Over half, or 51 per cent, of the total population has taken the booster shot, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said in a Facebook post marking the milestone on Sunday (Jan 16). ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s weekly Covid-19 infection growth rate has gone up to 1.47; total of 956 cases on Saturday night (Jan 15)
Covid-19 infection growth rate has gone up, according to the Ministry of Health's daily update on Saturday (Jan 15), as cases inched up towards the 1,000 threshold. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Reform Party’s Charles Yeo arrested for alleged criminal breach of trust, forgery, say police
Reform Party chairman Charles Yeo was one of two people arrested on Tuesday (Jan 12) for alleged offences of criminal breach of trust and forgery, said the police yesterday in a statement that also ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Omicron wave likely to see a fairly sharp peak, says infectious disease expert
SINGAPORE - Will Singapore's Omicron wave be shaped like a plateau, with a flat top? Or will it look more like a mountain, with steep slopes and a sharp peak? . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore urges Cambodia as Asean chair to engage with all parties on Myanmar
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has stressed that the Asean chairman needs to engage with all parties concerned about the crisis in Myanmar. ( read original story ...)
Singapore badminton players including Loh Kean Yew through to India Open finals after rivals withdraw with illness
Singapore's shuttlers Terry Hee and Tan Wei Han, and Loh Kean Yew have progressed to the India Open mixed doubles and men's singles finals respectively after their opponents pulled out due to ... ( read original story ...)
Will Singapore’s GST hike kick in as soon as July?
Some observers expect increase on Jan 1 next year, given global inflation pressures and uneven economic recovery. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
956 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore; 692 Omicron infections confirmed
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 956 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Saturday (Jan 15), comprising 552 local infections and 404 imported ones. There were three fatalities, according to the latest infect ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 956 new Covid-19 cases, higher infection growth rate of 1.47
Covid-19 infection growth rate has gone up, according to the Ministry of Health's daily update on Saturday (Jan 15), as cases inched up towards the 1,000 threshold. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 956 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore reported 956 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday bringing the total tally of the disease in the country to 290986 Of t ... ( read original story ...)
All unvaccinated employees now banned from workplaces in Singapore
If termination of employment is due to employees’ inability to be at the workplace to perform their contracted work, such termination of employment would not be considered as wrongful dismissal,” the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore cops arrest two men within nine hours for alleged knife attack in Commonwealth
Two men, aged 26 and 28, were arrested within nine hours for their alleged involvement in a knife attack in Commonwealth on Friday (Jan 14) morning. ( read original story ...)
Singapore PM: ASEAN should continue to boycott Myanmar junta
Entornointeligente.com / Singapore’s leader says that ASEAN should continue inviting a non-political representative from Myanmar to its meetings and any decision to change that “had to be based on new ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore workers who refuse Covid-19 vaccination risk losing jobs
Workers in Singapore who refuse to be inoculated against Covid-19 may risk losing their jobs as new restrictions on office access take effect. ( read original story ...)
Singapore PM backs continued exclusion of Myanmar junta from ASEAN meetings
Singapore's leader said the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should continue excluding Myanmar's junta from its meeting until it cooperates on an agreed peace plans. ( read original story ...)
Indian-origin man’s death sentence appeal to be heard on Jan 24 in Singapore
Indian-origin drug trafficker Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam's appeal against his execution will be heard by a five-judge panel of the Singapore's Supreme Court on January 24, according to a media report ... ( read original story ...)