The 27,000 seats at the Marina Bay floating platform may have been largely empty, but the front-liners, Cabinet ministers and community volunteers in the stands were upbeat as some 600 participants ... ( read original story ...)
Virtual sports party to celebrate Singapore’s 56th birthday
They sang the National Anthem, recited the pledge and boogied to the GetActive! Singapore Dance of the Nation workout to celebrate Singapore's 56th birthday. As part of the National Day festivities ... ( read original story ...)
Health ministry: 70 per cent of Singapore’s population fully vaccinated under national programme
Seventy per cent of Singapore’s population are fully vaccinated as of yesterday, data from the Ministry of Health (MOH) showed. In its nightly update on the coronavirus situation in Singapore, MOH ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 72 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 72 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the total tally in the country to 65,836. The new infections included 69 locally transmitted cases, 39 are ... ( read original story ...)
Tiny baby in Singapore, just 7.5 ounces at birth, goes home after 13 months in hospital
On June 8 last year, Wong Mei Ling, five-months pregnant, was rushed to Singapore’s National University Hospital with abdominal pains. Doctors told her she had preeclampsia, a form of dangerously high ... ( read original story ...)
IPCC report indicates Singapore could take bigger hits from climate change
The harshest impacts of climate change have been elsewhere so far, but a report published on Monday indicates that Singapore must brace itself for tougher times ahead. ( read original story ...)
Singapore PM plans to fine-tune foreign worker policies
SINGAPORE will recalibrate its foreign worker policies to strike a balance between accepting overseas workers and addressing the economic and social concerns of its citizens, Prime Minister (PM) Lee ... ( read original story ...)
72 new cases of COVID-19 detected in Singapore, 20 unlinked
The Ministry of Health on Monday (9 August) reported 72 new cases of COVID-19 in Singapore, bringing the country's total to 65,836 infections. ( read original story ...)
69 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in Singapore, including 20 unlinked infections
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 69 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections on Monday (Aug 9), including 20 with no links to previous cases. Thirty-nine infections linked to previous cases were ... ( read original story ...)
Africa-Singapore trade on the up and up in the last five years
Trade between Singapore and Africa has been growing at a compound annual growth rate of over 7.6 percent over the past five years, a senior official said at the weekend. ( read original story ...)
Singapore has an important lesson for the world
On expulsion from Malaysia, Singapore became ‘an accidental state’ on Aug. 9, 1965. Its founding father Lee Kuan Yew, who died in 2015 had earlier become the chief minister of the self-governing ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Changi Airport falls from top spot as world’s best airports for 2021 revealed
For the first time in nearly a decade, Singapore's Changi Airport has lost its spot at the top of Skytrax's annual ranking of the world's best airports. ( read original story ...)
Singapore edtech firm by ex-UWCSEA employees raises $215k in pre-seed round
Neobael, a Singapore-based edtech startup, has closed its pre-seed round at US$215,000, led by KPB Investments. The Singapore edtech startup said it was created without an office during the pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Quiet but dignified National Day ceremonial parade marks Singapore’s 56th birthday amid tightened COVID-19 measures
SINGAPORE: A quiet sense of pride hung in the air at a ceremonial parade marking National Day on Monday (Aug 9) - a pared-back celebration in line with tightened public health measures. The Float @ M ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore celebrates National Day with compact Ceremonial Parade
A compact Ceremonial Parade was held at the Float@Marina Bay here today to mark the 56th National Day of Singapore, attended by Singapore President Halimah Yacob and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. ( read original story ...)
Singapore PM Lee Plans to Fine-Tune Foreign Worker Policies
Singapore will recalibrate its foreign worker policies to strike a balance between accepting overseas workers and addressing the economic and social concerns of its citizens, Prime Minister Lee Hsien ... ( read original story ...)