Singapore

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

The country's domestic non-oil exports (NODX) rose by 24,2% year-on-year in November, marking the biggest jump in nearly a decade and the 12th consecutive month of growth

Residents in areas run by the People's Action Party will be encouraged to adopt a zero-waste lifestyle, through a cash-for-recycling programme and more paper recycling machines installed

Visits to hospitals and nursing homes will resume with differentiated vaccination measures starting today; if one party is not fully vaccinated, visits will only be allowed under exceptional circumstances on a case-by-case basis

The Ministry of Health has declared that the state will no longer pay for treatment for people with Covid-19 who could have been vaccinated but chose not to

On the occasion of the Day of the Dead, celebrated in a number of countries of different cultures, local leading newspaper The Straits Times offers an homage to the victims of the pandemic, accessible with the link in the source section below

The current zero growth rate per year will be maintained for cars and motorbikes until January 2025, due to both land constraints and the increasing availability of alternatives such as public transport; growth rates were frozen in 2018 to reduce cars

In an optic of pandemic control, the country is distributing tens of thousands of Bluetooth devices for those who, not owning smartphones, cannot open Apps to track contacts and interactions with others