Health

Muslim leaders said last August that the position on nurses wearing tudung is under review, likely to change: Shanmugam, Singapore News & Top Stories

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Muslim leaders were told six months ago that the government is considering allowing nurses to wear tudung at work, Internal Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam said on Tuesday (March 23). He said then that the government was discussing this internally as it could see good reasons …

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Underwater World Singapore fined $ 105,000 for lapses found after diver’s death, Courts & Crime News & Top Stories

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Underwater World Singapore (UWS) was fined $ 105,000 on Tuesday (March 23) for security failures investigators found after a stingray fatally stings one of its divers in 2016. Among other things, the now-defunct Sentosa attraction had failed to provide proper emergency recovery procedures during dive operations. Nor …

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Singapore and Malaysia to work to recognize COVID-19 vaccine certificates and ‘progressively reestablish’ cross-border travel

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore and Malaysia have reaffirmed their commitment to work to recognize each other’s COVID-19 vaccine certificates, with a view to facilitating cross-border travel in the future. “The operational details of the Certificate of Reciprocal Recognition of Vaccines between Malaysia and Singapore, including the detailed requirements, health protocols and …

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