A British man taking an early morning walk at the Singapore Botanic Gardens said he was attacked by a pack of wild otters, leaving him with 26 wounds on his buttocks, legs and fingers. Graham Spencer, ... ( read original story ...)
Catholic Church in Singapore celebrates 200th anniversary with concurrent mass across 32 churches
The year-long celebrations of the Roman Catholic Church's 200th anniversary in Singapore ended on Saturday (Dec 11).. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Momentum Of Startup IPOs To Pick Pace In 2022; Here’s The List Of Indian Startups Planning To Go Public
If 2021 was a pioneering year in terms of startup IPOs, 2022 will be the year when this new phenomenon of startups going public reaches a new heights with a whole lot of unicorns and other online ... ( read original story ...)
British man recounts attack by otters in Singapore gardens
A British man taking an early morning walk in Singapore Botanic Gardens said he was attacked by a pack of wild otters, leaving him with 26 wounds on his buttocks, legs and fingers. ( read original story ...)
Singapore approves Covid-19 vaccine for children ages five to 11; vaccinations to start before end of year
Singapore will start Covid-19 vaccinations for children aged five to 11 years before the end of this year, its health ministry said late on Friday (Dec 10). ( read original story ...)
Singapore rolls out first national pancreas transplant service in South-east Asia
Singaporeans and permanent residents who need a pancreas transplant will get subsidies under a new national programme.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Suzuki Cup: No regrets as Singapore forward Gabriel Quak pushes through pain
He may have joked about going out on a limb and shouldering responsibilities for the Lions at the Suzuki Cup, but forward Gabriel Quak was certainly not laughing when he felt his left shoulder pop ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports four Covid-19 deaths, 454 infections on Friday (Dec 11); lowest daily cases since September
There were 454 new Covid-19 infections and four deaths recorded in Singapore on Friday (Dec 10). This is the lowest number of daily cases since Sept 8. - The Straits Times/ANN SINGAPORE, Dec 11 (The ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore approves Pfizer COVID vaccine for kids aged 5 to 11
Vaccinations for the age group are planned to begin before end-2021. More details will be announced by the MOE and ECDA "shortly". ( read original story ...)
Indian-origin Woman Jailed In Singapore For Cheating
An Indian-origin woman in Singapore has been sentenced to 16 months' jail, with the judge noting that her attempt to cheat the government would have been at expense of taxpayers' money meant for COVID ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: 2 travellers from UK, airport worker test ‘preliminary positive’ for Omicron
The two visitors had travelled to Singapore from the United Kingdom via the vaccinated travel lane (VTL) on December 8, it said.All the three cases were fully vaccinated and asymptomatic, the Channel ... ( read original story ...)
Private property: Buy or Rent? Free-to-use map included
I was recently listening to a podcast episode about buying or renting private property in Singapore on The Business Times Podcast Channel. The podcast was done in reference with an article written ... ( read original story ...)
Personal Finance
Over the past week, all we’re been talking about in the personal finance world is the newly launched KrisFlyer UOB Account. It’s got people... The 2017 Global Startup Ecosystem Report has listed four ... ( read original story ...)
‘I thought I was going to die’: Man attacked by romp of 20 otters in Singapore park
A British man feared for his life when he was attacked by a romp of otters in the Singapore Botanic Gardens on Nov. 30. Otter chaos: Graham George Spencer, a maid agency owner and permanent Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
AstraZeneca inks deal with Singapore on Covid-19 treatment drug; supply to arrive in coming weeks
AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 antibody drug is expected to arrive in Singapore in the coming weeks, after the biopharmaceutical firm announced yesterday (December 10) that it had signed a new purchase ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 vaccination to be extended to children aged 5 to 11 in Singapore; those between 18 and 29 eligible for booster shot
Children in Singapore between the ages of five and 11 will be able to get vaccinated with paediatric doses of the Pfizer-BioNtech/Comirnaty Covid-19 vaccine before the end of the year, the Ministry of ... ( read original story ...)