SINGAPORE - The relaxation of social measures will be paused, and travellers entering Singapore will face stricter rules from 11.59pm on Thursday (Dec 2), as the country acts to buy time amid the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore boosts testing, holds off on further reopening over Omicron variant
Singapore will hold off on more reopening measures while it evaluates the Omicron COVID-19 variant and will increase testing of travelers and frontline workers to reduce the risk of local transmission ... ( read original story ...)
No COVID cases of Omicron variant detected in Singapore so far: Ong Ye Kung
No cases of the Omicron variant have been detected in Singapore so far, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Tuesday (30 November). ( read original story ...)
Singapore Ramps Up Border Testing to Counter Omicron Threat
Singapore is stepping up Covid testing at its border to stave off the new omicron variant that has been discovered in many countries around the world. ( read original story ...)
Singapore to hold off further reopening to evaluate Omicron variant
Singapore will hold off on further reopening measures while it evaluates the Omicron COVID-19 variant and will boost testing of travelers and frontline workers to reduce the risk of local transmission ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Malaysia loosen Covid curbs at busy land crossing
Malaysia and Singapore eased coronavirus travel restrictions on one of the world’s busiest land borders on November 29 after nearly two years, allowing some vaccinated people to cross without ... ( read original story ...)
Israeli Nobel laureate receives award in memory of scientist who shaped Singapore’s biomedical sector
World-renowned biochemist Aaron Ciechanover received the Sydney Brenner Memorial Award from DPM Heng.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Ridiculous to revive HSR after compensating Singapore RM320m, says ex-finance minister
Malaysia has become a global laughing stock for suggesting the revival of a High Speed Rail (HSR) link with Singapore that it previously paid the island-state RM320 million to terminate, said former ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s UOB Asset Management launches first ETF in more than 10 years
The manager claims the Apac Green Reit ETF is the first to offer sustainable property investments in the Asia-Pacific ... ( read original story ...)
SG Digest: Manulife US REIT buys 3 assets; Keppel REIT picks Australia property
Manulife US REIT has acquired three properties in the US while Keppel REIT has entered into an agreement to acquire a 100% interest in an Australian asset. ( read original story ...)
Singapore shares recover at Tuesday’s open, tracking global rise; STI up 0.1%
The Straits Times Index (STI) advanced 0.1 per cent, or 4.13 points, to 3,124.71 as at 9.03 am.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
As Singapore sees more Covid-19 deaths than last year, what happens to the bodies of patients without families?
A rise in cases has put pressure on the city state’s funeral service industry to adjust to handling more Covid-19 deaths. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s TPG Telecom Acquires 2 5MHz Paired Lots of 5G Spectrum
TPG Telecom, Singapore’s newest and fully licensed mobile network operator, has been provisionally awarded 2 (two) 5MHz ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore and UK sign MOUs on digital trade and identities as well as cyber security
Singapore and the United Kingdom will work more closely to facilitate digital trade between the countries, as part of a partnership that will make digital transactions by businesses easier, safer and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 1,103 new COVID-19 cases and 9 deaths; ICU utilisation rate drops to 51.2%
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 1,103 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths linked to the coronavirus as of noon on Monday (Nov 29). The fatalities were aged between 58 and 91. All of them, except for an ... ( read original story ...)
China Vaccines for Africa; Singapore Reopen Flops: Virus Update
China pledged another 1 billion vaccine doses for Africa while Hong Kong joined places across the world in expanding travel restrictions as the omicron variant spreads. Singapore’s long-awaited ... ( read original story ...)