SINGAPORE – A British court has found a 15-year-old boy, part of a group of teens who attacked a Singaporean student in London last February, guilty of a racist act. The verdict on Monday (Jan 4) by the Highbury Corner Youth Court comes after the boy pleaded guilty in August last year to wounding or […]
SINGAPORE – Mr Mahmud Awang, one of the founders of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), and its first president, died last Sunday (Jan 3) in the evening, aged 93. Mr Awang, who was also a People’s Action Party (PAP) MP, was a prominent unionist who laid the foundations for Singapore’s pragmatic approach to union […]
SINGAPORE – A six-year-old girl who arrived from India was among the 24 coronavirus cases – all imported – confirmed by the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Monday night (Jan 4). The dependant’s pass holder is linked to three previously reported cases. The new cases take Singapore’s total to 58,721. All were asymptomatic and tested […]
SINGAPORE – People who choose not to get the Covid-19 vaccine will not need to have a change of duties at their workplaces, unless there is a resurgence in the number of local cases, said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong on Monday (Jan 4). He was responding to Mr Yip Hon Weng (Yio Chu Kang), […]
SINGAPORE – Investigating the offence of a person being naked at home cannot be compared to enforcing against smoking near windows and at balconies of homes, said Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu on Monday (Jan 4). “One can smell smoke even without having sight of the smoker, or the ability to pin-point […]
SINGAPORE- Measures to better counter money laundering and terrorism financing were approved on Monday (Jan 4) under changes to the law that regulates virtual payment service providers. These changes will also strengthen laws governing digital payment tokens (DPTs) to ensure that companies issuing such tokens protect the assets of their users, said Transport Minister Ong Ye […]
Hi all, In today’s bulletin: Japan set to impose Covid-19 emergency measures in areas as cases flare-up; Pinduoduo worker’s death after long hours on the job sparks debate; China’s Wang Yi stirs controversy afresh by saying the coronavirus pandemic originated elsewhere; Asia’s factory activity sentiments up; hard choices for Asia in 2021 as Mr Biden takes […]
KOLKATA – Mr Khudu Sheikh, a 24-year-old construction worker from Mumbai, was among the millions of out-of-work stranded migrant workers who fled cities in India last year. Desperate to get home in the weeks that followed a hastily imposed national lockdown in March, they latched on to whatever transport they could find – buses, auto […]
HONG KONG (REUTERS) – Hong Kong on Monday (Jan 4) extended its suspension of face-to-face school classes until mid-February, with the spread of the coronavirus in the Asian financial hub remaining “critical”. Schools in the Chinese territory have been mostly shut for a year, with many having switched to online learning and lessons by conference […]
SINGAPORE – The Government is monitoring studies on the effectiveness of the Covid-19 vaccines. It will consider relaxing stay-home measures for vaccinated travellers if the vaccines prove to significantly curb the spread of the disease, said Education Minister Lawrence Wong, who co-chairs the multi-ministry task force on Covid-19. But for now, Singapore will continue to take […]