MOH confirms 5 new cases of COVID-19; Total tally at 58,325
As of Monday noon (14 Dec), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed five new cases of COVID-19 infection. This ...
Day: 14 December 2020
Storms help Australia contain UNESCO heritage island fire
Australian firefighters have managed to control a bushfire that burned more than half of the UNESCO world heritage-listed Fraser Island, ...
Workers’ Party to decide on next central executive committee in upcoming internal election
Come 27 December, the Workers' Party will decide on which members will make up its next central executive committee (CEC). ...
Lim Tean reveals unhappiness of Waterloo Street vendors who will soon have to pay rental fee for spots; calls the move “relocation exercise”
People’s Voice (PV) chief Lim Tean took to Facebook on Sunday (13 December) to share worries and frustration faced by ...
M’sia media says HSR to proceed without SG and terminus to be built in Johor instead
The Malaysian Insight reported yesterday (13 Dec) that Malaysia will proceed with the long-delayed high-speed rail (HSR) project without Singapore. ...
Epidemiologist weighs in on Indonesia’s decision to acquire Sinovac vaccine despite unknown levels of efficacy
JAKARTA, INDONESIA -- As many as 1.2 million doses of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Indonesia on 6 December, with ...
SDP’s Bryan Lim highlights ponding issue in Woodlands flat that remains unresolved for more than 7 years
Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) member Bryan Lim took to his Facebook on Sunday (13 Dec) to highlight a ponding issue ...
Singapore Ambassador to the U.S. has fudged the issue of “inconvenience” while defending the Government
Singapore’s Ambassador to the United States, Ashok Kumar Mirpuri (Mirpuri) has hit back at criticism made by the international media ...
50 percent of COVID-19 imported cases from Indonesia and India in past 1 month
According to the data published by the Ministry of Health (MOH) in the past 1 month (13 Nov to 12 ...
卫生部称达到“三条件” 晋第三阶段、宗教聚会允250人上限
要迈入解封第三阶段，抗疫跨部门工作小组之前列出“三条件”，包括：有七成的人口使用“合力追踪”（TraceTogether）应用程序和便携器、合规的安全管理措施，以及有效且充足的检测能力。 随着总理李显龙在今日（14日）傍晚宣布，本月28日我国将进入解封第三阶段，工作小组也在随后的记者会，解释截至昨天，已有约65%本地居民，使用合力追踪应用和携手防疫器，应能在今年底达到早前设下的70％目标。 此外，当局已能每日进行超过5万次的聚合酶链式反应（Polymerase Chain Reaction，简称PCR）检测；且多数商家和公众都极力配合防疫措施。 工作小组也列出28日后第三阶段的可进行活动的细节，包括宗教集会及仪式人数上限，可从目前100人放宽至250人。 此外，对于商场和商店人数限制，旅游景点也可向旅游局申请调高客容量。 在住家办结婚宣誓仪式，除了新人及住家成员、婚姻宣誓官及活动业者，还可邀请最多八名访客出席仪式。 此外，一些宿舍客工，明年初将参与试行计划，允许他们每月一次进入社区，接近一般民众。