BEIJING (CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The latest round of Covid-19 outbreak in Fujian province, with a total of 75 locally transmitted cases having been detected in Putian and neighboring Quanzhou and Xiamen by Monday (Sept 13) afternoon since Friday, has once again rung the alarm bell for the country’s pandemic prevention and control work. […]
SINGAPORE – A new cluster with 28 cases has surfaced at Ren Ci nursing home in Bukit Batok, as the Health Ministry reported 607 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (Sept 13). Of the 28 cases at the home in Bukit Batok Street 52, 20 are residents and eight are staff. All other staff and residents […]
SINGAPORE – Newlyweds who engage a photographer to take photos of their wedding day now own the rights to the photos by default. But a change to the Copyright Act will grant the rights to the photographer instead. The couple would then have to negotiate with the photographer if they want the rights to be […]
SINGAPORE – MPs on Monday (Sept 13) welcomed new laws to increase penalties for various sexual offences, but also sought more protection for those who are wrongly accused of such crimes. They also raised concerns on a number of changes outlined in the Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill that Parliament passed on Monday. These included […]
BANGKOK – Months of diplomatic rivalry between the Myanmar junta and the parallel National Unity Government (NUG) will come to a head over the next few weeks, with the United Nations General Assembly due to decide whether either party will represent the country at the world body. A nine-member credentials committee to be formed after the […]
SINGAPORE – Construction of the Loyang MRT station along the upcoming Cross Island Line (CRL) is expected to start before the end of the year, with multiple traffic diversions required in the area to facilitate the works. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) said on Monday (Sept 13) that it has awarded a $748 million contract […]
SINGAPORE – National water agency PUB has received $51 million in funding from the National Research Foundation (NRF) for water research, and is looking for solutions in two areas – extracting chemicals needed for water treatment and studying the impact of climate change on water quality here. On Monday (Sept 13), PUB launched two requests […]
HANOI (REUTERS) – Vietnam’s coronavirus outbreak epicentre Ho Chi Minh City will extend its restrictions, state media reported on Monday (Sept 13), as the capital Hanoi and several provinces sought an easing of curbs and the aviation authority proposed domestic flights resume. Ho Chi Minh City authorities said an extension until the end of this […]
SINGAPORE – A man was sentenced to 24 weeks’ jail on Monday (Sept 13) after he assaulted a bus driver who told him to cover his nose and mouth with the mask he had tucked under his chin. Shake Mohammed Abdul Samad Haji Abduraheem, now 46, had scratched 28-year-old bus driver Low Chun Kiat’s face […]
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s King has told lawmakers not to jeopardise the country’s future for the sake of personal agendas. “My advice to all Members of Parliament: Never gamble with the country’s future and that of Malaysians in order to achieve certain agendas,” Sultan Abdullah Ahmad Shah said on Monday (Sept 13), during his royal […]