Singapore

SINGAPORE: On Monday, a 61-year-old woman was killed in a taxi accident on Ang Mo Kio Street 21. The event was reported to authorities around 10.25 p.m. A medic declared a 61-year-old female bystander killed in the crash,” police said, adding that the cab driver, 53, was arrested for negligent driving causing involuntary manslaughter. The police investigation is still being …

SINGAPORE: Many tenants of Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 have stated that the revised criteria under the HDB’s Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS) will not affect them because they want to live in their replacement unit till they die. Buyers of refurbished flats under the plan will only be entitled to sell their unit five years after receiving their …

SINGAPORE: According to the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI), social media providers may soon be required to “limit access” to dangerous content or to block accounts that include such content. To improve online safety, the government is consulting on two proposed rules of practice. The first is for selected social media services with a large user base or a …

SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health and the expert committee on COVID-19 vaccinations are now conducting investigations on the efficiency and safety of Moderna and Pfizer’s BioNTech vaccines in children. From the age of six months up to four year olds, the trial will evaluate the use of the aforementioned vaccines. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended COVID-19 …

SINGAPORE: Fish and seafood prices jumped 5.6 percent year over year in April, up from 5.2 percent in March, according to the latest statistics from the consumer price index, which tracks inflation. Sea bass prices also increased, rising from S$11.26/kg in March to S$11.40/kg in April. Singapore imported 134,000 tonnes of fish worth S$760 million in 2020, the majority of …