SINGAPORE – A maid who threw a toddler, causing her to hit her head on a wooden armrest, was jailed for eight months on Friday (May 14). The 36-year-old Indonesian, who cannot be named due to a gag order protecting the identity of the victim, pleaded guilty to one charge of ill-treating the child. Another […]
Good evening! Catch up on some of the main headlines on Friday, May 14. No dining in, social gatherings capped at 2 people from May 16 as S’pore tightens Covid-19 rules From May 16 to June 13, eateries and hawker centres will offer only takeaway and delivery. READ MORE HERE Work from home to be […]
Good evening! Catch up on some of the main headlines on Friday, May 14. No dining in, social gatherings capped at 2 people from May 16 as S’pore tightens Covid-19 rules From May 16 to June 13, eateries and hawker centres will offer only takeaway and delivery. READ MORE HERE Work from home to be […]
SINGAPORE – To commemorate the 11th anniversary of former deputy prime minister Goh Keng Swee’s passing on Friday (May 14), the foundation set up under his name donated a total of $1.85m to financially disadvantaged students from Singapore’s four communities and needy medical students at the National University of Singapore (NUS). The Goh Keng Swee […]
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Friday, May 14. Changi Airport becomes largest Covid-19 cluster with 46 cases Of the 19 new cases linked to the cluster, most are airport workers or their household contacts. READ MORE HERE Stay home this weekend given growing Covid-19 cases in the community: Masagos There […]
SINGAPORE – Free Covid-19 testing will offered to anyone who had visited Changi Airport Terminal 3 from May 1, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Thursday (May 13). This comes after the ministry had conducted further epidemiological findings. It had announced on Wednesday that it would offer free testing for those who had visited […]
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – The Biden administration announced sanctions on a Chinese official over human rights violations, including the arbitrary detention of a Falun Gong practitioner, as it accused China of persecuting religious groups from Tibet to Xinjiang. The US State Department slapped visa restrictions on Mr Yu Hui, a former official in the Chengdu region, […]
SINGAPORE – Strict Covid-19 regulations are again in place but 2,600 or so migrant workers across 30 factory-converted dormitories still enjoyed a slap-up meal and a free lungi (sarong) to mark Hari Raya Puasa on Thursday (May 13). The annual festive distribution organised by Alliance of Guest Workers Outreach (AGWO) used contactless drop-offs amid safety […]
YANGON (AFP) – Myanmar’s Buddhist monkhood led an earlier struggle against military rule but is split on the coup that ended the country’s nascent democracy, with some prominent religious leaders defending the new junta. Three months of turmoil have followed the February pre-dawn raids in which soldiers arrested civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and […]
YANGON (AFP) – Myanmar’s Buddhist monkhood led an earlier struggle against military rule but is split on the coup that ended the country’s nascent democracy, with some prominent religious leaders defending the new junta. Three months of turmoil have followed the February pre-dawn raids in which soldiers arrested civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and […]