Key industries are warning of social unrest unless India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes concessions when he announces any extension Tuesday to a three-week pandemic-lockdown for...
Indonesia’s Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing is reallocating part of its 2020 budget — worth Rp 36.19 trillion (S$3.25 billion) — for the purpose...
A volcano located about 158 kilometres west of Jakarta erupted on Friday (10 April) evening just as the city executed its partial lockdown through large-scale social distancing...
Indonesia’s West Java and Banten provinces will soon impose a large-scale social distancing-or pembatasan sosial berskala besar (PSBB) on Wednesday (15 April), aimed at containing the...
A foreign expat posted a message on a popular expat forum last month (27 Mar) asking for advice from fellow expats. The poster who claims to...
Recent reports of overcrowding, insufficient meals and other major issues surrounding conditions at several migrant workers’ dormitories have surfaced in the past week, prompting veteran architect...
The “calibre of the people sitting atop” in managing the hygiene and sanitary condition of foreign workers dormitories should be look into before blaming the workers...
On Saturday (11 April), all beaches in Singapore were closed in order to stem the spread of the deadly COVID-19. Just a day earlier, some parts...
A campaign, called the #SupportLocal campaign was launched by Carousell, who is one of the biggest and rapidly-growing classifieds in the world. The campaign aims to...
On Saturday (11 April), Temasek CEO Ho Ching, who is also the wife of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, made a post on Facebook in which...
Ever since the Malaysian government imposed a nationwide restricted movement order on 18 March to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus, some Malaysian workers in...
On Saturday (11 April), Temasek CEO Ho Ching shared an article on her Facebook page by Taiwan News about Taiwan donating medical masks to Singapore. In...
New Zealand had been on a nationwide lockdown since 25 March with the intention to flatten the COVID-19 curve. The month-long lockdown announced by New Zealand...
In these dire times with masks and protective gear being prioritised for front line workers, the rest of society seems is taking it in their stride...
Just yesterday, Member of Parliament (MP) for Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency (GRC) Dr Chia Shi-Lu went around the Alexandra Village Food Centre in Bukit Merah...