Health Minister Ong Ye Kung yesterday (November 8) announced measures to ease crowded hospital emergency departments, a situation he called ...
Singapore helps to rescue over 300 suspected migrants from sinking boat off Vietnam
More than 300 people aboard a wooden vessel were rescued at sea on Monday (November 7) off the coast of Vietnam after their boat started sinking ...
New Technology For Old Age: Singapore Caregiving Platform Homage Hustles To Keep Up With Demand For Care As Asia Ages
As Asian populations grow older, Homage CEO Gillian Tee is growing the digital platform's pool of caregivers, nurses and doctors to meet rising demand.
Shangri-La hotel data breach likely had ‘minimal’ impact at Singapore ministerial summit
A recent data breach that hit eight Shangri-La hotels is unlikely to have a large impact on foreign government delegates who attended a high-level defence summit in Singapore, which was held at the ...
Singapore could add more hospital beds amid overcapacity woes, concerns about possible Covid-19 surge
Health minister says emergency departments have been experiencing high visit levels, and hospitals should have flexibility to optimise bed use during crunch times Rise in number of patients with ...
Measures to protect Singapore’s energy market from 2023 will incur higher costs: Tan See Leng
MTI and EMA will implement the measures in a calibrated way, to balance the cost burden while ensuring that electricity remains affordable. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore badminton star Loh Kean Yew up to world No. 3 in ‘crazy’ year
He is one of the quickest men on the badminton court, but even Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew has surprised himself at the speed with which he has shot up the world rankings.
Singapore to raise Assurance Package by $1.4b
This is due to the inflation situation in the market. Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said the government will add $1.4b to the Assurance Package, bringing the total to $8b to aid households ...
Singapore must be prepared for more volatile global energy market going forward: Tan See Leng
SINGAPORE: Singapore must be prepared for a more volatile global energy market going forward, with the energy crunch that started last year unlikely to be the last, Second Minister for Trade and ...
Singapore estimates carbon emissions to peak between 2025 and 2028
In Singapore's second update to its 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution, it indicated a reduction in emissions to about 60 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2030 – a 5 million-tonne ...
Singapore MoH: 3,300 Covid-19 cases contracted in healthcare facilities between April and Sept, less than 1pc of national total
Some 3,300 reported Covid-19 cases were contracted in healthcare facilities, of which around 300 were from clusters in hospitals and around 3,000 ...
Ports of Singapore, Los Angeles and Long Beach to establish green and digital shipping corridor
Port of Los Angeles, Port of Long Beach and C40 Cities – a global network of mayors taking action to confront the climate crisis – have begun discussions to establish a green and digital shipping ...
Parliament passes GST hike but DPM Wong keeps open possibility of review if Singapore economy suffers ‘severe impact’ in 2023
The government will continue with its plans to increase the Goods and Services Tax (GST) to 9 per cent in 2024, but will carefully review and ...
Singapore nonprofit to hold transgender awareness exhibition on gender dysphoria
A Singapore nonprofit aiding the city-state’s transgender youths is striving to bring light to gender dysphoria in an exhibition happening later this week.
Singapore rescues 300 suspected migrants from sinking boat
Sri Lanka's navy said Monday that about 300 suspected migrants have been rescued by Singapore authorities after their boat started sinking. Navy spokesperson Indika de Silva said a Sri Lankan citizen ...
‘Stop the Killing’ campaign seeks to abolish the death penalty in Singapore
Singapore executed 11 individuals this year on drug-related offenses, while an estimated 63 prisoners are currently on death row. Concerned about the judicial executions, a group of activists and ...