Public healthcare workers in Singapore will get a cash award of up to $4,000 for for the fight against COVID-19, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung. ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 1,767 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore recorded 1767 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday bringing the total tally to 212745 the Ministry of Health sa ... ( read original story ...)
1,767 new COVID cases in Singapore, 9 more deaths
The ministry said the fall in numbers is likely due to fewer swabs being done over the Deepavali public holiday at Public Health Preparedness Clinics (PHPCs) and polyclinics. ( read original story ...)
Rights Groups Urge Singapore Not to Execute Man With Mental Disability
The man, a Malaysian with an I.Q. of 69, was caught trying to smuggle an ounce and a half of heroin in 2009. Some are calling his planned hanging a human rights violation. ( read original story ...)
SIA San Francisco-Singapore flight cancelled after plane wing clips another plane while taxiing
SIA arranged overnight hotel stays for the affected passengers, who were booked on an SQ33 flight for the next day on a different plane.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore court orders re-arrest of youth charged over TikTok backflip stunt, frog abuse, consuming cannabis
A district court today issued a warrant of arrest for a 19-year-old man for the second time in two months, after his parents could not wake him up to attend scheduled court hearings this week. The ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore urged not to hang mentally disabled trafficker
Singapore faced calls Friday not to hang a mentally disabled Malaysian man for trafficking a small amount of heroin into the city-state, with campaigners criticising the planned execution as ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Zoo & Night Safari Have Up To 40% Off Tickets With Photo Spots, New Exhibits & X’mas Activities
End the year on a high with a visit to Night Safari and Singapore Zoo and enjoy light shows, new exhibits, photo spots and X'mas activities. ( read original story ...)
Zombie fungus ants and other wildlife sightings in Singapore
In our Wildlife Around Singapore series, we share interesting flora and fauna that have been sighted around the island. ( read original story ...)
Singapore urged not to hang disabled Malaysian in drug case
Singapore is due to hang a Malaysian man next week for smuggling a small amount of heroin into the country, but legal and human rights groups are urging the execution be halted because the man is ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 3,003 new COVID-19 cases, 17 more deaths
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 3,003 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Thursday (Nov 4) and 17 more deaths from complications due to the coronavirus. The fatalities, aged between 55 and 93, all had ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore mulls ways to remain magnet for wealthy investors after G20 corporate tax deal
After leaders of 20 of the world’s biggest economies endorsed a global minimum tax of 15 per cent on large multinational businesses, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong flagged the city-state’s ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore youths call on country’s leaders to ‘boldly accelerate’ climate action
SINGAPORE: Youth-led climate and environmental groups in Singapore have called on the Government to “boldly accelerate” climate action, saying that while authorities have announced various initiatives ... ( read original story ...)
Politics and lies: A look back at some of Singapore’s biggest scandals
Singapore—Sex, lies, and if not exactly a videotape, there were some photographs, albeit already digitally trashed. We’re talking about politics in Singapore, which, while less tumultuous in many ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore lender DBS posts 31% rise in Q3 profit, beats estimates
DBS Group beat market estimates on Friday with a 31% rise in quarterly profit, aided by an improvement in asset quality at Southeast Asia's largest bank. ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 3,003 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore recorded 3003 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday bringing the total tally to 210978 the Ministry of Health MOH said ... ( read original story ...)