Singapore

The Singapore Flyer will resume operations today after being shut down for nearly three months as a precautionary measure following the detection of a technical problem, having received approval from the Building and Construction Authority

In an effort to ease the financial pressure on caregivers and better support them, the government is proposing to increase the Home Caregiving Grant, a $200 monthly cash payment to help families care for loved ones who have moderate or severe disabilities

Mobile vaccination teams will be placed in central areas to reach the elderly, as most Singaporeans who have yet to receive booster shots of the Covid-19 vaccine are elderly people aged 60 and over, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said in Parliament

The intention of a tax on disposable bags in supermarkets is to "discourage overuse", said the minister of Sustainability and Environment

For his act of donating part of his liver to a young girl in need, Sakthibalan Balathandautham was named Singaporean of the Year 2021; he received the award from President Halimah Yacob at the award ceremony at UBS University yesterday

Vaccination centers have now encouraged parents to make appointments to minimize waiting time, instead of just walking into facilities; vaccinations of children aged 5 to 11 have been open since 25 January without need of an appointment

A coalition of students has called on universities to move away from the fossil fuel industry by 2030, after the group Students for a Fossil Free Future released the Fossil-Fuelled Universities report detailing the "extensive" links between the parties

Voting for Singaporean of the Year 2021 will close today; the award recognizes Singaporeans whose extraordinary actions improved someone's life or the community, who have put the country on the world map or persevered to overcome great adversity

Singapore Swimming Association appoints Gary Tan as the new national head coach; he competed in the pool for Singapore and in 2018 was appointed 'Coach of the Year' after swimmers won six medals at that year’s Asian Games