With the recent border lockdown by the Malaysian government beginning 18 March till the end of the month, some Malaysian workers have been seen sleeping at...
by Andrew Leeson Australia moved to lock down isolated indigenous areas on Friday, in a bid to protect Aboriginal communities already burdened with chronic illness and...
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis has exposed one of the biggest “structural problems” of Singapore’s economy at present — namely the “over-dependence” on foreign labour, said...
While politicians in New Zealand and the United States are outlining the conditions for bailouts to cushion the impact of COVID-19 on the aviation sector, devastated...
Complying with Malaysia’s restricted movement order, at least 21 firms listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) have temporarily shut down their retail shops, factories, and offices...
We may be flogging a dead horse because if the government wants it done, it shall be done. Still, the idea of a general election at...
Seeing how the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is rising in Singapore, with 32 new cases reported yesterday (19 March), the President of Singapore, Halimah Yacob,...
Renowned gaming company Razer has converted some of its manufacturing lines to produce surgical masks, and will donate up to 1 million surgical masks to help...
In a Facebook post on Friday (20 March), Minister of Manpower Josephine Teo said that job vacancies in Singapore are expected to fall further this year...
In line with the travel restrictions of COVID-19, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) has cancelled one of its concert that is due to be held next...
Fellow Member of Parliament (MP) Amrin Amin shared on Facebook on Tuesday (17 March) about the experience he had at a FairPrice outlet in Woodlands when...
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) on Fri (20 Mar) branded the allegation that an active mobility enforcement officer (AMEO) had kicked a personal mobility device (PMD)...
In a joint statement earlier today (20 March), the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), together with the Solidarity for ASEAN Peoples’ Advocacy and...
South America’s biggest country Brazil on Thursday announced it was closing its land borders to nearly all its neighbors to prevent the spread of the coronavirus,...
根据新加坡卫生部文告,截至本月20日中午12时,本地新增40起武汉冠状病毒(COVID-19)确诊病例,其中30起属入境病例。 上述30名新增入境确诊病例,曾分别前往英国、欧洲国家、北美、东盟国家等地,其中20人都是新加坡公民,其余则是永久居民、长期准证或工作准证持有者。其中多达18人曾前往英国。 目前英国累计确诊病例也已攀升至3千269例,死亡病例144人。 不过,本地10起本地感染病例中,有三人感染源头未明。目前当局仍在调查24起病例,以厘清与此前病例关联。 早前一名是本地灯塔教会职员(第227例),本月7日至12日曾到过法国,11日时在法国就出现症状,15日确诊。如今他51岁的女性家属(348例)也在昨日确诊。 本地累计确诊病例增至385例。今日也有七人治愈出院,累计治愈病例131人。仍有254人留院治疗,大多情况稳定或有起色;惟仍有16人病况严重需待在加护病房。 一名23岁男公民(353例),相信曾接触早前的入境病例第177例(26岁男公民)而确诊。后者曾在上月14日至本月7日期间,前往美国、英国和法国等地。 3月18日新增40确诊病例简表 备注:NCID(国家传染病中心);WP(工作准证持有者);LTP(长期准证持有者);LTVP(长期探访准证持有者) 病例 确诊 日期 入住 医院 年龄 性别与 国籍 旅游史 入境/ 本地感染 关联 感染群 346 3月19 邱德拔医院 59...