Singapore

The sixth recent crocodile sighting around the city, an almost 5m male of the local sea water species - once thought extinct - is considered a good sign of the health of island's marine environment

Demand for part-time domestic cleaning services in the country has risen sharply, by as much as 50 per cent, since the pandemic broke out

All in-person visits to residential care homes will be suspended for a month from today, as an additional measure to reduce the new spread of Covid-19 in aged-care facilities

After independent art centers and theaters closed in the summer, Yale-NUS College will stop accepting new students and will close by 2025; online petition to save the independent arts institution have reached 10.500 signatures

The Istana open house will be held today to celebrate National Day; it has been postponed after the return of Phase 2 (Major Alert) and only visitors who have already issued tickets will be admitted

The world's smallest baby who was born four months prematurely weighing just 7.5 ounces - 212 grams, about the size of an apple - is finally leaving hospital after more than a year

The National Day Ceremonial Parade takes place today with about 600 participants from the Armed Forces and Home Team and over 200 participants from nine uniformed youth groups; 12 social and economic organisations will participate virtually

Four global companies in the fields of blockchain, cybersecurity, robotics and smart living solutions have confirmed plans to establish base in the upcoming 'smart business district' in Punggol, becoming the first group of international companies to do so

An eight-person team of disabled people and cancer survivors will take part in the 72km wheelchair trek to raise the desired S$10,000 in donations from the public for a local charity

Singapore biotech startup MiRXES Pte has raised US$77 million from investors to provide early detection tests for cancer and other diseases

From today, health authorities will be able to administer up to 80,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses per day, a 70% increase on the current 47,000 daily doses

Jewel Mall at Changi Airport reopened on Monday, after a month-long closure to stem the spread of a Covid-19 cluster; all workers, over 2.500, tested negative

F1 Grand Prix, previously replanned for October, has been cancelled for second year in a row due to ongoing safety and logistic concerns brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic