Singapore will require vaccination or daily tests for workplace access next yearThose who refuse vaccination will have to pay for a daily test and receive a negative result before they return to the workplace. The annou...
24 Oct, 2021, 10.59 AM IST
87,055 Indians returned from Singapore as part of Vande Bharat flights since last yearAmong the reasons the Indians had to return home were job loss, family compulsion and death in family due to COVID -19 pandemic that has im...
24 May, 2021, 08.16 AM IST
All travellers to Singapore to undergo mandatory COVID test on arrivalCurrently, travellers who are not Singaporeans or permanent residents and who have a recent travel history to high-risk countries or region...
18 Jan, 2021, 07.27 AM IST
China says WHO team will fly from Singapore to Wuhan on Jan 14WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said his organisation looked forward to working with China on the mission to identify the source o...
12 Jan, 2021, 02.38 PM IST
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong receives COVID-19 vaccine, urges others to follow"We got vaccinated early to show Singaporeans we are confident that the vaccine is safe and effective," he said in a post accompanying the ...
08 Jan, 2021, 04.56 PM IST
Most Asian currencies advance, likely vaccine deal boosts wonDollar weakness also underpinned gains in Asian stock markets, extending a year-end rally on hopes that vaccine rollouts would help regiona...
30 Dec, 2020, 11.18 AM IST
Singapore approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, first shipment expected by end-December: PMLee, in a televised address on Singapore's COVID-19 situation, said the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccin...
15 Dec, 2020, 10.27 AM IST
Singapore, Hong Kong air travel bubble to start on November 22Air bubbles are temporary arrangements between two countries or territories aimed at restarting commercial passenger services when regular ...
11 Nov, 2020, 03.42 PM IST
Meet SwabBot, the robot that will conduct Covid-19 swab testsThe robot helps address the limitations of manual Covid swab tests by reducing the need for trained manpower.
21 Sep, 2020, 05.36 PM IST
COVID-19: Singapore heads towards worst-ever recession in nearly two decadesThe gross domestic product (GDP) of Singapore is expected to shrink between 4 and 7 per cent this year, down from the previous projected ra...
26 May, 2020, 02.26 PM IST
Pig farmer’s sons become billionaire grocers in pandemic’s wakeThe brothers are now considering branching out from its core business. Sheng Siong Holdings, a private entity owned by the Lims, is part of...
16 Apr, 2020, 03.16 PM IST
Asia virus latest: Japan may declare emergency, Singapore quarantines dormsPrime Minister Shinzo Abe is reportedly set to make the declaration for parts of Japan including Tokyo, as the number of people infected wi...
06 Apr, 2020, 01.19 PM IST
Covid-19: Ajay Devgn dismisses reports claiming Kajol & Nysa tested positive, says they are 'absolutely fine'Devgn began the tweet by thanking his fans for their concern.
31 Mar, 2020, 06.16 PM IST
Three Indians among 42 new coronavirus cases reported in SingaporeThree Indian nationals were among the 42 new coronavirus cases reported in Singapore on Sunday, taking the total number of infections in th...
30 Mar, 2020, 11.08 AM IST
AIIMS Director busts biggest coronavirus myths about non-veg food, hot weatherDr Randeep Guleria sought to dismiss claims that the intensity of coronavirus would taper down and ultimately vanish with temperatures goin...
17 Mar, 2020, 09.58 AM IST
Singapore downgrades GDP forecast to 0.5% due to coronavirus outbreakSingapore has downgraded its gross domestic product (GDP) forecast for 2020 to around 0.5 per cent, the mid-point of a new estimated range ...
17 Feb, 2020, 12.28 PM IST
China air force to appear at Singapore show despite virusSingapore last week barred passengers who had recently travelled to mainland China from landing or transitting through the city in a bid to...
06 Feb, 2020, 02.34 PM IST