SINGAPORE – Madam Shirley Cheong was at the void deck of her Housing Board block when she noticed an elderly woman, who she knew lived in a nearby block, walking up the stairs. Speaking in Mandarin, Madam Cheong, 78, said: “I asked her ‘Auntie, are you looking for someone?’ And she said she was going home, but […]
SINGAPORE – All Saints Home in Hougang underwent cleaning and disinfection after a staff member tested positive for Covid-19 last Saturday (June 12). The 27-year-old male Indian national, who works as a nursing aide, tested positive for the virus during the home’s surveillance testing for staff members on June 11. An individual test was done on […]
NEW DELHI – India has overhauled its seven-decade-old tenancy law, in a move that the government hopes will add an estimated 10 million housing units to the rental market amid an urban housing crisis, and formalise the renting process. But some landlords still believe the new law is tilted in favour of tenants and prefer […]
SINGAPORE – Businesses are gearing up to welcome more customers, with the easing of Covid-19 restrictions from Monday (June 14) which includes an increase in the cap on social group sizes from two to five. Some are looking forward to welcoming more families for the remainder of the June school holidays. The Ministry of Health […]
SINGAPORE – Heart conditions associated with the Covid-19 mRNA vaccine are extremely rare and it remains unclear if the vaccines are responsible for them, experts told The Straits Times after a handful of cases raised some concerns. Six individuals here were reported to have suffered myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) and pericarditis (inflammation of […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Mall owner Washington Prime Group Inc is preparing to seek bankruptcy protection as soon as this week after the COVID-19 pandemic forced it to temporarily close some of its roughly 100 shopping centers across the United States and businesses were unable to pay it rent, people familiar with the matter said. […]
SINGAPORE – A non-profit in Singapore has launched a programme aimed at encouraging boys to support gender equality. United Women Singapore (UWS) started the UWS Boys Empowered initiative last month, adding to discussions that inspire parents to be more intentional about raising their children – both sons and daughters – to reject toxic masculinity. Please […]
TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) – The Japanese government will start investigating how Apple and Alphabet’s Google deal with Japanese smartphone makers, which could lead to tightening antitrust regulations, the Nikkei newspaper reported Sunday (June 13), without saying where it got the information. A government panel, which consists of officials, bureaucrats and external experts, will kick off the […]
YANGON (NYTIMES) – Hla Min, a rice farmer in central Myanmar, was getting regular radiation therapy for cancer when the military seized power Feb 1. Initially expected to survive, he lasted less than three months. His treatment ended when doctors at Mandalay General Hospital walked off the job to protest the coup. Soldiers soon occupied […]
SINGAPORE – The recovery of Changi’s aviation hub remains a work in progress, though cargo traffic has picked up and more flight connections are available for passengers. Passenger flights to 70 cities are now available at the airport, up from a low of 24 in mid-April last year at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. […]