SINGAPORE - Singaporeans will be given improved reusable masks soon as the Government embarks on a third mask distribution exercise. The new cloth masks will have better filtration capabilities and are more breathable, Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun...
SINGAPORE - A recalcitrant offender, who hurled vulgarities at a police officer and verbally abused two public servants enforcing safe distancing measures four days later amid the coronavirus outbreak, was sentenced to seven months' jail on Wednesday (May...
Alex Tan's personal Facebook page as well as that of Singapore States Times, which is run by him, will become Declared Online Locations (DOL) under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (Pofma), the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI)...
: Two Singaporeans have died due to complications from Covid-19 infection, according to the Ministry of Health (MOH) on May 6. Case 1414, a 97-year-old woman, died on May 5. She was confirmed to have Covid-19 on April 7, and had...
Don't you just hate it when you've psyched yourself up for a big event only to be told that it has to be postponed - like a job interview, a bungee jump or a first date. One can only...
On top of exposing cracks in the healthcare systems of various nations, the coronavirus pandemic has also brought to light the need to bridge the digital divide within societies. With schools shut down and online learning made mandatory, students...
The extended circuit breaker came with tighter measures that saw standalone bubble tea chains, bakeries and confectionaries, as well as home-based bakers to shutter. Thankfully, places that sell hot food in addition to those mentioned above are still allowed to operate as part of essential...
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Amid all the grand gestures like lighting up buildings and islandwide singalongs, sometimes it's the smallest things that show front-line workers just how much people care. For taxi driver Kenneth Chan, it was a $10 tip from an unlikely...
Singapore will propose a new protocol that would allow for a cross-border movement of people in ASEAN regions, once the Covid-19 pandemic reaches manageable level. Singapore's Ambassador to Indonesia Anil Kumar Nayar said in a press briefing on Monday...
The multi-ministry task force on Covid-19 will "continue to look at" loosening restrictions on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) halls, Health minister Gan Kim Yong said at Monday's (May 4) Parliament sitting after Nee Soon MP Lee Bee Wah pressed...
