SINGAPORE – The former Pasir Panjang Distripark has been identified as a possible alternative temporary distribution site in the event of disruption to Singapore’s food supply chain. Announcing this during a visit to the now-vacant premises at 151 Pasir Panjang Road on Tuesday (July 27), Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu said Covid-19 clusters can cause […]
SINGAPORE – A manufacturing firm has become the first here to be charged for not complying with rostered routine testing (RRT) requirements. Under guidelines from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), employers are required to schedule their foreign employees for RRT every 14 days to screen for Covid-19 infection. MOM said on Tuesday (July 27) that […]
SINGAPORE – A manufacturing firm has become the first here to be charged for not complying with rostered routine testing (RRT) requirements. Under guidelines from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), employers are required to schedule their foreign employees for RRT every 14 days to screen for Covid-19 infection. MOM said on Tuesday (July 27) that […]
SINGAPORE – Students taking the O-, N- and A-level examinations this year will not be tested on some topics covered towards the end of the syllabus, Education Minister Chan Chun Sing said on Tuesday (July 27). All other students will also have the scope of their year-end exams reduced – to relieve some pressure. Mr Chan […]
SINGAPORE – At midnight on July 19, marking the start of “Freedom Day” in Britain, party-goers packed into heaving dance clubs to celebrate the end of Covid-19 lockdowns. But the reopening has been marred by surging infections – around 50,000 a day – and warnings of overwhelmed hospitals. Here, the authorities have been eyeing these […]
MUZAFFARABAD, PAKISTAN (REUTERS) – The ruling party of Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has won a majority of seats in Pakistan-administered Kashmir’s regional assembly, the head of the election commission announced on Monday (July 26). Analysts say polarisation in Pakistan’s politics pushed the main national parties to focus on the polls in the semi-autonomous region, […]
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte vowed on Monday (July 26) to shepherd the Philippines out of the Covid-19 pandemic in his last year in office, outlining plans to pull the economy out of a deep recession and keep the coronavirus at bay. “Back when I decided to answer your call to run for higher office, […]
TOKYO – The boost in public support that Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is hoping the Olympic Games will bring has yet to materialise. A new survey released on Sunday (July 25), conducted jointly by the Nikkei daily and TV Tokyo from Friday to Sunday, instead showed his cabinet’s approval plunging to new depths. This […]
SINGAPORE – With his disposable gown, gloves, shoe cover, face shield and a hood over his head, Mr Lok Chun Kiet might be mistaken for a scientist handling biohazardous materials. But the 28-year-old does not work in a laboratory – he often has to disinfect areas visited by Covid-19 cases, including toilets. The senior operations […]
BEIJING – Parts of China are bracing for another round of heavy rainfall, with Typhoon In-Fa expected to bring wind and rain deep into the Chinese mainland. Henan province, which has already been devastated by heavy flooding last week, will face heavy downpours until Thursday (July 29), the provincial meteorological agency said on Monday (July […]