[ad_1] SINGAPORE – When the former head of the Workers’ Party, Low Thia Khiang, announced that he would not stand in this year’s election, it was not a decision caused by a fall at home, according to a new book by WP member and MP no constitutive Yee Jenn Jong. …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Bacteria causing food poisoning have been detected in an Indonesian black pepper seed product, prompting the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) to order a recall of all affected products. The presence of Bacillus cereus exceeded the microbiological standards set out in the Singapore Food Regulations during a routine …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) has begun testing of a new digital health verification application that will allow it to validate COVID-19 test results and vaccination information from a passenger, in a move intended to facilitate return of air travel. The aviation and tourism industries have been hit hard by …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Enraged by a nursing home resident who was throwing a tantrum, a nurse assaulted the 67-year-old man and hospitalized him for seven days. After Flores Alvin Jay Vargas, 36, kicked and punched the resident in a wheelchair, he told another nurse not to reveal what he had …
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[ad_1] SEOUL: South Korean President Moon Jae-in faced mounting public pressure on Wednesday (December 23) over his COVID-19 vaccine procurement plans as the country struggled to contain a third wave of the pandemic, reporting their second highest daily case count. National media have criticized the government’s approach to securing newly …
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[ad_1] A fire that broke out in an apartment in Block 146 at 11 Yishun Street on Tuesday night (December 22) left one person burned and caused four others to suffer smoke inhalation. The five residents and a sixth group were taken to the hospital. The Singapore Civil Defense Force …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Schools will distribute TraceTogether (TT) tokens to students so they can participate in the national contact tracing program, said the minister in charge of the Smart Nation Initiative, Vivian Balakrishnan. This move will complement efforts to distribute the tokens in community clubs (CCs) across the island, and …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Police are investigating 15 people who were found in a store along North Bridge Road on December 20 for violating safe distancing measures. A 29-year-old man, who was part of the Singaporean group, was also arrested for committing a reckless act. Preliminary investigations revealed that the 12 …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – With the holiday season just around the corner, authorities will also intensify controls and law enforcement over the coming weekends, the Minister of Education told the media on Tuesday (December 22), Lawrence Wong. Safer distancing ambassadors will be deployed and, together with law enforcement officers, will be …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: More than 70 percent of Singaporeans are using the TraceTogether app or tokens, the minister in charge of the Smart Nation initiative, Vivian Balakrishnan, said on Wednesday (December 23). Authorities previously set a TraceTogether adoption rate of 70 percent as one of the requirements for Singapore to move …
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