Daily roundup: Florence Kwok 'overprotects' self for flight amid coronavirus fears – and other top stories today, Asia News,Stay in the know with a recap of our top stories today. 1. Actress Florence Kwok dons shower cap, goggles, poncho for flight to Malaysia amid coronavirus fears Preven
Self-doubt and guilt: Mum gives birth to palm-sized premature baby but 'won't have it any other way', Lifestyle News,This first thing this mother noticed about her newborn son was how small his legs were. Nur Fadhillah remembers the day she saw him — five days after he was born on Apr
'Sounds like recruit life in Tekong': Sembawang GRC MP suggests regulating and reducing number of bubble tea outlets, Singapore News,Sembawang GRC MP Poh Li San provided an update on Singapore's fight against diabetes and obesity in a Parliament sitting on Monday (Feb 28). In a bid to
Civil servant arrested for leaking number of new coronavirus cases in Singapore on WeChat, Digital News,SINGAPORE – A civil servant has been arrested after she allegedly shared the number of new Covid-19 cases in Singapore with members in a private group who were not authorised to see the informatio
Woman warded after Covid-19 vaccine: SGH says no evidence it's caused by side effects, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – The Singapore General Hospital (SGH) has found no evidence that one of its patients' symptoms are linked to the Covid-19 vaccine. In a Facebook post on Sunday (Jan 31), the hos
2 cases of new Omicron sub-variant BA.2.75 found in Singapore: MOH, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Two imported Covid-19 cases here have been confirmed to be infected with a new Omicron sub-variant called BA.2.75, as at Thursday (July 14). Both individuals had recently travelled to India and had immedia
21 Covid-19 cases found in 9 households at Bukit Merah View HDB block, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Residents of eight Housing Board (HDB) blocks in Bukit Merah View will be required to go for Covid-19 swab tests after 21 cases were detected in one block. The 21 cases were from nine different househol
Older owner of Ah Seng Durian gets 3 weeks' jail, fine for tax-related offences, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Shui Poh Sing, 60, who owns a business popularly known as Ah Seng Durian with his brother, was on Tuesday (May 7) sentenced to three weeks' jail and fined $5,000 for evading taxes. H
2 women to be charged under OSA; 1 allegedly leaked Covid-19 numbers 22 times, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Two women, one of them a civil servant, will be charged with offences under the Official Secrets Act (OSA) on Wednesday (April 14). The civil servant had allegedly leaked the number of Covid-19
CHAS card: Is the updated green CHAS card worth getting?, Money News,First introduced in 2000, the CHAS card was meant to help the elderly and disabled with their healthcare costs. But over the years, the government, realising that we ALL need help, has tried to cover more Singaporeans with this hea
Masks optional in most indoor settings from Aug 29: 7 things to know about Singapore's updated Covid rules, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Mask-wearing indoors will no longer be a legal requirement except in healthcare facilities and public transport, and other settings that are likely crowded, enc
Travellers from India will have to take Covid-19 test before entering Singapore; citizens and PRs excluded, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – All travellers from India who are not Singaporeans and permanent residents will have to take a Covid-19 test before departing for Singapore. From next Thursday (Sept
