Singapore prepares for long term life – and death – with Covid-19
With just a few dozen Covid -19 deaths and one of the world’s highest vaccination rates, Singapore wants to reopen for business – and is...
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Vaccine passports gaining ground, Singapore discussing it with other countries
Singapore is discussing the mutual recognition of vaccine certificates with other countries, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said, calling it a necessary step towards resuming...
Coronavirus: Singapore races to build beds for patients as migrant cases surge
By Edgar Su and John Geddie Singapore is rapidly building bed space for coronavirus patients in cavernous exhibition halls and other temporary facilities as it...
Social media platforms ban satirical rap video after Singaporean government complaint
Facebook and other social media sites have restricted access to a satirical rap video in Singapore after the wealthy city-state’s government requested the removal of...
Trump says N. Korea no longer threat, North highlights concessions
North Korea no longer poses a nuclear threat, nor is it the “biggest and most dangerous problem” for the United States, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday...
Trump-Kim summit set for Singapore’s Sentosa Island -White House
The summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will be on Singapore’s southern island of Sentosa, the White House said on Tuesday as...
Flatpack fear no more? Robot assembles IKEA chair frame
Robots in Singapore have completed a task many humans dread – assembling flat-packed Ikea furniture. Sifting through pages of instructions and a jumble of screws...
Singapore uncovers large oil heist at Shell’s biggest refinery
Eleven men were charged in a Singapore court on Tuesday in connection with a large-scale oil theft at Shell’s biggest refinery, while police said they were investigating...
Singapore bans film focused on indicted Palestinian teen activist
Singapore has banned a film festival from screening a documentary later this week that features a teenage Palestinian female activist whose arrest last month has...
Stakes are high for future of urban planning
By Jaron Lubin The stakes are high when it comes to adapting to rapid urban densification. Innovation is happening all over the world, but the...
More jail time in Singapore for unruly, drunk Australian
An Australian man imprisoned in Singapore for assaulting airport police officers and other offences during a two-week drunken binge was sentenced to additional jail time by the...
Singapore names first woman president
Singapore named a former speaker of parliament as the multicultural city-state’s first woman president on Wednesday while critics expressed dismay that other candidates were disqualified...
Ten sailors missing after US warship, tanker collision (Update)
Ten sailors are missing after a US warship collided with an oil tanker east of Singapore before dawn on Monday, tearing a hole beneath the...
Singapore scientists hope for probiotic beer hit
It’s a breakthrough worth raising a glass to. Researchers in Singapore have brewed up a beer containing probiotic bacteria that can improve gut health and...
Thousands of Filipinos gather to cheer Duterte in Singapore
Thousands of Filipinos gathered in Singapore on Friday to catch a glimpse of their president, Rodrigo Duterte, in a big show of support for a...
Singapore says confirms 26 more local transmission Zika cases
Singapore confirmed 26 more cases of locally-transmitted Zika infections, the health ministry and National Environment Agency said in a joint statement on Saturday, bringing the...
Singapore confirms 41 cases of locally-transmitted Zika virus – media
Singapore has confirmed 41 cases of locally-transmitted Zika virus, local media reported on Sunday, citing the city-state’s health ministry. The cases include 36 foreign construction...
Singaporean gold medalists receive a $753.000 bonus, British athletes get nothing
The glory of winning a gold medal is a massive incentive for athletes competing in Rio but the impressive bonuses on offer add another more...
Dhaka arrests five Bangladeshis deported from Singapore
Police in Bangladesh have arrested five men deported from Singapore as part of an investigation into an alleged Islamist plot to carry out attacks in...
US agrees spy plane deployment in Singapore amid China tensions
By David Brunnstrom The United States has agreed with Singapore on a first deployment of the US P8 Poseidon spy plane in Singapore this month,...