MAKASSAR (REUTERS) – A group of drone enthusiasts in Indonesia are using their aerial skills to help during the pandemic by providing a contactless medicine and food delivery service to Covid-19 patients isolating at home. Armed with five drones, the seven-member team have been working round the clock in Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi […]
SINGAPORE – Staff of several stores and eateries returned to Changi Airport’s Terminal 1 and Terminal 3 for the first time in more than three months on Wednesday (Sept 1). Traffic at the two terminals was light on Wednesday morning as they reopened to the public, but retail staff working there were hopeful of crowds […]
SINGAPORE – Mr Shafiq Arifin, who often cycles in his neighbourhood in Sembawang West, has had his fair share of near misses with other two-wheelers. Some cyclists do not keep to the left when cycling on shared paths, or do not check their blind spots when cutting across the often narrow pathway, he said. Many […]
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s fiscal deficit for 2021 should hit a level similar to that seen during the global financial crisis more than a decade ago, according to the government’s first-ever pre-budget statement. Released on Tuesday (Aug 31), the country’s Independence Day, the pre-budget statement showed the fiscal deficit reaching between 6.5 per cent and 7 […]
SINGAPORE – The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) will not be taking action against the woman who alleged a doctor had molested her, even as he has been acquitted by the court. Dr Yeo Sow Nam, 52, a director at The Pain Specialist, was acquitted earlier this month. He was tried in court in March after being […]
SINGAPORE – A Covid-19 safe distancing ambassador (SDA) who noticed that a store manager was not wearing a mask got into a scuffle with the man after they hurled vulgarities at each other. The SDA, Aloysius Hoe Wei Peng, committed the offence in Yishun while he was under investigation over an earlier fight in Punggol. […]
KUALA LUMPUR (XINHUA) – Malaysia marked the 64th anniversary of its independence on Tuesday (Aug 31), with a scaled-back celebration due to the ongoing Covid-19 situation in the country. The celebration, hosted in the country’s administration centre of Putrajaya, was held under the new normal circumstances for the second year, with various programmes and a small-scale […]
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s fiscal deficit for 2021 should hit a level similar to that seen during the global financial crisis more than a decade ago, according to the government’s first-ever pre-budget statement. Released on Tuesday (Aug 31), the country’s Independence Day, the pre-budget statement showed the fiscal deficit reaching between 6.5 per cent and 7 […]
SINGAPORE – A restaurant located in Turf City will be charged on Wednesday (Sept 1) for breaching Covid-19 rules and allowing 65 people to gather at its premises for a company dinner in February. In a statement released on Tuesday, the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) said it has filed charges against Ah Yat Abalone Forum […]
SINGAPORE – When Covid-19 booster shots are rolled out in Singapore, some may be given the same vaccine they took earlier while others may be administered a different one. “Both approaches are being considered, with pros and cons to both strategies,” Associate Professor Lim Poh Lian, director of the High Level Isolation Unit at the National […]