The Ministry of Health on Saturday (28 August) confirmed 121 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, taking the country's total case count to 67,171. ( read original story ...)
Singapore tightens border measures for travellers from New Zealand
Singapore will be tightening its border measures for travellers from New Zealand, due to the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases there. ( read original story ...)
Singapore tightens border measures for travellers from New Zealand after rise in COVID-19 cases
Travellers from Jiangsu province in China will no longer have to serve a stay-home notice if their COVID-19 PCR test upon arrival is negative. ( read original story ...)
Singapore could experience heavier rain over the next two months due to Indian Ocean Dipole
SINGAPORE - Heavier rain is expected over Singapore in the next two months, due to the influence of a weather phenomenon known as the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), which entered a negative phase this ... ( read original story ...)
Eight men arrested for illegally entering Singapore by trying to swim ashore near Tuas after similar incident in June
The police have arrested eight men, aged 21 to 55, who jumped off a fibreglass boat and were swimming to shore near Tuas yesterday (August 27). The men, whose nationality was not stated, will be ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 persistence makes domestic reopening critical for Singapore’s economic growth outlook
SINGAPORE - The surprisingly significant impact of Covid-19 Delta variant on the global growth outlook has also started to check enthusiasm over the prospects of the trade-driven Singapore economy. ( read original story ...)
Quarantine-free flights to Singapore now with Lufthansa
Daily flights as of 16 September in cooperation with Singapore Airlines. Quarantine-free entry to Singapore only if travel begins in Germany. The quarantine exemption applies to specific flights, ... ( read original story ...)
47 of 122 new COVID cases in Singapore linked to Bugis Junction cluster
SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Friday (27 August) confirmed 122 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, taking the country's total case count to 67,050. Of these, 120 cases are locally ... ( read original story ...)
3 more seniors die from COVID-19 in Singapore; 120 new locally transmitted cases
SINGAPORE: Three more senior citizens have died of complications from COVID-19, bringing Singapore's death toll from the virus this month to 18. All three cases were not vaccinated against COVID-19, ... ( read original story ...)
Jia Jia as mother to Singapore’s second panda cub in 2024?
Singapore may see its second panda cub born to Kai Kai and Jia Jia as early as 2024, should the Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS) be successful in extending their stay for another term. ( read original story ...)
Eight men arrested for unlawful entry into Singapore
Eight men aged between 21 and 55 were arrested for unlawful entry into Singapore in the wee hours of Friday (Aug 27).. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: 80pc of Singapore population to be fully vaccinated by end of August, says MOH
The Ministry of Health (MOH) said today that Singapore is on track to meet its target of getting 80 per cent of the total population fully vaccinated by the end of August. Given this level of ... ( read original story ...)
Youths urged to adopt sustainability as a ‘core value’ to help Singapore’s green journey
SINGAPORE: Minister for National Development Desmond Lee on Friday (Aug 27) urged youths to adopt sustainability as a core value, such that it becomes a part of “what it means to be Singaporean”. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Workers’ Party renews calls for minimum wage, retrenchment benefits, anti-discrimination laws ahead of National Day Rally
The Workers’ Party has renewed calls for the government to introduce some of the party’s policy ideas published in its manifesto at last year’s general election, such as a nationwide minimum wage, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore households to get package of 6 ART self-test kits
All residential households in Singapore will soon each receive a package of six antigen rapid test (ART) self-test kits, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Friday (27 August). ( read original story ...)
Singapore Rolls Out Covid Test Kits as Vaccination Target Nears
Singapore’s health officials will start distributing self-test kits for Covid-19 and begin to close some vaccination centers, the government said, as the country approaches a major milestone of ... ( read original story ...)