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Singapore moves back towards lockdown as Covid-19 cases rise, jeopardizing long-awaited travel bubble with Hong Kong

Posted on May 17, 2021May 17, 2021By Editor

Singapore’s government has announced new curbs on socializing that sees the city-state move back towards lockdown amid rising Covid-19 cases, both traced and untraceable, and the formation of several coronavirus clusters. … Read More >Singapore moves back towards lockdown as Covid-19 cases rise, jeopardizing long-awaited travel bubble with Hong Kong

Singapore investigates 17 Covid-19 reinfections, quarantines 1,200 migrant workers

Posted on April 23, 2021April 23, 2021By Editor

The Singaporean authorities have moved 1,200 migrant workers from their dormitory to a quarantine facility after coronavirus cases were identified. There were 17 cases found in workers who had previously recovered from the virus. … Read More >Singapore investigates 17 Covid-19 reinfections, quarantines 1,200 migrant workers

Singapore anti-drugs agents make largest drugs seizure in decades with $1.7 million haul

Posted on April 19, 2021April 19, 2021By Editor

Singapore’s anti-drugs authority announced on Monday that it has seized the nation’s largest haul of illegal substances in 25 years, after busting an attempt to distribute around US$1.7 million worth of narcotics. … Read More >Singapore anti-drugs agents make largest drugs seizure in decades with $1.7 million haul

‘Covid-19 passport’ trials: Singapore Airlines to test digital health ID for flights to London

Posted on March 9, 2021March 9, 2021By Editor

Singapore Airlines has announced that its flights to London will begin using a mobile app that verifies passengers’ Covid-19 status, as part of a pilot program for a health passport that could be adopted around the world. … Read More >‘Covid-19 passport’ trials: Singapore Airlines to test digital health ID for flights to London

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Brit who sneaked out to see fiancée in hotel faces up to 6 years in jail for breaking Singapore’s quarantine rules

Posted on February 16, 2021February 16, 2021By Editor

A UK man has pleaded guilty to violating Singapore’s Covid-19 restrictions by secretly sneaking out from quarantine to spend a night with his fiancée. He now faces up to six years behind bars. … Read More >Brit who sneaked out to see fiancée in hotel faces up to 6 years in jail for breaking Singapore’s quarantine rules

Singapore Activists Appeal High Court Ruling Upholding Colonial-Era Gay Sex Ban

Posted on January 26, 2021January 26, 2021By Editor

More than three dozen former British colonies have retained the anti-LGBTQ laws imposed on them by London – roughly half of the world’s nations that criminalize homosexuality or being transgender. Enforcement varies wildly, however. … Read More >Singapore Activists Appeal High Court Ruling Upholding Colonial-Era Gay Sex Ban

Singapore approves sale of lab-grown meat in ‘world first’, but some people aren’t convinced

Posted on December 3, 2020December 3, 2020By Editor

The Singapore Food Agency is the first regulatory body to approve the sale of cell-cultured chicken grown in a lab without the slaughter of any poultry. However, some people are skeptical of the product’s green credentials. … Read More >Singapore approves sale of lab-grown meat in ‘world first’, but some people aren’t convinced

Singapore to tag visitors with electronic monitoring devices to ensure Covid-19 quarantine compliance

Posted on August 4, 2020August 4, 2020By Editor

New arrivals to Singapore won’t necessarily have to quarantine at a government facility during the pandemic – some, including residents, will receive an electronic monitoring device that will alert authorities if they leave home. … Read More >Singapore to tag visitors with electronic monitoring devices to ensure Covid-19 quarantine compliance

Singapore BANS teachers from using Zoom after lessons get ‘porn-bombed’

Posted on April 10, 2020April 10, 2020By Editor

Singapore has ordered educators to stop using the video chat program Zoom after hackers ‘spiced up’ school lessons with pornography. The move comes as the app’s security woes led to a ban by NASA and others. … Read More >Singapore BANS teachers from using Zoom after lessons get ‘porn-bombed’