SINGAPORE – Singaporeans have managed to enjoy living in a peaceful and stable multi-racial society because most people here understand the fundamental ideals on which the country was built. The vast majority of Chinese in Singapore know what is required to uphold this ethnic harmony, and what is at stake, and have helped foster a […]
SINGAPORE – A tripartite work group looking into lower-wage workers’ issues is considering all possibilities, including such suggestions as complementing the current progressive wage model with a minimum wage, said Senior Minister of State for Manpower Zaqy Mohamad on Saturday (July 24). He said in response to media queries that it is important to consider […]
SINGAPORE – New residents can now easily get more familiar with their neighbourhoods here. The Heartland Orientation Trail (H.O.T) programme and Your Neighbourly Welcome Guide allow them to learn about the culture and heritage of where they live. They can find out where landmarks such as community centres and places of worship are located. Mr […]
SHANGHAI (REUTERS) – China criticised NBC Universal for showing an “incomplete map” of the country in its broadcast of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, after a map displayed during the arrival of Chinese athletes included neither Taiwan nor the South China Sea. The Chinese consulate in New York said the display “hurt the […]
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 infections hit a new high for the second consecutive day as it recorded 15,902 cases on Saturday (July 24), while nearing the tail end of a third month in lockdown. Saturday’s figures were slightly higher than the 15,573 cases reported on Friday, which was also a record high. The […]
TOKYO (AFP) – Emili Omuro was thrilled by Naomi Osaka’s star turn at the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony, but the biracial teenager says Japan must do more to accept people of mixed heritage. Four-time Grand Slam winner Osaka, whose mother is Japanese and father Haitian, climbed a replica Mount Fuji on Friday (July 23) to […]
MELBOURNE (REUTERS) – Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales, on Saturday (July 24) reported a new daily high of Covid-19 infections for a third straight day this year, in a worsening outbreak that the state warned could jeopardise the rest of the country. New South Wales reported 163 locally acquired cases of Covid-19, up […]
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Saturday, July 24. Tokyo Olympics: An opening ceremony like no other as Japan welcomes the world The ceremony lacked the usual glitz with fewer than 1,000 people in attendance. READ MORE HERE Jurong Fishery Port Covid-19 cluster grows to 665 cases; free test kits for those […]
SINGAPORE – Those who visited the Admiralty Wet Market and Bukit Timah Market and Food Centre in the last 14 days will be provided free Covid-19 self-test kits, said the Ministry of Health. In its daily update on Friday night (July 23), MOH said there are 78 new cases linked to the Jurong Fishery Port […]
HO CHI MINH CITY (BLOOMBERG) – Some of the world’s biggest footwear and garment companies are seeing production pinched as factories in South-east Asia struggle to keep the lights on amid one of the world’s deadliest Covid-19 resurgences. A number of firms that churn out products for global giants like Nike and Adidas have reported […]