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Simulated terror attack to be held at Esplanade on Friday

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The exercise will help the business community prepare for terrorist attack scenarios, according to the Singapore Police Force.

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Pregnant women cope with Zika scare as infections spread

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SINGAPORE – To protect her unborn child, Ms Chan S H, who is eight weeks’ pregnant, is putting as much distance as possible between herself and the infection clusters.
Already, the 31-year-old researcher moved out of her new home on Joo Seng Road and into her…

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PM Lee to visit Chongqing and attend G20 Summit in Hangzhou

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Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will make a working visit to Chongqing in China on Friday (Sep 2), before heading to Hangzhou on Saturday for the G20 Leaders’ Summit.

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'I’m all right', says PM Lee

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Asked about his health during the recording of an interview on television, PM Lee acknowledges that he just has to “keep a sustainable pace”.

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Local Zika infections jump to 151; new cases found in Tagore, Yishun, Harvey Crescent

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31 new cases of locally transmitted Zika were confirmed on Thursday (Sep 1), including three cases not linked with any existing cluster. The three patients live in Tagore Avenue, Yishun Street 81 and Harvey Crescent, said authorities.

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Second pregnant woman found to have Zika, 36 more confirmed cases

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SINGAPORE – Another pregnant woman has tested positive for Zika, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) and National Environment Agency (NEA) as they confirmed 36 more locally transmitted Zika cases as of 12pm Thursday (Sept 1).
The preganant woman is linked to…

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Sales of insect repellents spike in Bedok after Zika cases confirmed there

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SINGAPORE – Sales of insect repellent in the Bedok area have spiked in the wake of news that Zika infections had reached Bedok North Avenue 3, as the area’s Member of Parliament Cheryl Chan made her rounds of the estate on Thursday (Sept 1) to advise and…

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Challenging to contain Zika virus: Health experts

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The emergence of a potential new cluster at Bedok North Avenue 3 was not surprising as Singapore is a small country and people can get around easily, says a health expert.

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S$10,000 scam attempt foiled by remittance company

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This is at least the fifth scam attempt thwarted by staff from Zhongguo Remittance. 

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PM Lee says he is 'all right' after NDR health scare

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SINGAPORE – Doctors had considered all possible causes for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s fainting episode during the National Day Rally, and concluded it was a vasovagal syncope, said Mr Lee on Thursday (Sept 1), as he assured that he is “all right”.
“That…

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