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BEIJING (REUTERS) – China will provide Covid-19 vaccines free of charge once they become available to the general public, government authorities said on Saturday (Jan 9). National Health Commission official Zheng Zhongwei said that while manufacturing and transport of vaccines have costs, the government can provide vaccines for free to individuals. “Our people don’t have […]
SINGAPORE – The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) launched a new initiative on Saturday (Jan 9) to encourage people to undertake projects raising awareness of kidney health and to reduce the number of kidney-related diseases. Known as the Kidney We Care Movement, the initiative was launched in the light of the rising number of kidney failure cases in […]
BANGALORE – Since September last year, Mr Subhash Chandran, 32, has been diving off Rushikonda Beach to clean up its seabed in the coastal city of Vishakapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. Last year, the scuba diving instructor and his friends removed over 21 tonnes of plastic in 61 four-hour-long dives. Please subscribe or log in to […]
SINGAPORE – Observers and MPs on Friday (Jan 8) welcomed the news that the law would be amended to limit the use of TraceTogether data in criminal investigations to seven types of serious offences such as murder, kidnapping and serious sexual crimes. They said the move would help to address concerns over privacy that had […]
SINGAPORE – A Singaporean man who works at Crowne Plaza Changi Airport’s Azur restaurant was among the two community cases linked to previous cases announced on Friday night (Jan 8). There were also 21 imported cases confirmed by the Ministry of Health (MOH), taking Singapore’s total to 58,836. The 20-year-old Singaporean is the third confirmed […]
SINGAPORE – Singaporeans heading out this weekend should be prepared for heavy and persistent rain over the weekend, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said. A developing northeast monsoon surge in the region is bringing periods of showers to Singapore on Friday (Jan 8). As the monsoon surge strengthens, widespread rain, heavy at times, is forecast […]
TAIWAN (AFP) – Taiwan’s population shrank for the first time ever in 2020, government data showed on Friday (Jan 8), as the island faces a burgeoning demographic crisis similar to that affecting South Korea and Japan. Births last year plunged to 165,000, down 7 per cent from 2019. Deaths also overtook births for the first time, […]
SINGAPORE – Foreign spouses of Singapore citizens should get access to social assistance schemes and benefits, the Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) said on Friday (Jan 8). These migrant spouses make up a core part of Singapore society, having established family ties here and contributed to the nation through their labour both […]
BANGKOK (REUTERS) – Migrant workers in Thailand are struggling to find work and survive after coronavirus cases in the South-east Asian nation reached record highs and employers imposed new restrictions, human rights groups said on Friday (Jan 8). In Samut Sakhon, a province south of Bangkok where the current outbreak began at a seafood market […]