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2022 - 3 - 24

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Blue glow in waters off eastern S'pore shoreline will last for 2 to 4 ... (The Straits Times)

Beachgoers splash the water on the coast to see the water light up from the dinoflagellates, at Changi Beach Park, on March 24, 2022. ST PHOTO: SAMUEL ANG.

He added that he would be going back over the next two to four days to play in the sea again. Mr Koh, who was at the beach from 8.30pm to about 10pm, said that the glow in the water got much brighter at 9.30pm, after the ferry service from the nearby Changi Ferry Terminal to Pulau Ubin stopped running. He said: "When my friends and I saw media reports on the blue waves in the middle of the week, we decided to come down because it looked interesting. When ST visited Changi Beach Park on Thursday night from 8pm to 11pm, the blue light in the waves got progressively stronger later in the night. Prof Case, who is principal investigator at Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering and specialises in algal-bacteria interactions, said: "After the peak of the bloom, it usually takes around two to four days for it to completely dissipate. SINGAPORE - The blue glow that has been observed in waves at beaches in eastern Singapore over the past few nights would likely last for the next two to four days, said a marine microbiologist.

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S'pore to Bintan, Batam ferries: On-arrival Covid-19 tests, passenger ... (The Straits Times)

Fully vaccinated travellers need only do a pre-departure Covid-19 test; VTL ferries will be scrapped. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

The VTL lanes with Nongsapura International Ferry Terminal in Batam and Bandar Bintan Telani Ferry Terminal in Bintan began in February, with a quota of 350 travellers weekly to each destination. With the shift, tourists entering Singapore via the sea lanes will no longer have to apply for a Vaccinated Travel Pass, previously used by the authorities to control the number of people entering Singapore. SINGAPORE - Travel to Batam and Bintan by sea will from April 1 be simplified, with the quota of weekly passengers lifted, no more special designated vaccinated travel lane (VTL) ferries and no more on-arrival tests.

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Where can you go without a mask in Singapore: What's considered ... (The Straits Times)

The Ministry of Health also encourages people to wear masks even when outdoors for personal protection and to protect others, especially in crowded areas.

The Ministry of Health also encourages people to wear masks even when outdoors for personal protection and to protect others, especially in crowded areas. Safe distancing requirements will still be maintained in mask-off settings to minimise transmission, which means groups must maintain the 1m distance. SINGAPORE - Masks will no longer be mandatory in outdoor settings from Tuesday (March 29).

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Sony Music opens flagship S-E Asia headquarters in Singapore (The Straits Times)

It houses Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Music Publishing and artiste and label services company The Orchard. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

He said: "Sony putting its foot here and making... But he added that a fully developed ecosystem is needed for the industry to flourish. investments here will attract these people." the creative infrastructure that the city needs to have for it to become a creative centre," he said. They don't have company benefits." Then you need artistes to come there and to make things...

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