[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The bedroom COVID-19 case reported on Friday (February 5) is a Bangladeshi man who arrived in Singapore in December and tested negative for the virus during his stay-at-home advisory and a test for routine last month. Identified as case 59966, the 31-year-old Bangladeshi man with a work pass …
Read More »Bar and pub reopening pilot test extended for 2 months but will not include more outlets, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A small-scale pilot to allow the reopening of some bars and pubs has been extended for two more months until April 7, but will not extend to more outlets. This is to mitigate the risk of increased community transmission and group formation in high-risk settings, the Ministry …
Read More »Death on Chin Swee Road: AGC to proceed with murder charge against the father of a 2-year-old boy whose remains were found in a flat
[ad_1] Singapore The Office of the Attorney General of the Nation added that it requested an exoneration that did not amount to the acquittal of the murder charge against the girl’s mother. Block 52 Chin Swee Road. February 05, 2021 08:05 pm (Updated: February 05, 2021 9:31 PM) Marker SINGAPORE: …
Read More »ACS Teen (I) Who Died After Safra Yishun Accident Was ‘A Loving Son And A Loving Friend’: Family, Courts & Crime News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – He was a sensible and mature boy who deeply loved his family and friends. But on Thursday (February 4), Jethro Puah, 15, a student at the Anglo-China (Independent) School, died after an accident in Safra Yishun. Police said he lost his balance during high-element activity around 2 …
Read More »China aims to shoot BBC as dispute with Britain escalates
[ad_1] BEIJING: The BBC was attacked by Chinese official and social media on Friday (February 5) in an escalating diplomatic dispute, a day after Britain’s media regulator revoked the Chinese state media’s television license CGTN. Britain and China have been exchanging criticism for months about China’s crackdown on dissent in …
Read More »SportSG is committed to clamping down on the resale of public sports facility reservations, Sport News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Sport Singapore (SportSG) has vowed to clamp down on the “unscrupulous practice of some ActiveSG members” reselling their sports facility reserves for profit. In a statement sent to The Straits Times on Friday (February 5), Sng Hock Lin, head of ActiveSG, said: “Such behavior is wrong and …
Read More »Goldbell Group confirms the acquisition of BlueSG, to invest more than S $ 70 million in the next 5 years
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore-based Goldbell Group confirmed on Friday (February 5) plans to acquire electric car-sharing company BlueSG, saying it will invest more than S $ 70 million in expanding the commercial and technical capabilities of the company for the next five years. Goldbell said it expects the acquisition to finalize …
Read More »Sixth Person In Fatal Orchard Towers Fight Admits Involvement In Case And Unrelated Fighting Incidents
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The sixth person linked to a fatal fight at Orchard Towers admitted on Friday (February 5) his involvement in the incident, as well as two separate cases of fights. 23-year-old Tan Hong Sheng pleaded guilty to three counts of riot, being a member of an unlawful assembly to …
Read More »10 accused of breaking COVID-19 rules by gathering on a yacht on Boxing Day
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Ten people were charged in court on Friday (February 5) of violating COVID-19 regulations by meeting on a yacht on Boxing Day last year. This comes after a video of a group of 10 people partying on a white yacht near Lazaro Island went viral, drawing criticism from …
Read More »Motor-assisted bicycle fires double in 2020 even as overall fire incidents decline: SCDF
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The number of motor-assisted bicycle (PAB)-related fires doubled in 2020, the Singapore Civil Defense Force (SCDF) said on Friday (February 5) in what it called an “area of concern.” There were 26 PAB-related fires in 2020, up from 13 the year before, annual statistics released by SCDF showed. …
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