SINGAPORE – It has dragged on for more than a year. But despite the nation’s weariness with the pandemic, at least Singaporeans appear to be still washing their hands properly. Of the 53 people surveyed by The Straits Times on Monday (April 12), around three-quarters said that they have developed better hygiene habits over the past […]
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday (April 12) made his first public appearance in two weeks, quashing wild rumours about his purported failing health and even untimely death. Mr Duterte presided over a meeting of his ministers overseeing the government’s efforts to contain another coronavirus surge, far worse than what the Philippines experienced last […]
SINGAPORE – Hand sanitiser vending machines said to be the first of their kind in the world went into action across Singapore on Monday (April 12). Every household in the Republic is allowed to collect 500ml of zero-alcohol cleanser for free. Retiree Liong Lai Fong, 79, visited Block 565, Choa Chu Kang Street 52 to pick […]
Good evening! Catch up on some of the main headlines on Monday, April 12. Pharma giant Sanofi investing in $638m vaccine production centre in Singapore The project by the French multinational is expected to create up to 200 local jobs. READ MORE HERE Good Samaritans: Tampines MRT station staff help pregnant woman who was bleeding […]
SINGAPORE – FairPrice’s charity arm has donated $20,000 and 100 hampers to self-help group Yayasan Mendaki to help low-income families in the Muslim community with school-related fees and buying of groceries. The supermarket chain will also be providing refreshments at its stores for Muslims to break their fast during Ramadan from April 13 to May […]
SINGAPORE – The fasting month of Ramadan, which starts on Tuesday (April 13), will not be as festive and bustling as it was before 2020 due to the pandemic, said President Halimah Yacob in a Facebook post on Monday. “We have to be cognisant that the Covid-19 pandemic is not over yet, and even rages on […]
SINGAPORE – While at a church camp, he heard a woman showering in the toilet, and took a video of her. The 20-year-old, who was 16 at the time, kept and watched the video repeatedly after the incident. He also took voyeuristic videos of three other females, at an MRT station, a school toilet and […]
SINGAPORE – Ms Siti Rohaniza Muhammad was at Tampines MRT station on March 13 when blood gushed down her legs. The 27-year-old immediately knew that she was in danger but her thoughts were for her unborn child. The expectant mother had been diagnosed with anaemia and placenta previa – a condition where the placenta covers […]
BEIJING – Beijing and Washington became Cold War rivals after Mao Zedong plunged China into the Korean War in 1950. He scoffed at the United States, calling it a “paper tiger”. Following relentless anti-US rhetoric by the Chinese government for about two decades, ordinary Chinese men and women were shocked and left scratching their heads […]
BEIJING – Beijing and Washington became Cold War rivals after Mao Zedong plunged China into the Korean War in 1950. He scoffed at the United States, calling it a “paper tiger”. Following relentless anti-US rhetoric by the Chinese government for about two decades, ordinary Chinese men and women were shocked and left scratching their heads […]