Non-VTL travellers who are required to serve stay-home notice for up to 10 days will no longer need to take on-arrival tests. ( read original story ...)
Commentary: We need more than bike lanes for cycling to gear up in Singapore
Singapore is not designed for the convenience of bicycles. The cycling craze, triggered by COVID-19, is likely a passing fad, says SUTD’s Samuel Chng. ( read original story ...)
SG Clean Day means no sweeping of public areas in HDB estates one day each month in 2022
What happens to HDB estates when cleaners take a break and leave off sweeping public areas and grounds for just one day? We are about to find out. SG Clean Day was started in 2021 to gauge how much ... ( read original story ...)
An OnlyFans Creator Is Facing Jail Time in Singapore for ‘Obscene’ Content
Like many others around the globe, Titus Low, a bisexual Singaporean influencer, sells sexually explicit photos and videos of himself on OnlyFans — the popular subscription-based website, which boasts ... ( read original story ...)
2021 Year-End Review Of The Singapore Property Market: Key Numbers And Trends
It’s the first full year of dealing with the pandemic, and it’s crazy to think how we’ve been living with Covid-19 for nearly two years already. There’s great hope ... ( read original story ...)
AEX takes the lead in completing the withdrawal of users in mainland China and firmly pursues an international strategy
AEX takes the lead in completing the withdrawal of users in mainland China and firmly pursues an international strategy. SINGAPORE, Dec. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- AEX announced tha ... ( read original story ...)
Imported infections make up half of Singapore’s 344 new COVID-19 cases
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 344 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Friday (Dec 31), half of which - 172 - were imported infections. There was also 1 fatality, taking the country's death toll from ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Covid-19 vaccination drive one year on: 87% fully vaccinated, 39% have received booster
Since then, 87 per cent of the population here have been fully vaccinated, while 39 per cent have received their booster shot. As at Dec 28, 2021 Singapore had one of the highest rates of fully ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to ‘start moving’ on planned GST hike as economy recovers from COVID-19, says PM Lee
SINGAPORE: The Government will have to start moving on the planned hike in Goods and Services Tax (GST) in Budget 2022, given that the economy is emerging from COVID-19, said Prim ... ( read original story ...)
Non-VTL travellers to Singapore need not do on arrival COVID test soon
All non-Vaccinated Travel Lane travellers entering Singapore will no longer need to undergo a COVID-19 PCR test on-arrival from 11.59pm, 7 January 2022. ( read original story ...)
Singapore to usher in 2022 with cool, rainy days; temperatures could dip to 23°C: Met Service
Singapore is expected to ring in the new year with cool and rainy days over the first two weeks, with temperatures likely dropping to as low as 23°C. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GDP to grow 3%-5% in 2022, Budget to cover GST hike: Lee Hsien Loong
Singapore’s economy is expected to grow by three to five percent in 2022 as it recovers steadily amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said. ( read original story ...)
Ayala eyes stake in Singapore, Myanmar firms for $237.5M
Ayala Corp. announced on Friday its plan to acquire a 20% share in Singapore-based Yoma Strategic Holdings Inc. (YSH) and a 20% stake in First Myanmar Investment Public Co. Ltd. (FMI). The total ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore economy sees steady recovery and need to raise tax – PM
Singapore's economy is recovering steadily and the government sees a need to "start moving" on raising sales tax, its prime minister said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Omicron likely to replace Delta as dominant global variant: Singapore Experts
Experts in Singapore have warned that the new and supposedly more contagious variant Omicron is likely to replace Delta over the coming weeks as the dominant global variant. Dr Sebastian Maurer-Stroh, ... ( read original story ...)
S’pore Customs seizes over 3,200 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes, arrests boy, 16, and 3 men
Customs had conducted a sting at an industrial unit near Loyang Drive on Tuesday. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)