Hot on the heels of Shopee and Lazada, Amazon.sg has just launched their official Apple Store, offering its customers the majority of Apple's slate of products. This is a welcome addition, ahead of ... ( read original story ...)
Australia and Singapore establish quarantine-free travel lane as international borders reopen
Singapore and Australia have established a quarantine-free travel lane which will open next month for use by fully vaccinated travellers. ( read original story ...)
3,277 new COVID cases, 10 more deaths in Singapore
The 330th to 339th COVID-19 deaths in Singapore were aged between 66 and 98. All except an unvaccinated case had various underlying medical conditions. ( read original story ...)
Singapore urges Myanmar to cooperate with ASEAN, ‘gravely concerned’ with situation in country: PM Lee
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday (Oct 26) urged Myanmar’s military authorities to cooperate fully with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s envoy as the ongoing ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 engulfs Singapore’s Mental Health Institute
A new outbreak has emerged at a facility caring for Singapore’s psychiatric needs as the city struggles to contain COVID-19. ( read original story ...)
Five COVID-19 cases among more than 5,100 people who entered Singapore via vaccinated travel lanes: Iswaran
SINGAPORE: Only five out of more than 5,100 travellers who entered Singapore via the vaccinated travel lanes have been found to be COVID-19 positive since the scheme began last month. Minister for ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore open for vaccinated Australian travellers from November 8
Australians who return a negative COVID-19 test will be able to enter Singapore from November 8 and unvaccinated children aged under 12 years will also be allowed in. ( read original story ...)
FDA Advisers Meet on Shot for Kids; Singapore ICUs: Virus Update
Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration are meeting to discuss whether to recommend the Pfizer Inc.-BioNTech SE shot for kids as young as 5. ( read original story ...)
Singapore opens VTL with Australia, Switzerland from 8 Nov, VTL quota up to 4,000 daily
From 8 November, fully vaccinated travellers from Australia and Switzerland may enter Singapore without quarantine. ( read original story ...)
Singapore opens new VTL with Australia, quarantine-free travel possible from Nov 8
SINGAPORE - Vaccinated travellers from Australia and Switzerland will be able to enter Singapore without quarantine from Nov 8, as the Republic further expands a scheme to reopen its borders to ... ( read original story ...)
Authors slam Singapore Writers Festival for inviting Wang Lei as speaker
The veteran getai star hit back at his detractors: "Write your books, sketch your drawings but keep in your lane.". Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore adds Australia, Switzerland to quarantine-free travel programme
Singapore will allow quarantine-free entry to travellers vaccinated against COVID-19 from Australia and Switzerland from Nov. 8, the city-state's aviation regulator said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Third-party data breach in Singapore hits healthcare provider
Fullerton Health says its third-party vendor, which platform facilitates appointment booking, had suffered a security breach first detected on October 19 that compromised patients' personal data, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore ICU Beds Fill Up as Severe Covid Cases Rise
The number of seriously ill Covid-19 patients in Singapore has risen to such an extent that 83.6% of intensive care unit beds in government-run hospitals have been taken up, and only 60 are currently ... ( read original story ...)
Australia Keen for Singapore Travel Lane, Trade Minister Says
Australia is eager to start quarantine-free travel with Singapore as soon as possible, Trade and Tourism Minister Dan Tehan said. “We are very keen to see that laneway open as soon as we possibly can, ... ( read original story ...)
Bulgaria Has Record Deaths; Singapore ICUs Fill Up: Virus Update
Singapore’s ICU units are filling up with severely ill Covid-19 patients, with only 60 beds left in public hospitals. Meanwhile, the Southeast Asian nation took another step to revive its economy by ... ( read original story ...)