SINGAPORE - Teen pilot Zara Rutherford on Friday (Dec 24) made it to Singapore's shores after a delay in Jakarta due to bad weather. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Walk in for 3rd COVID dose after 2 Sinovac jabs allowed in Singapore
Individuals who have taken their first two doses of the Sinovac-CoronaVac vaccine can walk into some vaccination centres for their third dose of COVID-19 vaccine. ( read original story ...)
4 Singapore athletes to be honoured with open-top bus parade
Catch a glimpse of Aloysius Yapp, Loh Kean Yew, Shayna Ng and Yip Pin Xiu in a celebratory parade through the city area town on Sunday (Dec 26) afternoon. ( read original story ...)
Two Indian-Origin Men Convicted For Gang Robbery In Singapore: Report
Two men, including one of Indian-origin, were convicted on Friday for taking part in a gang robbery at a shophouse in Singapore's Little India precinct in 2017, during which they stole SGD 300,000, a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Gag order on voyeur would have ‘re-victimised’ his victims, says Chief Justice
A continued gag order on the identity of 23-year-old voyeur Colin Chua Yi Jin could have added to his victims' trauma and hampered their recovery, given that all of them supported its disclosure, ... ( read original story ...)
Omicron may be dominant strain globally in 2022, claim Singapore experts
The new and highly transmissible Omicron variant of the deadly coronavirus has increased immune escape compared with the Delta variant and appears likely to become the dominant SARS-CoV-2 strain ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 322 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore reported 322 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday bringing the total tally in the country to 277042 Of the new cases 2 ... ( read original story ...)
New COVID-19 variant Omicron likely to be dominant strain globally in 2022, say Singapore experts
Citing Imperial College modelling data, Public health expert Associate Professor Natasha Howard said that the risk of reinfection with the Omicron variant is more than five times higher and it does ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Suspends Vaccine Travel Lane Bookings
Ticket sales for Singapore’s Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) program have been put on hold for all flights until January 21st. Ticket sales for flights on and after this date have also been reduced. The ... ( read original story ...)
Youth charged with knife attack along Singapore’s Buangkok Crescent
A 24-year-old man was charged on Friday (Dec 24) with being involved in the slashing of another man with a knife along Buangkok Crescent at about 4am on Wednesday. Dainsh Subramaniam is accused of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s manufacturing output growth dips slightly to 14.6% in November
SINGAPORE: Singapore's manufacturing output continued to rise in November, although the pace of growth slowed to 14.6 per cent year-on-year, official data on Friday (Dec 24) showed. In Octob ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore freezes flight ticket sales under quarantine-free travel programme
Singapore has set up these lanes for about two dozen countries, including Australia, India, the United Kingdom and the United States. Reacting to the new rules, Indian carriers said that they will ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore factory output rises 14.6% in November amid broad-based growth
SINGAPORE - Singapore's factory output expanded for a second straight month in November with sustained growth in all production segments. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Omicron likely to be dominant strain globally in 2022: Singapore
"2022 must be the year we end the pandemic," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva on Monday.But Singapore-based experts said much depends on how potent the Omicron ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore vaccinated travel lane (VTL): Stop on quarantine-free travel lane ticket sales
Singapore froze the sale of tickets for arriving flights and buses under its quarantine-free travel programme for four weeks from Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Central Bank $60 Billion Swap Facility With Fed to Expire on Dec. 31
Singapore central bank said on Friday its $60 billion swap arrangement with the U.S. Federal Reserve will expire on Dec. 31, as U.S. dollar funding conditions in Singapore and the region have ... ( read original story ...)