By the time we realised they were sick, it was too late,’ said an official, as welfare groups decry a life of misery and confinement.

An 11-month-old girl is Singapore's first measles case in a preschool since stepped-up measures, prompting heightened health ...

A new strain of the mpox virus was reported in Britain and India in recent months. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...

Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Sunday (Feb 22, 2026).

Tiger Kingdom Chiang Mai has closed temporarily due to a virus outbreak that has killed 72 tigers since 8 February. Authorities are disinfecting enclosures and investigating the cause.

The majority of the deaths were recorded at Tiger Kingdom Mae Taeng and Tiger Kingdom Mae Rim, two privately operated animal parks that allow ...

No cases of the Nipah virus infection have been reported in Singapore to date in connection with the outbreak in West Bengal ...

Singapore will progressively ease some public health measures in response to the Nipah virus infection outbreak, as the situation has stabilised, said the Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA).

Singapore plans to relax Nipah virus public health measures from February 23, after no cases were reported following outbreaks in India and Bangladesh. The city-state remains vigilant as baseline ...

Singapore, Feb 20 (PTI) Singapore will progressively ease some Nipah virus related public health measures starting February 23 as no cases have been reported in the city-state after the outbreak in ...

Singapore will be progressively easing some Nipah virus public health measures from Monday (Feb 23) as no cases have been ...

Singapore will progressively ease some measures against the Nipah virus from Feb 23, with no cases linked to the outbreak in India reported here as at Feb 20.