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Arcturus: New COVID-19 variant causing surge in India, should Singapore be alarmed?

SINGAPORE: A fresh surge of COVID-19 infections in India spurred on by the Omicron sub-variant XBB.1.16 strain, also known as “Arcturus.” Infections have been...

Indian researchers baited by fake “Singapore-based academics” in suspected China covert ops

SINGAPORE: Individuals with false credentials claiming to be from Singapore-based institutions have been approaching Indian journalists and researchers at top think tanks in what...

Loh Kean Yew off to winning start at BWF World Tour Finals

Singapore's top shuttler is off to a winning debut at the HSBC Badminton World Federation World Tour Finals as he took just over 40...

Air India & Singapore Airlines partnership, what’s in it for both sides

On Nov 29, Indian multinational conglomerate Tata Group announced that its airlines, Vistara and Air India, would merge, making it the country’s largest international...

Singapore’s young silat exponents surpassed expectations at the 6th Asian Pencak Silat Championship

Team Singapore finished second in the standings, behind overall champions Vietnam, as they bagged a total of 19 medals; nine gold, four silver and...

Faris Ramli & Song Uiyong are out of the Singapore squad for Vietnam & India matches

Hougang United’s Sahil Suhaimi and Syed Firdaus from Tampines Rovers have been called up to the Singapore national football team to replace the duo...

Gun-obsessed rapper, Sidhu Moosewala, gunned down while he was driving, shot 24 times by 10 shooters

While other countries discuss gun control, children are being slain by the thousands by gunmen on the loose. In India, a 28-year-old rapper was...

Man asks if he should accept salary of $8,700 in Singapore or $4,446 back home in India; netizens frustrated

Netizens were frustrated after a man took to social media asking if he should accept a salary of S$8,700 in Singapore or a salary...

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Singapore Turf Club to hold final race on Oct 24; handover site to govt by 2027 for redevelopment

SINGAPORE — The curtain will draw on a 180-year horse racing tradition in Singapore when the Singapore Turf Club...
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Abdul Shariff reiterates Workers’ Party’s commitment to better school class size on average

SINGAPORE — During a house visit at Block 123 in Simei recently, the Workers’ Party Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim...

High rent and living costs are causing expats to move to Malaysia & Vietnam

SINGAPORE: Several expatriates in Singapore have been moving to other South East Asian cities because of increased rental fees...

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