SINGAPORE – Scientists in Singapore have optimised a method for a simple, rapid test that will allow vaccine developers to get a more complete picture of how a vaccinated person’s immune system will respond to the Sars-CoV-2 virus. The novel test zeroes in on how T-cells react to the virus that causes Covid-19. T-cells are […]
SINGAPORE – Bus drivers and staff manning service counters at bus interchanges will have to undergo routine testing at least once a week from now, as part of tightened measures to reduce Covid-19 transmission. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) on Thursday (Sept 2) announced stricter rules for shared spaces at interchanges as well – only […]
SHANGHAI (AFP) – For years, Shanghai artist “Cracks” has kept her diagnosis of bipolar disorder hidden from all but her closest friends and family because of a Chinese cultural stigma surrounding mental illness. Despite mounting stress in a fast-modernising China, mental illness is rarely spoken about publicly, forcing millions to cope alone. “They think we’re […]
SINGAPORE – Consumers have been warned to take precautions when making online purchases after reports of online retailers using tactics to mislead consumers into buying products surfaced. Some common tactics include online advertisements claiming that the retailer has a presence in Singapore. The URL of the retailer’s website could also deliberately contain the abbreviation “sg” […]
SINGAPORE – The police are investigating a 27-year-old Singaporean woman for promoting enmity between different racial groups. The Twitter user “Matilda Lee” had allegedly posted content against the Malay community, the police said in a statement on Thursday (Sept 2). A police report was made on Sunday and the police established the identity of the Malay […]
SINGAPORE – The National University of Singapore (NUS) climbed four places to become the world’s 21st top university – its highest position – in the latest Times Higher Education rankings. It rose by four places from 25th place last year, and remains Asia’s third-best university. Nanyang Technological University (NTU) edged up one place to rank […]
SINGAPORE – Older adults have adapted to the challenges of the pandemic in novel ways, such as by starting online businesses to generate new sources of income or developing new exercise routines as working from home became the norm. But social support that extends beyond what is offered by family members, involving friends and neighbours, […]
SHANGHAI (REUTERS) – Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi has warned the United States that political tensions between Beijing and Washington could undermine efforts by the world’s top two sources of greenhouse gas to cooperate in the fight against climate change. China’s State Councillor and Foreign Minister told US climate envoy John Kerry via video link on Wednesday […]
DOHA (REUTERS) – Afghan television anchor Beheshta Arghand gathered her breath and adjusted her headscarf to look more like a traditional close-fitting hijab when a Taliban official showed up, uninvited, in her studio, asking to be interviewed. It was only two days after the Islamist group took over Kabul. She looked down at her body […]
SINGAPORE -The Republic has experienced its wettest August in more than 40 years, said the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) on Wednesday (Sept 1). “Based on the rainfall averaged over long-term stations islandwide, August 2021 is the wettest August since 1980, with a monthly total rainfall of 426.2mm,” said the weatherman. The previous record-highest August rainfall […]