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The Covid-19 pandemic is a test of the “sacred trust” between Singaporeans and the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) government, which the country’s leaders had to draw on and must continue nurturing ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore and Malaysia re-opened one of the world's busiest land borders on Monday, allowing vaccinated travellers to make the crossing after nearly two years of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)

Singapore has just announced that it will defer its VTL arrangement with Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE until further notice. The news comes as a response to the emergence of the Omicron COVID-19 variant ... ( read original story ...)

Eye experts share why parents need to act fast to help control myopia progression, and the solutions available. ( read original story ...)

Singapore has delayed the launch of vaccinated travel lanes with Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia as a precaution amid concern about the Omicron variant, even as local Covid cases fell ... ( read original story ...)

Here is a round-up of sports events and developments in Singapore in the past week (22 to 28 November): Singapore paddler Feng Tianwei will be among 32 men's and women's singles players competing at ... ( read original story ...)

S'pore's total case count is now at 262,383. The VTLs were deferred as a precaution amid the new Omicron variant. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 747 new COVID-19 cases and 11 more deaths linked to the virus as of noon on Sunday (Nov 28). This is the first time since Sep 20 that the country's daily caseload has ... ( read original story ...)

Covid-19 cases in Singapore; daily tally under 1,000 for first time since Sept 20 SINGAPORE - New Covid-19 infections stood at 747 cases on Sunday (Nov 28), down from 1,761 on Saturday and falling ... ( read original story ...)

New Covid-19 infections stood at 747 cases on Sunday, down from 1,761 on Saturday (Nov 27) and falling below the 1,000 mark for the first time since Sept 20. ( read original story ...)

Those planning trips under the VTL scheme are undeterred by the emergence of the Omicron strain.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

A lot of urgent work needs to be done to further understand the new coronavirus variant Omicron, said the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) on Sunday (Nov 28). ( read original story ...)

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob will undertake his first official visit to Singapore tomorrow (Nov 29) at the invitation of his Singapore counterpart Lee Hsien Loong. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob will be making his first official visit to Singapore as premier on Monday (Nov 29), said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on Sunday.As ... ( read original story ...)

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday declared Omicron "a variant of concern", putting it in the same category as the Delta variant that has caused waves of infection to sweep across the globe ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore is tracking developments surrounding the newly emerged Omicron COVID-19 variant "very closely" and could be forced to dial back its reopening plans, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on ... ( read original story ...)