Singapore

SINGAPORE: Text messages from a police officer who was investigating a teenager’s suicide attempt were sent to her phone for the next 18 days. Aside from asking who she was meeting and when she ate, washed, and slept, he also demanded to meet with the 19-year-old. When she didn’t respond quickly, he begged her to do so. After pleading guilty …

SINGAPORE: About 170 persons who were screened earlier for tuberculosis tested positive, according to the Ministry of Health (MOH), therefore screenings for residents and workers in Block 2 Jalan Bukit Merah are now required (Jun 24). The Ministry of Health said in a press statement that tuberculosis screening will be extended to June 24 and June 25. This rule will …

SINGAPORE: Keppel Electric and Laos’ state-owned Electricite du Laos signed a two-year power purchase deal on Thursday (June 23) to begin importing renewable energy from Laos through Thailand and Malaysia (EDL). Renewable hydropower will be imported from Laos, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore via existing interconnections in the Lao PDR–Thailand–Malaysia–Singapore Power Integration Project (LTMS-PIP). More than 144,000 four-room HDB flats in …

SINGAPORE: When a fire broke out in a HDB apartment in Marsiling, Singapore, on Wednesday night, two children were saved by police officers (Jun 22). When the SCDF was notified about the fire at Block 218 Marsiling Crescent at 10.40 p.m., they responded immediately. The fire was burning and dense black smoke was billowing from the apartment when firemen got …

SINGAPORE: Billie Eilish, the Grammy-winning artist’s Happier Than Ever, The World Tour, will take her to Singapore National Stadium on August 21 as part of the Asian leg.  In a tweet, the 20-year-old announced that she would perform in six Asian cities, beginning on August 13 in Manila and concluding on August 26 in Tokyo. Signing up for Eilish’s email …

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 …