2020-12-05 Singapore Approves Sale of Lab-Grown Meat
Singapore’s government has approved the sale of a laboratory-grown chicken meat. The American company that invented the product, Eat Just, says it is the first time lab-grown meat has received…
2020-08-20 How Singapore Flattened the COVID Curve Among Migrants
Foreign worker Yulia Endang says she is saddened by the quick growth of COVID-19 cases among foreigners in Singapore. The increase started in April. Endang says she believes poor housing…
2020-05-06 After Early Praise, Virus Cases Rise in Singapore
Singapore has been praised for limiting the spread of the coronavirus. But infections have risen recently among migrant workers. The city-state now has the most infections in Southeast Asia. As…
2020-03-28 In Singapore, ‘Contact Trackers’ Seek to Follow Path of Infections
In Singapore, a group of workers has been given an important job in the fight against the new coronavirus. The workers are called “contact trackers.” Their job is to interview…
2013-07-08 Street Artist Tests Free Speech Limits in Singapore
Hello, I’m Steve Ember. Today, in Singapore, we meet a street artist who is testing the limits of free artistic expression in a country where rules are firmly enforced. Next.…
2020-03-19 Can Singapore’s Anti-Virus Measures Work in Other Countries?
Singapore, home to less than 6 million people, is being praised for its efforts to fight the new coronavirus. Observers say East Asia’s experience with the disease SARS in 2003…