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26/12/2021

The police say that based on preliminary investigations, they do not suspect foul play.

SINGAPORE — The body of a 68-year-old man was found in the waters of Marina Bay on Saturday (Dec 25) morning. In response to TODAY’s queries, the police said they received a call for assistance at Marina Promontory at about 8.25am. The Singapore Civil Defence Force said that when officers arrive...

20/12/2021

History has been made! Singapore's first badminton world champion 2021

What a match.

27/11/2021

Can't wait to visit Thailand's night market again

The new added travel lanes will further broaden Changi's network and help reclaim and rebuild Singapore's status as an international aviation hub with global connectivity. Travellers from Thailand, Cambodia, Fiji, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Turkey will be able to enter Singapore quarantine-free from De...

27/11/2021

Is the new variant "Omicron" recently named by WHO a concern?

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a new coronavirus variant to be "of concern" and named it Omicron. WHERE AND WHEN WAS NEW VARIANT FOUND? South African scientists detected a small number of the variant - called B.1.1.529 - on Tuesday (Nov 23), in samples from Nov 14 to 16. On Wednesd...

14/11/2021

‘Dancing molecules’ successfully repair severe spinal cord injuries.

Northwestern University researchers have developed a new injectable therapy that harnesses "dancing molecules" to reverse paralysis and repair tissue after severe spinal cord injuries. A new therapy, developed by researchers in the USA, has successfully reversed paralysis and repaired severe spinal....

13/11/2021

Luck favors the prepared.

Photographer Florian Kuhnt was hiking with a friend in northern Norway in order to capture the northern lights. On his last night, he was about to pack up his camera when he noticed a bright light in the sky, what he would later realize was a NASA rocket. Kuhnt, who studies aerospace engineering in....

13/11/2021

Cheong shared that he believed the glass fragment had likely been from the cake's container, but that investigations are still ongoing.

One customer in Singapore found a glass fragment while indulging in a piece of tiramisu from Awfully Chocolate. He then took to Facebook to share about his experience. The post on Facebook group Complaint Singapore came with visceral pictures of the man's cut tongue, as well as the glass fragment, w...

13/11/2021

SCDF firefighters and specialists from the elite Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team were activated after a man who was working on a tower crane 70 meters in the air had injured his leg, and was unable to climb down to safety.

Singapore Civil Defence Force firefighters from Central Fire Station and specialists from the elite Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (DART) were activated at around 8.45pm yesterday, Nov. 12, for a height rescue operation at a construction site along Beach Road. A man who was working on a tower c...

13/11/2021

A court order was issued to halt the exhibition.

SINGAPORE — The organisers of the Kaws: Holiday Singapore exhibition at The Float @ Marina Bay were on Saturday (13 November) served with a court order to halt the event. The injunction was obtained by local non-profit outfit The Ryan Foundation (TRF), which is suing the Hong Kong-based organisers...

13/11/2021

A new spot for the sky-high experience date!

SkyHelix Sentosa Let’s admit it, we’re all suckers for a good view. Other than getting a bird’s eye view of your surroundings on the Singapore Flyer, Marina Bay Sands or one of the many sky-high restaurants in town, you’ll soon be able to climb on board SkyHelix Sentosa, Singapore’s highes...

13/11/2021

Social gatherings of more than two not allowed.

Amidst Singapore's Stabilisation Phase, during which social gatherings in public places in Singapore continue to be limited to two people, a group of people allegedly gathered at East Coast Park around midnight on Saturday (Nov. 13). Responding to Mothership's queries, police confirmed that they had...

13/11/2021

The brand is also an acronym of Lee's Chinese name.

13/11/2021

The cat has been rescued safely

Cat Stuck on Ledge After Escaping Fire At Be Reservoir HDB When a fire breaks out at home, our primary focus will naturally be to get away ASAP. Sometimes, however, we unintentionally leave our beloved pets behind. On Friday (12 Nov) afternoon, a cat was seen sitting precariously on a ledge outside....

13/11/2021

Malaysia will reopen its borders to international visitors by Jan. 1, 2022, at the latest, in order to accelerate the recovery of its tourism sector. This was announced by the chairman of Malaysia's National Recovery Council (NRC), Muhyiddin Yassin, who is also the ex-Prime Minister of Malaysia, acc...

13/11/2021

SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 3,099 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Friday (Nov 12) as 14 more people died from complications due to the coronavirus. The fatalities were aged between 35 and 102. All of them, except for an unvaccinated case, had various underlying medical conditions. The 35-year-old...