Singapore in the middle of COVID-19 wave, about 30% of cases are reinfections: Ong Ye Kung
Daily COVID-19 infections have risen from about 1,400 a month ago to roughly 4,000 cases last week.Read More
Demand, costs for scuba diving up in Singapore
Popular diving spots in the region include Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.Read More
New Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16: What you need to know about Arcturus
What is Arcturus and why did the World Health Organization describe the COVID-19 Omicron subvariant as “one to watch”?Read More
Singaporean filmmaker Anthony Chen will premiere new film The Breaking Ice at Cannes Film Festival in May
Anthony Chen’s Ilo Ilo won the Caméra d’Or award at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival in France. This year’s edition will run from May 16 to 27.Read More
Woman gets jail for insider trading, bought Broadway Industrial shares for family
Hui Choy Leng sold the shares for a profit after getting inside information from her friend, the CFO of the group, before a planned sale of businesses.Read More
HSA issues warning for ‘herbal’ products after 2 women suffer steroid-induced effects
One of the products, D’SIHAT HERBA GOUT & SENDI, was touted to relieve pain while the other, Yanwo Chongcao Yanyin Qinfei Huatan Dan, was marketed as a cough relief product.Read…
South Korea to pay US$490 to encourage reclusive youths to leave their homes; growing issue across East Asia
Those aged between nine and 24, and suffering from “hikikomori” will receive the monthly allowance.Read More
Jail for man who obtained Singpass, bank accounts for scam syndicate before fleeing to Malaysia
The bank accounts were used to receive transfers of about S$151,500 from 36 scam victims. Read More