African swine fever cannot be transmitted to humans and is not a risk to public health, says the Animal and Veterinary Service.
Singapore, Romania reaffirm ties, discuss cooperation in areas like trade, cyber security
There are about 70 Romanian companies in Singapore, with many using Singapore as a base for their regional operations. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Explainer: How Singapore’s First Family Feud Over a Keeps Growing
The long-running feud in Singapore’s most prominent family started over a house, then moved into the political realm. Now the police are involved. Lee Hsien Yang, the youngest child of the ...
One person was saved from suicide every three days in the past 11 months: Samaritans of Singapore
A non-profit suicide prevention centre shared some worrying statistics recently that called on the need for more care and concern, especially for Singapore’s youths.
New cockroach species discovered in Singapore, named after an Ultra Beast from Pokemon
A new species of cockroach has been discovered in Singapore. The species, which bears the name Pheromosa is named after a Pokémon that resembles the cockroach and appears in the seventh generation of ...
Singapore offers substantial subsidies to entice TSMC to build 12-inch fab locally
TSMC is reportedly slowing down its new fab project in Germany, due to growing doubts about whether the pure-play foundry will receive adequate EU subsidies in light of the region's financial ...
‘Currently no vaccine or treatment’: Wild boar carcasses in more parts of Singapore test positive for African swine fever
SINGAPORE - Seventeen more wild boars infected with African swine fever (ASF) have been recorded in Singapore, with the deadly pig virus reported in new locations including forested areas in the west ...
Cockroach species discovered in Singapore looks like a Pokemon — and gets fitting name
A new species of cockroach was recently discovered and named after a Pokemon character with which it shares a striking resemblance. In the spirit of the slogan “Gotta Catch ‘Em All,” researchers set ...
Global Rate Hike Cycle Has ‘Ways to Go,’ Singapore’s Menon Says
While central banks have slowed the pace of tightening, more interest-rate increases loom as inflation hovers above targets across the world, according to the head of the Monetary Authority of ...
Daily Cuts – S1E167: Unpacking the White Paper on Singapore’s COVID-19 response
The Singapore government recently published a White Paper on their COVID-19 pandemic response. It spelled out what went well, what could have been better as well as the lessons to learn. CNA938's ...
Singapore keen to play peacemaker as US-China tensions rise
SINGAPORE: Top trade official in Singapore said the city-state is willing to facilitate a dialogue between the United States and China to repair their relationship, as he described growing tensions ...
Singapore admits it should have explained COVID app data could be used by cops
The Singapore prime minister's office admitted on Wednesday that it should have "been clearer" on plans to use data collected by its COVID tracking program from the onset, and that allowing the data ...
Singapore Airlines flies the world’s longest flight at over 18 hours. Here are the 5 things that impressed me most in business class.
Singapore's record-breaking trek across the world covers 9,537 miles. Its stellar business class made the ultra-long-haul journey easily bearable.
Amid Russia-Ukraine war, small countries like Singapore must keep a sober mind and look beyond headlines: Shanmugam
SINGAPORE: Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam spoke on Wednesday (Mar 8) on the Russia-Ukraine war's implications and outlook for Southeast Asia. He was giving the closing keynote speech for a ...
New cockroach species in Singapore named after 7th gen Pokémon Pheromosa
Bug-type Pokémon trainers won't need a Pokéball to catch this one. Find out why its discoverers went with this name.
How CEO-doctor duo gave up stable jobs to build online vet service in Singapore
They gave up cushy jobs to scale their "passion project" commercially and launched the online vet service just before COVID hit. Read how they made it a success.