BRISBANE (AFP, REUTERS) – Australia’s third-largest city of Brisbane will lift a lockdown on Sunday (Aug 8) after containing a virus cluster, while an outbreak that has kept Sydney paralysed for weeks continues to grow. Millions of people in Brisbane and surrounding areas have spent just eight days under stay-at-home orders after an outbreak of […]
PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Malaysia is among one of the countries weighing in on the need for Covid-19 booster jabs against the fast-spreading Delta variant, despite the World Health Organisation’s call for a moratorium at least until the end of next month (September) to favour those still unvaccinated. The Special Committee on […]
Celebrating National Day: Community in California pulls together amid crisis In April last year, with the coronavirus outbreak worsening in the United States, the Singaporean community in California came together to address their concerns about school and workplace closures, access to healthcare, and the rising level of anti-Asian sentiment. This was accomplished through initiatives by […]
SINGAPORE – Questions about whether safe distancing enforcement officers without a warrant can enter premises, including homes, to check compliance with Covid-19 regulations were raised after actor Nick Mikhail posted videos on Instagram showing three URA officers and three police officers entering his home on July 31. The URA said on Monday (Aug 2) that […]
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – The United States on Saturday (Aug 7) condemned a thwarted plot to attack Myanmar’s UN ambassador in New York, saying it fits a “disturbing pattern” of authoritarian leaders and their supporters seeking to persecute opponents around the world. Two Myanmar citizens have been arrested in New York state for plotting with […]
BANGKOK (REUTERS) – More than a thousand Thai anti-government protesters clashed with police on Saturday (Aug 7), as they protested against the government’s failure to handle coronavirus outbreaks and its impact on the economy. The protesters marched towards Government House, the office of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha, demanding his resignation. Police sealed off a road […]
SINGAPORE – A befriending initiative for disadvantaged students in Boon Lay, Woodlands and Kreta Ayer has improved school attendance rates for 80 per cent of the students placed in the programme in one year. The Uplift Community Pilot is one of the key initiatives under the Uplifting Pupils in Life and Inspiring Families Taskforce led […]
KUALA LUMPUR – Walk-in Covid-19 vaccinations will soon be expanded nationwide to certain groups of Malaysians after the initiative took off in the Klang Valley earlier this month. The National Covid-19 Immunisation Special Task Force (CITF) said the elderly, individuals with disabilities, people with co-morbidities, teachers and those who missed their second dose will be […]
SINGAPORE – People who have not been vaccinated will be getting the short end of the stick as Singapore eases up on Covid-19 measures. Those who have been fully vaccinated, and that is two-thirds of the population currently, will be able to gather in groups of up to five people for activities like dining in […]
MELBOURNE (REUTERS) – An Australian Army soldier suffered serious head and chest injuries after being mauled by a crocodile that attacked him late on Friday (Aug 6), Australia media reported, with a colleague who came to his rescue in Queensland’s far north also bitten. Australian media said the two soldiers were swimming near a coastal […]