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The “current understanding” is that some variants, including the delta mutation, “are more transmissible”, a spokesperson for Singapore’s health ministry said on Tuesday. “Studies are ongoing to get a ... ( read original story ...)

Covid-19 sequencing in Singapore has revealed the emergence of the delta variant as the country’s major local virus strain. ( read original story ...)

The Straits Times' Venessa Lee recommends fun, uplifting things to do today. 1. Learn: Snippets of Singapore heritage. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: An 86-year-old Singaporean woman has died from complications due to COVID-19 infection, said the Ministry of Health on Tuesday (Jun 8), ... ( read original story ...)

A 42-year-old police staff sergeant was on Tuesday (8 June) jailed for five months for aiding a suspect in police custody to pervert the course of justice. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - Scientists from the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (Smart) have developed a more precise method of detecting numerous viruses, including Sars-CoV-2, the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)

Covid-19 sequencing in Singapore has revealed the emergence of the delta variant as the country's major local virus strain, underscoring the highly infectious nature of the mutation that has ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - A new tool that could lead to faster diagnosis of heart disease has been invented by researchers in Singapore. Powered by artificial intelligence (AI), it uses electrocardiograms (ECGs) ... ( read original story ...)

A 35-year old senior executive at a software company in Singapore, who made racially offensive tweets in April last year, including slurs to Indians and condemning Indian immigrants about COVID-19, ... ( read original story ...)

The Singapore’s Pokemon Store will be taking pre-orders for the giant life-sized Slowpoke plushie from now till 30 June. ( read original story ...)

Mr Thong Kay Wee was formerly the Programmes and Outreach officer at the Asian Film Archive.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

Zainal Abidin Shaiful Bahari, a Malay, pleaded guilty to two charges each of committing acts he knew were prejudicial to the maintenance of harmony between different racial groups in Singapore. ( read original story ...)

Zainal Abidin Shaiful Bahari, a Malay, pleaded guilty to two charges each of committing acts he knew were prejudicial to the maintenance of harmony between different racial groups in Singapore ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore reported four new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections as of noon on Tuesday (Jun 8), including three with no links to ... ( read original story ...)

The post says that the autopsy revealed that COVID-19 is not caused by a virus but a bacterium and the disease can be cured using antibiotics. ( read original story ...)

Singapore, a regional hub for technology firms, will change its tax system as needed once there is a global consensus, its finance minister said on Tuesday, after the world's rich nations agreed there ... ( read original story ...)