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Students, staff members testing positive for COVID-19 ‘in tandem’ with rise in community cases: MOE

By E Heartland July 26, 2021

SINGAPORE: A number of students and staff members have been testing positive for COVID-19 "in tandem" with the increase in community cases in the past weeks, said the Ministry of Education (MOE) on Monday (Jul 26).At Raffles Girls' Primary School, where a Primary 1 student has tested positive for COVID-19, the entire school conducted home-based

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Bitcoin leaps 12% to test recent peaks

By E Heartland July 26, 2021

SINGAPORE: Cryptocurrencies popped to the top of recent ranges on Monday (Jul 26) as short sellers bailed out in the wake of a strong week and while traders hoped a handful of positive comments from influential investors might signal a turnaround in fragile sentiment.Bitcoin rose as far as 12.5 per cent to hit US$39,850, its

Badminton: Loh Kean Yew gets Olympic campaign off to winning start

By E Heartland July 26, 2021

SINGAPORE: Badminton player Loh Kean Yew got his Olympic campaign off to a winning start when he beat IOC Refugee Olympic Teams Aram Mahmoud on Monday (Jul 26).Loh, ranked 42nd in the world, saw off the challenge21-15, 21-12 at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza. But Loh would not have things easy in the first set

MPs raise questions on Jurong Fishery Port, Sinovac, differentiated measures for fully vaccinated people

By E Heartland July 26, 2021

SINGAPORE: Differentiated measures for people who are fully vaccinated, the Jurong Fishery Port cluster and the Sinovac vaccine were among the topics raised by Members of Parliament (MPs)on Monday (Jul 26).Their questions followed a series of ministerial statements given by the three co-chairs of the COVID-19 multi-ministry task force -Health Minister Ong Ye Kung, Finance

Police conducted average of one enforcement operation a day on KTV, illegal nightlife outlets since October: Shanmugam

By E Heartland July 26, 2021

SINGAPORE: The police have been conducting extensive enforcement action against nightlife establishments, saidHome Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam as he addressed questions on the KTV COVID-19 cluster in Parliament on Monday (Jul 26).Mr Shanmugam was responding to questions inParliament following ministerial statements by the co-chairs of the COVID-19 multi-ministry task force. He spoke after

MOM to set up committee to examine if laws against workplace discrimination should be introduced

By E Heartland July 26, 2021

SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) will set up a tripartite committee to look into whether legislation is the best policy option to deal with workplace discrimination, Manpower Minister Tan See Leng said in Parliament on Monday (Jul 26).Dr Tan was speaking in response to an adjournment motion by Member of Parliament Patrick Tay (PAP

Consumer price index of vegetables rose by less than 1% in June: MTI

By E Heartland July 26, 2021

SINGAPORE: The consumer price index (CPI) of leafy and fruit vegetablesincreased by less than 1 per cent in June, said Ministerfor Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong in a written parliamentary reply on Monday (Jul 26).He was responding to a question from Member of Parliament Liang Eng Hwa (PAP-Bukit Panjang), who asked ifprices of vegetables

Swimming: Quah Zheng Wen misses out on spot in 200m butterfly semis at Tokyo Olympics

By E Heartland July 26, 2021

SINGAPORE:Singapore's Quah Zheng Wen clocked a time of 1:56.42in the heats of the 200m butterfly at the Tokyo Aquatics Centreon Monday (Jul 26),missing out on a spot in thesemi-finals.He finished 22nd out of 38 overall. Quah finished second in his heat, which was won byNorway'sTomoe Zenimoto Hvas with a time of 1:56.30.Speaking to reporters after

Return to Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) will not derail Singapore’s economic recovery: Lawrence Wong

By E Heartland July 26, 2021

SINGAPORE: Singapores return to Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) is not expected to derail its economic recovery, Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said in Parliament on Monday (Jul 26).Domestic consumer-facing sectors, such as retail and food and beverage (F&B), will continue to face challenges during thisperiod with tightened COVID-19 measures. But demand should pick up as the

The Big Read: Does PAP’s changing tack in opposition wards signal a new game plan?

By E Heartland July 26, 2021

SINGAPORE: Away from the public eye and amid the national focus on the COVID-19 pandemic, changes have been quietly afoot in how the ruling Peoples Action Party (PAP) is going about its work to try and wrest back the opposition-controlled Sengkang GRC, Aljunied GRC and Hougang.Gone are its version of regular meet-the-people sessions, where the