Category: Singapore
First Zika cluster of 2019 confirmed in Serangoon Gardens: NEA
The first Zika cluster in Singapore this year has been detected, after three cases of locally transmitted Zika virus infection have been confirmed in Serangoon Gardens, the [...]
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Singapore reports first Zika cluster of the year after 3 cases in Serangoon Gardens
Three cases of locally transmitted Zika infection have been confirmed in the Serangoon Gardens area, said the National Environment Agency (NEA) on Friday (Sep 13), making [...]
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From Singapore to Melbourne, Hong Kongers eye exits as unrest deepens
As protests in Hong Kong stretch from summer into autumn with little sign of resolution, a surge in migration applications suggests more locals are making plans to leave the [...]
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Easy money? Singaporeans poke fun at job ad offering S$1,360/hour for retail assistant
Anyone in the market for a cushy career switch? A job ad by local bakery chain Swee Heng got Singaporeans all excited today when they saw the salary stated on the poster. [...]
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Singaporean man jailed for stalking Kazakhstani woman, previously convicted for harassing US singer
A man who was previously convicted of harassing an American singer in 2013 returned to court on Thursday (12 September) to face a new charge of stalking a woman from [...]
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SIA to take over SilkAir’s Singapore-Busan flights from 28 October due to ‘growing demand’
Travellers can soon fly from Singapore to Busan on Singapore Airlines (SIA) from 28 October. The national carrier announced on Thursday (12 September) that it would be taking [...]
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Singapore’s air quality may enter ‘unhealthy’ range in the next 24 hours: NEA
The air quality in Singapore could enter the Unhealthy range in the next 24 hours “if the winds turn unfavourable and the haze situation in Sumatra persists”, [...]
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Merkel warns of danger to EU of Singapore-style UK on its border
Angela Merkel has highlighted the economic danger posed by Britain if it is allowed to become a Singapore-on-Thames as Boris Johnson’s Brexit envoy outlined a plan to [...]
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PM Lee may testify in court against TOC editor Xu; his siblings can also decide to take the stand
Prime minister Lee Hsien Loong will testify in court if his defamation suit against Terry Xu, chief editor of sociopolitical website The Online Citizen (TOC), goes to trial. [...]
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Indonesian forests are burning, and Malaysia and Singapore are choking on the fumes
Malaysian authorities distributed half a million face masks to residents on Tuesday after large-scale forest fires in Indonesia spread smoke and thick smog to neighbouring [...]
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Chiam See Tong ‘changed the face of the opposition’ in Singapore: analyst
Veteran opposition politician Chiam See Tong will go down in history for changing the face of the opposition in Singapore, says London-based political analyst and author Loke [...]
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Haze may enter unhealthy range, more than 500 hotspots in Sumatra: NEA
The Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) may enter the unhealthy range if the haze situation in the Indonesian island of Sumatra persists or worsens, said the National Environment [...]
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Singapore’s air quality may enter ‘unhealthy’ range amid increase in Indonesia hotspots: NEA
The Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) in Singapore may enter the unhealthy range if the haze situation in Indonesia’s Sumatra persists or worsens, said the National [...]
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SIT to have new centralised campus in Punggol in 2023
A link bridge five storeys above a park and 10,000 sq m of solar panels on roof tops. These are among the designs of the Singapore Institute of Technology’s (SIT) new [...]
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TOC’s Terry Xu to represent himself in court against PM Lee’s defamation suit
The chief editor of the sociopolitical website The Online Citizen (TOC) editor will represent himself in court in a defamation suit filed by prime minister Lee Hsien Loong [...]
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