Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Thursday, Dec 31. Covid-19 one year on: Dark clouds and silver linings for Singapore amid pandemic ST looks at how Singapore has adjusted to the dark clouds of the pandemic, and how there have also been silver linings. READ MORE HERE Airline crew to undergo... » read more
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Wednesday, Dec 30. First Covid-19 vaccine shots to be given in Singapore on Wednesday Healthcare workers at NCID will be the first in line, with more healthcare institutions to follow in the coming weeks. READ MORE HERE Home-based learning days from 2021: What is blended learning... » read more
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Tuesday, Dec 29. SIA steward who works as part-time Grab driver is Singapore’s sole Covid-19 community case The 48-year-old man is asymptomatic, and was detected through proactive testing arranged by the CAAS. READ MORE HERE Bosses in S’pore unlikely to mandate Covid-19 vaccination for staff:... » read more
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Monday, Dec 28. Attractions, eateries gear up for bigger crowd as S’pore enters phase 3 from Monday Attractions that have applied to raise their capacity limit to 65 per cent of their full capacity can do so from Monday. READ MORE HERE Healthcare workers to receive... » read more
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Sunday, Dec 27. S’pore’s sea cargo one bright spot amid pandemic but reviving air travel remains a challenge Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung said ridership on public transport has bounced back. READ MORE HERE What happened to the McDonald’s boys and other S’pore missing persons... » read more
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Saturday, Dec 26. S’pore PR tests positive for Covid-19 after completing SHN served partly at Mandarin Orchard The 47-year-old man was one of the 14 new Covid-19 cases announced by MOH on Friday. READ MORE HERE 2 S’poreans sentenced to death in China for drug trafficking;... » read more
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Friday, Dec 25. ‘The deal is done’: EU and Britain clinch narrow Brexit accord Deal is clinched just seven days before it exits one of the world’s biggest trading blocs. READ MORE HERE More S’poreans may have to be vaccinated as more contagious Covid-19 strains detected:... » read more
SINGAPORE – A team of lawyers have been engaged to represent a man accused of Ms Felicia Teo Wei Ling’s murder in 2007, a district court heard on Thursday (Dec 24). Lawyer Shashi Nathan of Withers KhattarWong told the court that he and his team – Ms Tania Chin and Ms Laura Yeo – will... » read more
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Thursday, Dec 24. Singapore confirms first case of new Covid-19 strain from UK, a 17-year-old student who recently returned from Britain MOH is pending confirmatory results for another 11 cases who are preliminarily positive for the B117 strain. READ MORE HERE UK detects second potentially... » read more
With more cyclists hitting the roads and parks during these Covid-19 times, the Singapore Cycling Federation’s (SCF) aim to make the sport accessible and safe for everyone is a bonus for the community. Its Singapore Cycle Safe programme launched in 2016 works mainly with kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, as well as junior colleges, to... » read more
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Tuesday, Dec 22. First shipment of Covid-19 vaccine arrives in S’pore on SIA flight from Brussels It is the first shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to arrive in Asia. READ MORE HERE S’pore’s sole Covid-19 case on Monday was tested before cruise trip, visited Southern Islands... » read more
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Monday, Dec 21. Singapore’s first longitudinal study on kindergarten children shows home activities boost maths, language skills The study followed 1,537 children from 80 preschools from kindergarten 1 to Primary 1. READ MORE HERE Singaporeans ‘behaving as if we are already in phase 3’, as... » read more
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Sunday, Dec 20. Coronavirus cases at Mandarin Orchard: Experts look at possible factors behind infections If they did not encounter each other during their stay, then it could be hotel staff or fomites (objects) that formed the transmission chain, said one expert. READ MORE HERE... » read more
SINGAPORE – More than 330 people are being investigated for their alleged involvement in scams where victims purportedly lost more than $4 million, the police said in a statement on Saturday (Dec 19). This follows a two-week islandwide enforcement operation conducted between Dec 5 and Dec 19 by officers from the Commercial Affairs Department and... » read more
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Saturday, Dec 19. Taxi drivers to get extra $300 a month in rental relief from Singapore taxi firms Including the separate payouts that the Government has announced, they will receive a total of almost $5,000 in the first half of next year. READ MORE HERE Over... » read more
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Friday, Dec 18. Not getting Covid-19 vaccine puts all at greater risk: Experts A Covid-19 vaccination is not risk-free but the risk is small, said experts. READ MORE HERE Covid-19 vaccine: Why some groups, including those with severe allergies, should wait Pregnant women, immunocompromised persons and... » read more
SINGAPORE – The number of job vacancies in Singapore rose for the first time this year in September, one of several indicators of a pickup in labour market activity. There were 49,600 job vacancies in September, seasonally adjusted, a huge improvement from the decade-low of 42,400 job vacancies in June, according to data from the... » read more
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Tuesday, Dec 15. 7 things to know about phase 3: Dining out in larger groups, free Covid-19 vaccinations Priority for the vaccines will be given to those at greatest risk, such as healthcare workers and the elderly. READ MORE HERE Answers to key questions on... » read more
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Monday, Dec 14. PM Lee to address nation on Covid-19 situation at 5pm on Monday The ministerial task force tackling the pandemic will hold a press conference immediately after the address. READ MORE HERE New hotels opening doors in S’pore despite pandemic More than 8,600 new rooms... » read more
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Sunday, Dec 13. Hawker heritage: Passing on a legacy As Singapore awaits the Unesco decision on inscribing hawker culture on the intangible heritage list, three hawkers share why they are passing on their love of the trade to others through an apprenticeship scheme. READ MORE... » read more