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Singapore on Wednesday approved the use of Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral drug remdesivir for the treatment of severely ill patients with COVID-19 infection. Remdesivir is the first drug shown to be ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's Health Sciences Authority said on Wednesday it granted conditional approval for Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral drug remdesivir for the treatment of some patients with COVID-19 infection. ( read original story ...)

A Singaporean biotechnology firm, Tychan, will begin human clinical trials next week for a potential monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19, it said in a statement on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)

Singapore kicked off a global rush to develop contact tracing apps for the novel coronavirus when the city-state launched an apparently new system in March. But the project actually drew inspiration ... ( read original story ...)

The organizers of the first-ever Gamescom Asia have announced that the inaugural show will not happen as planned in October. Instead, it's being delayed an entire year, to October 14-17, 2021. ( read original story ...)

With passengers thin on the ground, Lotte Duty Free is launching its liquor and tobacco concession through e-commerce first, not brick-and-mortar. ( read original story ...)

As Sharif Uddin contemplates leaving the cramped Singapore dormitory where he has spent weeks under coronavirus quarantine, fears about his future creep in. The 42-year-old Bangladeshi construction su ... ( read original story ...)

Country's public sector will spend SG$3.5 billion ($2.52 billion) on ICT procurement in its fiscal 2020, up 30% from its estimated spend in 2019, as it looks to drive the adoption of digital tools and ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore says it will not carry a GPS chip or have internet and mobile connectivity, but fears are growing amongst citizens over its potential to track their movements. ( read original story ...)

A serial underwear thief was sentenced to nearly six months in jail Monday for breaching Singapore's strict coronavirus lockdown to sneak into a backyard and steal women's lingerie. Lee Chee Kin was o ... ( read original story ...)

Slated to be ready for rollout later this month, wearable devices the country is developing for COVID-19 contact tracing will not have GPS, internet, or cellular connectivity, so data can only be ... ( read original story ...)

At least half of Singapore's newly discovered coronavirus cases show no symptoms, the co-head of the government's virus taskforce told Reuters on Monday, reinforcing the city-state's decision to ease ... ( read original story ...)

Singaporeans casting their votes in the country’s next general election will have to chose their candidates quickly -- in polling stations they’ll register, sanitize their hands, put on disposable ... ( read original story ...)

At least half of Singapore's newly discovered coronavirus cases show no symptoms, the co-head of the government's virus taskforce told Reuters on Monday, reinforcing the city-state's decision to ease ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore won’t return to the open and connected global economy that existed before the island nation went into a partial lockdown two months ago due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, Prime Minister ... ( read original story ...)

Online petition urging the public to reject the use of wearable devices for COVID-19 contact tracing has garnered more than 17,500 signatures, as concerned Singapore residents highlight the potential ... ( read original story ...)