After two years of lull in tourism due to the coronavirus pandemic, the popular Indonesian holiday islands of Bintan and Batam are finalising plans to reopen their shores to leisure travellers from Singapore. Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto on Monday (Jan 24) said the Indonesian government was now prepared to launch the travel bubble...
Many countries around the world, including Singapore, are taking steps towards living with Covid-19. But as recently as Jan 11, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned against treating the virus as endemic, especially since the Omicron situation has not yet stabilised. What explains this apparent difference in views? The main reason is that the world as a whole is not...
Growing up, his mother's thosai was a breakfast staple for local rapper Yung Raja. Now, he's putting a new spin on the tradition with his new cafe The Maha Co, serving up what he calls the world's first 'thosai taco'. The cafe, which had its soft launch at the end of last year, marks the 26-year-old's...
A 28-year-old Bangladeshi worker was taken to hospital on Sunday afternoon (Jan 9) after he fell from the fourth storey of Chinatown Point and landed on the second storey. In response to inquiries from The Straits Times, the Singapore Civil Defence Force said that it received a call for assistance at 133 New Bridge Road at about...
Charlene Ashby Clay took around $150,000 in total.The Straits Times/ Kelvin Chng She was given a second chance to continue working as a dental assistant after her employer caught her embezzling money, but she continued to steal from the clinic's earnings. Charlene Ashby Clay, 24, took around $150,000 in total and used the money for her personal...
As of Dec 19, 80 per cent of firms have attained full vaccine coverage for their workforce.The Straits Times/Kua Chee Siong Around 52,000 employees in Singapore have not taken any Covid-19 vaccine, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said on Monday (Dec 27). Around 6,700 are aged 60 and above, and are at a very high risk of...
Source: Facebook/林俊傑 JJ Lin We’re sure most of you spent your Christmas happily – ate good food, spent time with family and friends and overall, just had a good time. However, for one lady in Singapore, Christmas was spent waiting for a certain singer to publicly respond to her. Last week, a Weibo user publicly called Singapore...
The Straits Times file Students who sat for the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) in 2021 received their Secondary 1 school posting results on Wednesday (Dec 22). This batch of students is the first to take the PSLE under the new scoring system that replaced the T-score system. This year, students were given an Achievement Level (AL) score ranging from 1 to...
Suddenly realising you have no cash on hand can be quite unsettling, especially when you're hungry. On Wednesday (Dec 22), Pamela Loh, who is heavily pregnant, was on the hunt for some Pepper Lunch, which brought her to the VivoCity Kopitiam foodcourt. She had her credit card and handphone, but without any cash, she realised getting a meal wouldn't be...
When does a Malaysian stop being a Malaysian? Never, apparently, since other Malaysians won’t let them go. Singaporean shuttler Loh Kean Yew (骆建佑) recently dominated the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championship 2021 finals. Many were happy for the Penang-born player, including Malaysians. However, Loh supposedly angered them when he paid homage to his country, Singapore. SOURCE:...
