...)
Rising household incomes, more working couples in Singapore over past decade: Census
SINGAPORE - Households in Singapore across all major ethnic groups have brought in higher incomes over the last 10 years amid a growing trend of married, dual-career couples. More Singapore residents ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore polytechnic to fire lecturer for his racist remarks against Indian-Chinese descent couple
According to media reports, Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) in Singapore said it is planning to fire the senior lecturer who was recorded making racist remarks against an Indian-Chinese descent couple. ( read original story ...)
Indonesian man who entered Singapore illegally among new COVID-19 cases
SINGAPORE: An Indonesian man who had entered Singapore without valid documentation was among the new imported COVID-19 cases reported on Thursday ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 spread at Singapore’s wet markets could be due to Delta variant : Experts
SINGAPORE - Wet markets can fit a large number of people in a compact space and people have continued to flock to them even during the recent period of heightened alert.It is not surprising, therefore ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: Integrated Shield Plans to cover hospitalisation caused by Sinovac vaccine in Singapore
In-patient hospitalisation coverage for Covid-19 vaccination complications by all seven insurers offering Integrated Shield Plans will now be extended to vaccines brought in under the special access ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Experience: The Pandemic’s Impact on Open Economies
As Singapore navigates its post-pandemic recovery, CNBC's Martin Soong asks finance minister Lawrence Wong what it means for the city-state's economic future. ( read original story ...)
New Singapore telco pays you blockchain tokens for unused data
But the Covid-19 pandemic forced the startup to scrap that launch last year and accelerate its plans to become a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), tweaking global features to suit local mobile ... ( read original story ...)
Two Historic Shipwrecks Discovered Off Coast of Singapore
SINGAPORE—The AFP reports that the site of two shipwrecks has been investigated off Singapore’s easternmost point by researchers from Singapore’s National Heritage Board and the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesian fugitive repeatedly entered Singapore with fake passport
A businessman wanted by the authorities in Indonesia for graft repeatedly travelled to Singapore between 2017 and 2018 using a bogus passport bearing another person's name, a court heard. ( read original story ...)
Singapore ship that burned for 13 days killed dolphins, turtles, fish: Sri Lanka
Officials said 48 dead turtles, eight dolphins and many small fish had washed up on the country’s western and southern beaches in recent weeks Dozens of turtles and dolphins were killed by intense ... ( read original story ...)
JTC and Shell Singapore sign MOU to explore development of solar farm on Semakau Landfill
SINGAPORE: JTC Corporation and Shell Singapore have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly explore the development of a ... ( read original story ...)