Tuition centres say that more students are not turning up for class amid a new COVID-19 wave in Singapore. For some, about 10 per cent do not show up each day. Tan Si Hui finds out what these centres are doing to protect students and staff,
GP clinics in Singapore seeing higher demand for flu jabs
Some clinics have been reporting an uptick in the number of people getting vaccinated against influenza, continuing a trend observed during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Singapore to execute Tangaraju Suppiah over a kilogram of cannabis
Rights activists and family members say Tangaraju, 46, never handled the drugs; and that he was denied a Tamil interpreter during the recording of his first police statement.
After prolonged absence, Singapore’s water polo team and runner Soh Rui Yong are ready for their SEA Games comeback
In the first part of a series featuring Team Singapore athletes heading to the upcoming 32nd SEA Games, Matthew Mohan speaks to two sportsmen primed for their comeback.
Daily Cuts – S1E294: Why Singapore’s small businesses are cheerful despite global economic headwinds
Small businesses matter, and so does their optimism in the grand scheme of things. CNA938’s Stanley Leong and Tiffany Ang find out what support they need to grow and thrive in an uncertain ...
Is Singapore heading to the polls this year, as ‘electoral drums start beating’?
An election is not due until 2025, but recent speeches by PM Lee Hsien Loong and his designated successor Lawrence Wong hint at an earlier vote Against a backdrop of global troubles and internal ...
Two Singapore satellites sent to space: What is PSLV, ISRO’s workhorse rocket that can ‘write poems in orbit’
ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) Saturday successfully placed two Singapore satellites into their intended orbits. The satellites are part of the order secured by NewSpace India Ltd, the ...
Singapore satellites launched to monitor climate change, disasters | Video
Two Singapore satellites were launched from India's space centre on Saturday (Apr 22). The TeLEOS-2 satellite is designed to capture high-resolution images regardless of the weather and may be used to ...
Singapore court charges local of alleged bribes to fix PBA, Thai league games; PBA to conduct probe
The State Court in Singapore handed 14 graft charges to local Koa Wei Quan after being accused of offering nearly$70,000 in bribes to fix basketball games in the Philippines and Thailand, according to a report by The Straits Times.
Singapore street food vendors have a new HQ in New York
Urban Hawker brings street food from Singapore to the Manhattan market, with an assist from the late Anthony Bourdain.
Singapore Airlines pilot who evaded income tax gets six months’ jail, ordered to pay RM605,000
A Singapore Airlines (SIA) pilot who evaded income tax and submitted false documents when asked for details of his rental properties was sentenced to six months’ jail on Friday.
PSLV C55 carrying two Singapore satellites lifts off from Sriharikota
ISRO's PSLV C55 rocket carrying two Singapore satellites lifted off from the spaceport in Sriharikota on Saturday. In its dedicated commercial mission through NSIL, ISRO's workhorse launch vehicle ...
Isro’s PSLV-C55 places two Singapore satellites in orbits, carries out experiments in space
SRIHARIKOTA: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Saturday successfully placed two Singapore satellites -- TeLEOS-2 (a synthetic aperture radar satellite) and Lumelite-4 (a technology ...
Singapore venue owner, US organiser spar over cancelled LGBTQ party
Capitol Theatre said the reason for axing May’s Slay Harajuku party was not because of concerns over event’s ‘gay’ nature as claimed by organiser Slay LA.
Vibrant, innovative economy crucial to help Singapore grow and create jobs: DPM Heng | Video
For Singapore to continue to grow its economy, companies and workers must harness the best of tech and innovation, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat on Friday (Apr 21). He also stressed the ...
Asia Album: Bird Paradise to open in Singapore on May 8
This photo taken on April 21, 2023 shows a pair of scarlet macaws during a media tour at Bird Paradise in Singapore. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua) SINGAPORE, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Bird Paradise, a ...