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Analysts say new Covid-19 variant Omicron may have already started to hit business sentiment.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: We want every community in Singapore to “not just take pride in their heritage, but to put it out for others”, said Minister for Law and Home Affairs K Shanmugam on Thursday (Dec 2). He was ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore on Thursday detected two imported cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, both of whom have been isolated, its health ministry said. ( read original story ...)

Two imported COVID-19 cases tested preliminarily positive for the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in Singapore on Thursday (2 December), the Ministry of Health said. ( read original story ...)

Rosmah Mansor, wife of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, has failed to show up in court on Thursday (Dec 2) for a hearing of her bid to nullify her bribery trial and remove the lead ... ( read original story ...)

Acclaimed Germany based Indonesian filmmaker Monica Vanesa Tedja is preparing for her feature directorial project “Dear Family,” selected at the Southeast Asia Film Lab, which is part ... ( read original story ...)

Given that it is unclear how effective existing vaccines are against the variant, restrictions that help minimise transmission would be most effective, said Associate Professor Natasha Howard from the ... ( read original story ...)

Diverse aspects of the human condition are key drivers of the projects from Vietnam selected at the Southeast Asia Film Lab, which is part of the Singapore Media Festival. Linh Dan Nguyen Phan went to ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 1,324 new COVID-19 cases and eight deaths linked to the coronavirus as of noon on Wednesday (Dec 1).  The fatalities were aged between 59 and 86. All of them, except for ... ( read original story ...)

The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Wednesday (1 December) confirmed 1,324 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore – bringing the country's total case count to 266,049 – as well as eight deaths due to the disease ... ( read original story ...)

Even as the emergence of the omicron variant raises alarm all over the world, Singapore has moved forward with its planned reopening of borders and easing of restrictions. ( read original story ...)

Singapore's vaccination rate has risen to 96 percent of the eligible population. Authorities are now racing to administer boosters amid concerns over omicron. ( read original story ...)

When Singapore embarked upon its strategy of living with COVID-19, backed by one of the world's leading vaccine programs, the wealthy city-state saw a spike in its rate of infections, leading many to ... ( read original story ...)

Dr. Leong Hoe Nam of Singapore's Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital says booster shots are key in fighting the new Covid variant. He adds that the world "marches out of Covid-19 at the pace of the ... ( read original story ...)

The new Omicron variant has cast a shadow over the return of overseas students to Australian universities, after the country halted plans to reopen its borders to skilled workers and students. Some ... ( read original story ...)

What are your fond memories of the Singapore River? Perhaps it's hanging out after dark with the bros at Clarke Quay? Maybe you had your first date with bae at Robertson Quay?The history of our nation ... ( read original story ...)