Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Nov 27
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Saturday, Nov 27. Countries tighten travel, stocks slide on fears of new Covid-19 variant Omicron WHO has designated it a variant […]
Dow, S&P 500 edge up to fresh records amid earnings deluge
NEW YORK (AFP) – The Dow and S&P 500 again finished at records on Tuesday (Oct 26) following another round of mostly good earnings and strong consumer confidence and housing […]
MOH unveils new Covid-19 map: Areas in Jurong, Bedok, Sengkang among those frequently visited by cases
SINGAPORE – Jurong West Central, Aljunied, Bedok North, Tampines East, Sengkang Town Centre and Woodlands East are some areas that have been highlighted as places frequently visited by Covid-19 patients […]
Taxis and private-hire cars allowed only two passengers from Monday
SINGAPORE – A two-passenger limit for taxi and private-hire cars will be reintroduced in line with updated restrictions as Singapore enters into a stabilisation phase from Monday (Sept 27) to Oct […]
4-week suspension of hospital visits begins, visitors welcome stepped-up Covid-19 measures
SINGAPORE – At the start of a four-week suspension of hospital visits on Friday (Sept 24), only a few visitors were seen trickling in to Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Sept 18
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Saturday, Sept 18. 934 locally transmitted Covid-19 cases in S’pore, highest since April last year A new Covid-19 cluster with 26 […]
934 locally transmitted Covid-19 cases in S’pore, highest since April last year
SINGAPORE – There were 934 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases on Friday (Sept 17), the highest daily number since April last year. There were 838 new cases in the community […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Sept 10
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Friday, Sept 10. 450 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases in S’pore; unvaccinated 62-year-old man dies of Covid-19 The number of new […]
Business at Bugis Junction falls by up to 90%, with 246 Covid-19 cases in cluster linked to it
SINGAPORE – Businesses at Bugis Junction are reeling from the drastic drop in footfall since a cluster of Covid-19 cases emerged at the mall on Aug 24. Infections there ballooned […]
Tighter measures at bus interchanges needed after Covid-19 clusters
SINGAPORE – The growing Covid-19 clusters at bus interchanges suggest that workplace practices across different interchanges could be causing the virus to spread, said an infectious disease expert. This warrants closer […]
$168m lost to top 10 scam types in first half of 2021; overall crime up by 11.2%
SINGAPORE – Scam victims lost $168 million to conmen in the top 10 scam categories in the first six months of this year, a sharp spike from $63.5 million in […]
Elderly couple among residents of Block 556 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 getting retested for Covid-19
SINGAPORE – An 80-year-old retiree and his 77-year-old wheelchair-user wife made their way to a regional screening centre just across the road from where they live in Ang Mo Kio, to […]