SINGAPORE – When Mr Rahim Islam first arrived in Singapore in 1999, there were just two MRT lines – the North-South and East-West lines. Then 19, he left his single mother and two sisters in a rented house in Dhaka for a job where he would earn $600 a month as a construction worker. The […]
SINGAPORE – New ground will be broken this week when participants at the Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) 2020 undergo pre-event swab tests for Covid-19. The tests are part of a pilot to enable more activities, including large-scale events, to resume safely. They will employ antigen rapid tests (ART), which are faster but less sensitive […]
Malaysia’s King surprisingly rejected a controversial plan proposed by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to impose emergency measures on the country, after discussing the matter with other state monarchs on Sunday (Oct 25). With the royal decree, Mr Muhyiddin’s embattled leadership now faces the prospect of defeat when Parliament reconvenes on Nov 2. Here is how […]
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s King, Sultan Abdullah Ahmad Shah, on Sunday (Oct 25) declined to declare a state of emergency in the country at this time, after meeting other state rulers to discuss Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s proposal for emergency measures to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic. “The government has managed the pandemic well and effectively and the King believes […]
SINGAPORE – There is no need for Singaporeans to rush to collect the TraceTogether tokens, said Minister-in-charge of the Smart Nation Initiative Vivian Balakrishnan on Sunday (Oct 25). The contact tracing devices can currently be collected at 38 community centres, but will be available at all 108 community centres by the end of next month. […]
SINGAPORE – Caregiver burnout refers to a point where a caregiver reaches his or her threshold, leading to physical, emotional and mental exhaustion. According to Dr Annabelle Chow, principal clinical psychologist at Annabelle Psychology, signs of burnout include the lack of energy even with sufficient rest, having trouble relaxing, and insomnia or hypersomnia, where there […]
SINGAPORE – Development in Singapore will be done in a way that is more sensitive to wildlife and the natural environment, under sweeping changes made to the existing environmental impact assessment (EIA) framework. Three key changes will be made to the framework, which was first introduced in 2008, The Straits Times has learnt. One change […]
SYDNEY (REUTERS) – A 59-year-old man is in critical condition after a shark attacked him on Sunday (Oct 25) at Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, near the north Queensland city of Townsville, rescuers said. Paramedics airlifted the man from Britomart Reef to Townsville Hospital, where he is being treated for critical wounds. The man had been […]
BEIJING (REUTERS) – Kashgar in north-western China’s Xinjiang region are closing schools for a week and carrying out a city-wide coronavirus test, officials said on Sunday (Oct 25) after one person was found to have the virus that causes Covid-19. A 17-year-old girl was found on Saturday to have the virus but no symptoms of […]
TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) – ANA Holdings Inc. will cut about 3,500 jobs by fiscal year 2022, and will seek to temporarily transfer employees to Toyota Motor Corp. and other automakers, Japanese media Yomiuri reported, without saying where it got the information. The Japanese carrier will announce a business plan on Oct 27 that includes the cutbacks […]