Singapore set another record for daily Covid-19 infections and reported a sharp increase of cases in foreign worker dormitories. Hong Kong has fully vaccinated 55.8% of its population, surpassing the ... ( read original story ...)
8 more COVID deaths, record 2,909 new cases in Singapore
The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Friday (1 October) confirmed a record 2,909 COVID-19 cases in Singapore – taking the country's total case count to 99,430 – and eight more deaths due to the disease. ( read original story ...)
‘The most powerful law’ in Singapore: Foreign Interference bill brings concerns for civil society
The Fica bill will allow authorities to demand user information from internet companies and target people deemed to be collaborating with foreign actors, with the government saying it is not aimed at ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Deaths Surpass 700,000; Singapore Sets Record: Virus Update
Singapore set another record for daily Covid-19 infections. China is asking city governments to create specialized quarantine facilities that can house thousands of overseas arrivals. ( read original story ...)
Singapore addresses death penalty, foreign interference law during UN human rights review
SINGAPORE: Singapore can support 210 out of 324 recommendations it received in the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council's universal periodic review (UPR), the country's Permanent Representative to ... ( read original story ...)
Chee Soon Juan: Singapore’s best years still lie ahead
Longtime opposition leader and now restauranteur Dr Chee Soon Juan struck an optimistic note in a Sept 30 Facebook post, writing that he believes ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s coronavirus cases could reach 10,000 a day in next two weeks
But some experts say testing of asymptomatic people should stop, to conserve health resources for most vulnerable. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Sets Record; U.S. Deaths Near 700,000: Virus Update
Singapore set another record for daily Covid-19 infections. China is asking city governments to create specialized quarantine facilities that can house thousands of overseas arrivals. ( read original story ...)
Close to 3,000 new COVID cases reported in Singapore; 8 deaths
The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Friday (1 October) confirmed a record 2,909 COVID-19 cases in Singapore – taking the country's total case count to 99,430 – and eight more deaths due to the disease. ( read original story ...)
8 more COVID-19 deaths as Singapore reports 2,909 new cases
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 2,909 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Friday (Oct 1) and eight more deaths from complications due to the coronavirus. Seven of the fatalities were Singaporean men and ... ( read original story ...)
A mile-long bridge is all that separates Malaysia and Singapore. But border restrictions have kept many couples from seeing each other for months, and some are now …
Prolonged pandemic restrictions in both Malaysia and Singapore have resulted in couples being split-up across the causeway for months on end. ( read original story ...)
Frustration with new COVID curbs as Singapore moves to open up
Singapore's reimposition of coronavirus restrictions to buy time to prepare to live with the disease has been met with some rare frustration as the government walks a fine line between reopening and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Plans Centralized Data Platform to Fight Illicit Flows
Singapore’s financial regulator is working with major banks to create a digital platform that allows the sharing of information on customers and transactions to prevent money laundering and terrorism ... ( read original story ...)
Gigantic Solar Project Plans To Power Singapore All The Way From Australia
The world is bathed in enough sunlight to meet humanity's energy needs many times over, but the best places to harvest that light and the places where it i ... ( read original story ...)
Rising cases and deaths test Singapore’s pivot to treat Covid as endemic
A surge in Covid cases — the vast majority of which have no or mild symptoms — prompted Singapore's government to tighten social-distancing measures starting this week. Many of those cases were ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore socialite Kim Lim says yes to mysterious boyfriend’s marriage proposal
Kim Lim revealed through her Instagram on Thursday (30 September) that she is now engaged, although her fiancé’s identity remains a mystery to the public. Along with a photo of a blissfully white ... ( read original story ...)