SINGAPORE: Sixty-eight athletes who won medals during the SEA Games and Commonwealth Games were awarded up to S$860,000 for their achievements at an event on Wednesday (Sep 14), the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) said in a news release. However, CNA understands that the prize money for Singapore swimmer JosephContinue Reading
Let’s get you up to speed with the day’s stories. Singapore has granted interim authorisation for its first bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine. The Spikevax Bivalent Original/Omicron COVID-19 jab by Moderna comprises two components that target the original SARS-CoV-2 strain and the Omicron BA.1 variant respectively. It is an updated versionContinue Reading
Moderna’s bivalent COVID-19 vaccine, which was granted interim authorisation by Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority for use as a booster shot, targets both the original strain and Omicron BA.1 variant of the coronavirus.Continue Reading
Aesthetically designed solar panel systems can be ideal for vertical installations on buildings as Singapore’s need for green power rises and roofs run out of room, experts said.Continue Reading
Charles Yeo mentioned in an Instagram blog post in July that he was seeking “political asylum” in the United Kingdom.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: A lawyer continues to be given a conditional warning for posting transcripts from the case of a doctor acquitted of molestation , in breach of a gag order protecting the particular complainant’s identity. At the same time, 32-year-old Johannes Hadi received a discharge not really amounting to an acquittalContinue Reading
Six people are at this point diagnosed every day, the three-fold increase from two decades ago, and it is estimated that five dialysis centres need to be built every year to cope with the increase.Continue Reading
Government agencies will only use a domain closing with “. gov. sg” if they assess that it is necessary to send hyperlinks in SMSes.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: The labour market carried on to improve in the 2nd quarter of 2022, with total work reaching 99. five per cent of the level in December 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, said the Ministry of Manpower’s (MOM) Labour Market Review on Wednesday (Sep 14). Resident employment grewContinue Reading
The Debt Selection Bill seeks to better manage debt collection routines in Singapore, following a rise in complaints in the public.Continue Reading