Category: Singapore
68-year-old man is Singapore’s 29th COVID-19 fatality; returned from work in Indonesia
A 68-year-old man has died from complications due to the coronavirus, becoming Singapore’s 29th COVID-19 fatality. In a media release on Saturday (November 28), the [...] » More
87 drug suspects nabbed in island-wide operation, including 16-year-old; drugs worth S$400,000 seized
The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) said on Saturday (November 28) that it had arrested 87 suspected drug offenders during an island-wide operation carried out between [...] » More
Hedge fund billionaire Dalio to open office in Singapore
Ray Dalio, founder of hedge fund Bridgewater Associates LP, is opening an office in Singapore to run his investments and philanthropy in the region. Dalio has been building [...] » More
Singapore PM’s defamation suit against The Online Citizen’s editor goes to trial next week
Prime minister Lee Hsien Loong, who is suing the chief editor of socio-political website The Online Citizen (TOC) for defamation over an article, is set to testify next week [...] » More
IN FOCUS: Singapore wants fewer people to smoke. How can it make this happen?
In 1986, the government launched the National Smoking Control Programme with theme, Towards a Nation of Non-Smokers. More than three decades and many anti-smoking measures [...] » More
6 new Covid-19 infections in Singapore, with 5 imported cases and 1 in the community
reported six new cases of Covid-19, one of which was in the community.All the fresh cases were asymptomatic, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its update on the Covid-19 [...] » More
Commentary: Moving to Singapore in the middle of a pandemic has changed the meaning of home
The move was disorientating but has prompted deeper reflections on what home and belonging mean, says Annisa Natalegawa. A few months ago, my husband and I decided to make [...] » More
Commentary: Concerned about what fall in private home sales mean? Market fundamentals paint a different story
A holistic approach that considers affordability and financial planning, coupled with a long-term view are crucial when investing in property, says Ismail Gafoor. Property [...] » More
More than 300,000 HDB households to get e-vouchers to buy energy and water-efficient appliances
More than 300,000 HDB households in one-, two and three-room flats will receive vouchers to help them switch to energy and water-efficient appliances, under a programme [...] » More
sCOVID-19: Singapore confirms six new cases, one from community
The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed six new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on Saturday (28 November), taking the country’s total case count to 58,205, as the country [...] » More
Singapore’s Robinsons faces S$186.3m deficit, creditors to recover some funds earliest by April
As the size of Robinsons’ financial black hole became clearer, the department store’s creditors learnt on Thursday (November 26) that they may be able to claim [...] » More
Singapore civil servants will not receive end of the year bonus due to COVID-19
Singapore’s civil servants will not receive their end of the year bonus payment this year due to the economic downturn caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but [...] » More
COVID-19: Singapore confirms four new cases, all imported
The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed four new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on Friday (27 November), taking the country’s total case count to 58,199. All new cases are [...] » More
Malaysia says remains in discussions with Singapore on high-speed rail
Malaysia’s government on Friday said it is still negotiating with Singapore on the implementation of a high-speed rail link between the two neighbours, a little over a [...] » More
Josephine Teo: COVID-19 is helping to fuel radicalisation
The effects of the pandemic are inadvertently fuelling the potential for radicalisation, as people spend more time online amid the “echo chambers” of social [...] » More
