SINGAPORE – Police had to disperse a crowd which gathered outside a uniform shop in Ang Mo Kio on Tuesday morning (Dec 29), many of whom were there to buy school uniforms for their children before school starts next week. Many parents had arrived at the Jeep Sing Fashion store around 8am, two hours before […]
SYDNEY (BLOOMBERG) – The cluster of Covid-19 infections that’s thrust 250,000 people in Sydney’s Northern Beaches into lockdown has grown to 129 cases, authorities said Tuesday (Dec 29). Three new cases were recorded overnight, New South Wales state Premier Gladys Berejiklian told reporters, and urged people to get tested with even the mildest of symptoms. […]
(Reuters) – European shares marked their strongest close in 10 months on Monday, with German shares hitting a record high as relief over long-awaited U.S. coronavirus relief, a Brexit trade deal and a vaccine programme lifted spirits in thin holiday trade.Slideshow ( 2 images )U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday signed into law a $2.3 […]
JAKARTA – A two-storey house in Central Java used by the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terrorist network to train recruits in handling weapons and assembling bombs for seven years until 2018, has been uncovered by Indonesian authorities. Recruits at the fenced-in villa in Gintungan village in Semarang regency were inducted by senior militant Joko Priyono, alias […]
(Reuters) -European shares climbed on Monday for a fourth straight session as relief over long-awaited U.S. economic stimulus and a post-Brexit trade deal lifted investor mood in thin holiday trading.The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, December 28, 2020. REUTERS/StaffU.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday signed […]
MANILA (BLOOMBERG) – The Philippines’ Food and Drug Administration warned against the use of unauthorised vaccines as the military said members of President Rodrigo Duterte’s security detail have already been inoculated. Philippine regulators have not approved any Covid-19 vaccine for use in the country, FDA director general Eric Domingo said in an interview with CNN […]
SINGAPORE – About 3,500 madrasah students will benefit from a special Covid-19 disbursement of $500,000 from the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) to the six full-time Islamic religious schools. This one-off disbursement, in view of the challenges faced by the madrasah sector during the pandemic, will go towards supporting their student programs, said Muis […]
SINGAPORE – There were five new coronavirus cases confirmed as at Monday noon (Dec 28), taking Singapore’s total to 58,529. There were four imported cases who were placed on stay-home notice or isolated on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). There was one new community case and none from worker dormitories. On Sunday, five […]
KUALA LUMPUR (REUTERS) – Malaysia aims to file 30 charges against glove maker Brightway Holdings Sdn Bhd and two of its subsidiaries, after raids that found workers’ accommodation was not up to legal standards. The Labour Department, part of the Ministry of Human Resources, conducted a raid on one of the glove-making factory in Kajang […]
SINGAPORE – Senior citizens from the Pioneer and Merdeka generations can continue to enjoy discounts on their purchases at FairPrice outlets for another year. From Jan 1, those from the Pioneer Generation will have their 3 per cent discount benefit extended by a year, the supermarket chain announced on Monday (Dec 28). They will get […]