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How Singapore flipped from virus hero to cautionary tale

Singapore is a cautionary tale of how even countries experienced in handling epidemics can be wrong-footed by this elusive disease.

Success model Singapore has worst day of infections as cases double over a week

A record 728 new Covid-19 infections were reported late Thursday, bringing Singapore’s total in the past seven days to 2,517.

Singapore to shut terminal 2 of Changi airport for 18 months

The decision came due to fall in demand amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Changi Airport is Singapore's main civilian airport and is one of the largest transportation hubs in Asia.

Now, Singapore to close schools and most workplaces as Covid-19 cases rise

Singapore’s tougher moves signal its current approach – relying on contact tracing, strict containment measures and quarantine – is no longer tenable.

Ventilator demand makes Singapore’s richest man richer by $3.5 billion

Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics shares have climbed 40%, fuelled by a surge in demand for the life-saving devices after Covid-19.

Homosexuality not form of ‘expression’: Singapore top court disagrees with Indian SC judgment

Singapore SC opines that if a wider interpretation is given to ‘expression’, virtually any act would be protected, leading to ‘absurd outcomes’.

Singapore’s economy plunges in early sign of pain in Asia

The quarterly plunge in Singapore’s GDP was worse than the median forecast of an 8.2% decline in a Bloomberg survey of economists.

Why Singapore isn’t in a coronavirus lockdown — as told by a doctor of the country

Singapore has had 266 total cases with zero deaths, and its infection rate is much slower than the rest of the world. This is how we did it.

Wristband monitors, fines and jail time – how Asia is battling a second coronavirus wave

Places like Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan are now facing a surge of new cases thanks to large number of travelers carrying the virus arriving at their borders.

Amid privacy concerns, websites in Singapore & Hong Kong track coronavirus patients

Unlike India, the govts of Singapore and Hong Kong have been furnishing details of patients, including the place of work and residence.  

On Camera

Nehru is suddenly back in the news. This time, the BJP could not criticise him

The BJP often names him as the architect of India’s many shortcomings and failures, which are amplified on TV news. However, this week, Nehru’s words echoed across television after two very different victories.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.