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The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday declared Omicron "a variant of concern", putting it in the same category as the Delta variant that has caused waves of infection to sweep across the globe ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore is tracking developments surrounding the newly emerged Omicron COVID-19 variant "very closely" and could be forced to dial back its reopening plans, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on ... ( read original story ...)

Travellers from Thailand, Cambodia, Fiji, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Turkey will be able to enter Singapore quarantine-free from the middle of next month, with the launch of six new vaccinated travel ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore is watching the impact of the new omicron variant “very closely” and may be forced to roll back some easing measures it had taken to open up the economy, according to Prime Minister Lee ... ( read original story ...)

Country must be mentally prepared for more bumps along the road as it deals with an evolving virus, he said.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

All travellers arriving in Singapore from Malaysia via the land Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) will be required to undertake an Antigen Rapid Test (ART) upon arrival, said the republic’s Ministry of ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - Singapore is watching the new coronavirus variant Omicron closely and may be forced to roll back the easing up of safety measures as it moves forward to tackle the disease, said Prime ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore is tracking the emerging Omicron COVID-19 variant 'very closely', and could be forced to take a few steps back again before taking more steps forward, said Prime Minister Lee ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: All travellers entering Singapore from Malaysia via the land vaccinated travel lane (VTL) will be required to take an on-arrival antigen rapid test (ART), the Ministry of Trade and Industry ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - Come Monday (Nov 29), technician Tanapal Murugayah will finally be reunited with his wife and two sons - aged five and eight - in Johor Baru.On Thursday (Nov 25), when bookings for bus ... ( read original story ...)

The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Saturday (27 November) confirmed 1,761 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore – bringing the country's total case count to 261,636 – as well as six deaths due to the disease. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE:  Singapore reported 1,761 new COVID-19 cases and six deaths linked to the coronavirus as of noon on Saturday (Nov 27).  The fatalities were aged between 55 and 82. All of them had various ... ( read original story ...)

In the first six months of 2021, start-ups raised a total of US$3.93 billion, up 1.5 times from US$2.52 billion in the same period in 2020, according to Enterprise Singapore, a government agency that ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Zoo is to reopened its African lion exhibit on Saturday after a lion that tested positive for coronavirus earlier this month was deemed "fully recovered" by officials. ( read original story ...)

Leveraging on Singapore's status as a global financial services and banking center, a thriving fintech scene is emerging to disrupt, re-shape and enable the payment systems of the future. Singapore is ... ( read original story ...)

According to the local authority council of trade, a payload plane carrying citrus fruits left Chongqing Municipality in southwestern China on Friday ... ( read original story ...)