SINGAPORE – A new Covid-19 cluster was announced at an NKF dialysis centre at Boon Keng on Monday night (Aug 9), taking the number of active clusters here to 131. The NKF Dialysis Centre (Sakyadhita) at 19 Upper Boon Keng Road added one new case on Monday, taking the total number of cases linked to […]
SEOUL (REUTERS) – South Korea and the United States will begin preliminary military drills on Tuesday (Aug 10), the Yonhap news agency reported on Monday, despite North Korea’s warning that the exercises would dent signs of an inter-Korean thaw. The drills, called Crisis Management Staff Training, were designed to examine the allies’ readiness to respond […]
COLOMBO (AFP) – Sri Lanka has begun mass cremations to clear a backlog of dead bodies from Covid-19 as cases surge across the island, officials said on Monday (Aug 9). Daily virus infections in the country have doubled in a month to more than 2,500, with nearly 100 deaths each day, putting a huge strain […]
SHANGHAI (REUTERS) – More than 80,000 people have been evacuated because of heavy rains and floods in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan, state media reported on Monday (Aug 9). Water levels at major rivers in the province were above warning levels following heavy rainfall from Friday to Sunday. One reservoir in the city of […]
SINGAPORE – A scaled-down ceremonial parade will be held at the Marina Bay floating platform on Monday (Aug 9) to mark Singapore’s 56th year of independence, amid the Covid-19 pandemic. About 600 participants from the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and Home Team are expected on site, with another 200 people from youth uniformed groups and […]
What does it look like when a city falls in Afghanistan? The rapid seizure of provincial capitals across Afghanistan by the Taliban in the last three days has raised the specter of more setbacks for the Afghan government as it struggles to cling to cities in the west and south and carry out counterattacks to […]
SINGAPORE – The owners of a 15th-storey unit at Bullion Park condo in Lentor Loop objected when their neighbours one floor below erected an awning over their balcony that collected dust and caused excessive glare. This first happened in 2011. They took the condo management to the High Court when the Strata Titles Board (STB) […]
SINGAPORE – DBS chairman Peter Seah Lim Huat has been awarded the Order of Nila Utama (With Distinction) – one of Singapore’s top national honours – for taking Singapore’s healthcare, finance, aviation, tripartism and education to greater heights. The chairman of the National Wages Council (NWC), Singapore Airlines (SIA), and Lasalle College of the Arts, […]
SINGAPORE – Since his release from prison about a year ago, Mr Upu Badarrudin Shah Jaldairie has been using music to help rid himself of his old ways. The 54-year-old, who was jailed for drug-related offences, told The Straits Times that he has since ignored former acquaintances who were bad influences and now mixes only […]
SINGAPORE – Antigen rapid tests (ARTs) will soon be made mandatory for the construction industry, said National Development Minister Desmond Lee in a Facebook post on Sunday (Aug 8). The tests will apply to all workers as well as visitors who do not reside in dormitories and are entering construction worksites. Construction account workers who are on rostered routine testing […]