Singapore

As part of efforts to attract and maintain nursing talent, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said on Sunday that more than 25,000 nurses would receive a special payment equal to between 1.7 and 2.1 months of their base wage. This is part of the initiative to attract and retain nursing expertise on July 31st. As a kind of retention remuneration, …

The cryptocurrency exchange Zipmex, which primarily served Southeast Asia, announced that it had submitted a petition for protection from creditors in Singapore, making it the most recent casualty of the widespread bear market in digital currencies. Last week, Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Zipmex restored withdrawals one day after suspending them on the previous Wednesday (July 20). The exchange also stated that …

On Thursday, the Singaporean conglomerate Keppel Corp reported a first-half profit that increased by 66%. This increase was made possible by better earnings across most of its core sectors and a resurgence at its offshore and marine (O&M) arm. Keppel, which can trace its roots back to a modest ship repair yard that was corporatized in 1968, has experienced a …

According to a statement released by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) on Wednesday, a recall notice was issued for Best One Assorted Cake (banana flavor) and Bake King’s Mixed Fruits on July 27th. The Best One Assorted Cake was found to contain quantities of sorbic acid that much exceeded the maximum permissible level as outlined in the Singapore Food Regulations …

Annual growth in Singapore’s manufacturing output slowed to 2.2% in June, as declines in the semiconductor and pharmaceutical industries weighed on the industry. Data released by the Economic Development Board (EDB) on Tuesday, July 26th, showed that, when excluding biomedical manufacturing, factory output in June climbed 4.2% year over year. Growth in June was lower than the revised 10.4% year-over-year …

It has been confirmed that two additional instances of monkeypox infection have occurred in Singapore, bringing the total number of infections in the country to eight. The Ministry of Health (MOH) stated in an update that was posted on its website on Sunday, July 24th, that neither of the newly discovered cases of monkeypox is connected to any of the …

Due to a rise in daily average acute respiratory infection (ARI) attendance from COVID-19 and other infections over the past two weeks, those wishing to obtain their vaccinations at polyclinics will now require appointments. Only people over the age of 80 are allowed to enter the polyclinics to get their immunizations. A press release from the Ministry of Health (MOH) …

After receiving a bomb threat in the early morning hours of Thursday (July 21), Evergreen Secondary School in Woodlands was forced to evacuate all of its students as well as its personnel. According to Education Minister Chan Chun Sing, the rumored threat turned out to be a false alarm. “The police responded swiftly and conducted a thorough sweep of the …

It was reported that a couple went missing after supposedly failing to deliver the luxury watches and bags that they had promised, and that arrest warrants had been issued for both of them, according to police on July 20. Tradenation and Tradeluxury have been the subject of at least 180 complaints to police since June. According to the complainants, the …

The Ministry of Health (MOH) of Singapore said on Tuesday that a girl who was four years old and had COVID-19 passed away in Singapore on Sunday, the 17th of July. She is the second patient in Singapore under the age of 12 to pass away as a result of the disease. According to the Ministry of Health’s response to …