Singapore reduces stay home duration for new travellers from higher-risk areas to 14 days
SINGAPORE: Effective June 24, Singapore will be reducing the duration of the Stay-Home Notice (SHN) at dedicated facilities to 14 days from 21 days for all new travellers arriving from higher risk countries or regions, according to the republic’s Ministry of Health today. The ministry said the Multi-Ministry Taskforce (MTF) on Covid-19 has been closely […]
Singaporean woman gets 30 years jail for torturing, killing maid
SINGAPORE: A Singaporean woman who starved, assaulted and ultimately killed her domestic worker was sentenced to 30 years in prison Tuesday, with the judge describing the case as “among the worst types of culpable homicide”. The affluent city-state is home to about 250,000 domestic workers who mostly come from poorer Asian countries, and stories of […]
Asean to set up new cybersecurity centre in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Ministry of Defence announced a new cybersecurity and information centre of Asean will be set up in Singapore for better exchange of information among defence ministries of member countries to combat cyber security threats and misinformation, reported VNA. The establishment of the centre was approved at the 15th Asean Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM […]
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Phua Chu Kang vows to be a better driver and rider
SINGAPORE: Actor Gurmit Singh who gained fame from the “Phua Chu Kang” sitcom was fined S$800 and banned from driving for three months after pleading guilty to speeding. Gurmit who has a big following in Malaysia vowed “to do better to be a better driver and rider”. “Hi everyone. You may or you may not […]
Singapore approves new storage temperature for Pfizer BioNTech vaccine
SINGAPORE: Singapore has approved the new storage condition for the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, at refrigerator temperature of 2 to 8 degrees Celsius for up to 31 days. The new storage condition was approved on May 20, after a thorough review of the application and supplemental data submitted by Pfizer. “The newly approved extended storage condition […]
Malaysian with 1st vaccine dose among 36 new cases in Singapore
SINGAPORE: A 49-year-old Malaysian who received his first dose of vaccine on May 21 is among the 36 new Covid-19 cases reported in Singapore on Monday, according to the republic’s Ministry of Health (MOH). Labelled as Case 63653, the man who works as a delivery personnel at AST Logistics Pte Ltd is also among the […]
Singapore rebuts news report from India on “Singapore variant” of Covid-19
SINGAPORE: There is no “Singapore variant”, says the republic’s Ministry of Health (MOH) in response to several news reports in India claiming of a new variant in Singapore. “The strain that is prevalent in many of the Covid-19 cases in recent weeks is the B.1.617.2 variant, which originated in India. Phylogenetic testing has shown this […]
Singapore in a state of heightened alert, stricter measures from May 16
SINGAPORE: Looking at the increasing number of cases in the community, from coming May 16 till June 13, Singaporeans can expect the Covid-19 precautionary measures to be further tightened to decisively arrest new cases. At a virtual press conference today, the co-chair of the Multi-Ministry Taskforce (MTF) on Covid-19 Gan Kim Yong said although Singapore […]
Singapore, Hong Kong agree to launch air travel bubble
SINGAPORE: Singapore and Hong Kong today agreed to set May 26, 2021 as the launch date for their Air Travel Bubble (ATB). It was originally planned to start in November 2020 but was deferred by both parties due to the worsening Covid-19 situation in Hong Kong. At a virtual press conference here today, the Singapore […]
