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 ...)
Couple from China convicted of obstructing COVID-19 contact tracing in Singapore
SINGAPORE: After a trial that spanned more than a year, a man from Wuhan and his wife were on Tuesday (Oct 26) convicted of withholding information from COVID- ... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: Tackle factors causing Covid-19 deaths in Singapore
SINGAPORE - It is easy to miss the forest for the trees. This is not surprising, given the amount of data thrown at us - daily infections, deaths, the numbers of the seriously ill and unvaccinated ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore factory output falls 3.4% in September, snapping 10 months of growth
SINGAPORE - Singapore's factory output dropped in September, snapping 10 consecutive months of growth, on the back of weaker biomedical production.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s manufacturing output decreases 3.4 pct on year in September
The Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) announced on Tuesday that the country's manufacturing output decreased 3.4 percent year on year in September, from the revised 11 percent growth in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s manufacturing output contracts for the first time in almost a year
SINGAPORE: Singapore's manufacturing output declined for the first time in almost a year in September, largely due to the pharmaceuticals segment, official data on Tuesday (Oct 26) showed. Factory ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore court fines man S$3,500 for punching, kicking abdomen of pregnant girlfriend, now his fiancée
During an argument with his pregnant girlfriend over whether to keep or abort their baby, a 24-year-old man repeatedly punched and kicked her abdomen and face, causing multiple bruises and a possible ... ( read original story ...)