SINGAPORE – Eight travellers who arrived from South Korea and Thailand this month are being investigated for making false stay-home notice declarations. Four of them are non-Singaporeans who, if found guilty, may face having their permanent resident status revoked or their re-entry permits and/or passes cancelled. In a statement on Thursday (Nov 19), the Immigration... » read more
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Thursday, Nov 19. Bigger BTO flats in Bishan and Toa Payoh heavily oversubscribed in one day despite website glitches Five-room flats in Toa Payoh’s Bartley Beacon housing project were the most in-demand. READ MORE HERE Pfizer ends Covid-19 trial with 95 per cent efficacy, to... » read more
Bigger Build-To-Order (BTO) flats in Bishan and Toa Payoh (Bidadari) have been oversubscribed just one day after their launch, even as buyers faced issues submitting applications on the Housing Board website. The HDB website was hit by glitches for more than 24 hours after it launched some 5,700 BTO flats and 5,220 Sale of Balance... » read more
SINGAPORE – The Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) results will be released on Nov 25. The Secondary 1 (S1) option forms to select secondary schools must be collected in person and will not be available online, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said on Wednesday (Nov 18). Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, school candidates will collect... » read more
SINGAPORE – An annual trade show that brings together the franchising and licensing community kicked off on Wednesday (Nov 18), going virtual for the first time in its 15-year history. Organised by Sphere Exhibits, the Franchising and Licensing Asia (FLA) exhibition will bring businesses, entrepreneurs and investors from countries such as China, South Korea, Japan... » read more
SINGAPORE – Inbound travellers arriving in Singapore can now purchase insurance coverage for Covid-19 related costs incurred during their stay here. Changi Airport Group (CAG) and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said in a joint statement on Wednesday (Nov 18) morning that three insurance companies have developed travel insurance products which provide at least $30,000... » read more
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Wednesday, Nov 18. S’pore needs top tech talent to build world-class teams: PM Lee Singaporeans must see that tech firms are bringing in people they can learn from, he said. READ MORE HERE Trump to cut troop levels in Afghanistan and Iraq Troop levels will be... » read more
The unique yet familiar experience of eating at hawker centres could soon be internationally recognised as a practice to be protected, after an expert body recommended that Singapore’s hawker culture be added to the Unesco intangible cultural heritage list. A 24-member Unesco intergovernmental committee will give the final verdict next month, but the report on... » read more
SINGAPORE -A total of 5,795 Build-To-Order (BTO) flats have been launched for sale by the Housing Board (HDB) on Tuesday (Nov 17), in the final sales exercise for the year. These flats are spread across seven housing projects in five estates. The biggest housing project is Bishan Ridges, where 1,502 two-room flexi, three-room and four-room... » read more
SINGAPORE – The former principal of a secondary school who molested seven teenage boys on separate occasions at his workplace in 2017 was sentenced on Tuesday (Nov 17) to three years and eight months’ jail. He will also receive seven strokes of the cane. The boys, who were between 13 and 15 years old at... » read more
SINGAPORE – Hawker culture in Singapore had its chances of being inscribed as an official Unesco intangible cultural heritage boosted on Tuesday (Nov 17), with an expert body recommending to the official panel that it be put on the coveted list. An evaluation body comprising 12 experts around the world – appointed by the 24-member... » read more
SINGAPORE – Asia – and especially China – is an important part of the world for America, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday (Nov 17), expressing his hope that US President-elect Joe Biden will develop a framework for an overall constructive relationship with China. This means a relationship in which the United States... » read more
SINGAPORE – Singapore has made arrangements with multiple Covid-19 vaccine makers to ensure it “will not be last in the queue” once doses are available, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. He also observed that Asian countries have had greater success than their Western counterparts in getting their people to comply with pandemic measures, in... » read more
SINGAPORE – The central banks of Singapore and the Philippines issued a statement of intent on Monday (Nov 16) that they will work together on data connectivity. Unlike data localisation – the practice of keeping data within a country’s borders – data mobility in the financial sector supports economic growth and the development of innovative... » read more
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Monday, Nov 16. 15 countries, including Singapore, sign RCEP, the world’s largest trade pact They comprise all 10 Asean members and key partners Australia, China, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand. READ MORE HERE TraceTogether app’s upgrade will make contact tracing smoother for tourists The... » read more
SINGAPORE – Before he graduated in 2013, Mr Shah Indra Jasni applied for an internship at La Pyramide, a two Michelin-starred restaurant in Vienne, France. The four-month stint was part of Mr Indra’s final-year internship requirement for the Institute of Technical Education’s (ITE) Technical Diploma in culinary arts programme. Said Mr Indra, who is now... » read more
National servicemen will soon be able to tap dedicated skills training programmes to help them navigate a weak job market and economic uncertainty. This will be done through collaborations between Safra, public agencies and education providers, Senior Minister of State for Defence and Manpower Zaqy Mohamad said yesterday. Discussions are under way with Workforce Singapore... » read more
Since getting retrenched from oil and gas giant ExxonMobil two weeks ago, Mr Hameem Mustafa has sent out more than 20 job applications, with no replies yet. Yesterday, the 48-year-old’s job hunt continued at an environmental services sector job fair in his neighbourhood in Hong Kah North. The former workplace safety and health professional told... » read more
SINGAPORE – Orchard Road malls are keeping it simple for Christmas, with pared-down decorations to mark the festive season. This year’s light-up, which began last Friday (Nov 13), is a more subdued affair with malls cutting spending amid the slide in retail sales and the Covid-19 pandemic. Wisma Atria has outlaid 19 per cent less... » read more
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Sunday, Nov 15. East Asia Summit leaders call for greater cooperation to tackle pandemic, economic crisis Countries must work together to rebuild economies, said PM Lee Hsien Loong. READ MORE HERE Stuck at sea: Seafarers who kept international trade humming despite Covid-19 Sailors around the... » read more