According to Heng Swee Keat, the Deputy Prime Minister, the country has no plans in the short-term to loosen property measures. This is despite the clamours...
President Halimah Yacob said she agrees with the rates to be used in deriving the amount of the country’s past reserves that can be utilized under...
China said Wednesday it has revoked the press credentials of three Wall Street Journal reporters over an editorial headline it deemed racist, with the newspaper adding...
Singapore construction companies are seeking advice on the possibility for them to invoke force majeure clauses in building contracts seeing that that government quarantines or turns...
Israel has announced an entry ban on all non-Israelis who have visited Singapore in the last 14 days amidst the COVID-19 outbreak. The country’s Interior Minister...
The national Budget should have more clarity and explicit in the effectiveness of Matched Retirement Savings Scheme as this scheme appears to be a pilot in...
Following reports from hospitals stating that employers were sending workers to get them tested for the novel coronavirus, Manpower Ministry (MOM) has warned employers not to...
A Japanese infectious diseases expert has made waves with videos slamming the government’s handling of a quarantined cruise ship, racking up hundreds of thousands of views...
China has earlier temporarily banned the trade of live animals at food markets in January, following reports on the potential links of wildlife animals and the...
On Wednesday (19 Feb) morning, Singapore stocks rose after the Budget 2020 announcement the previous day. The losses of Tuesday have been reversed with the budget...
Last Tuesday (11 Feb), the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP) put up a full page advertisement on Straits Times highlighting how it...
In response to Budget 2020, Singapore Democratic Party’s (SDP) chairman Dr Paul Tambyah said that the budget was “full of little tweaks and complex schemes but...
Based on the reports on Monday (17 Feb), Singapore announced that 20 per cent less paper checks have been used by business taxpayers as they embrace...
In his budget presentation yesterday (18 February), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Heng Swee Keat announced a reduction in the ratio of S Pass...
在检测结果呈现阴性反应后,停泊在横滨港附近水域的钻石公主号乘客,终于在今天开始分批下船,并预计会在周五结束。 该被称为“海上小武汉”的游轮,已经爆发了最少542宗武汉冠状病毒确诊病例,令日本在检疫安排方面面临越来越多的批评。 首批下船乘客中,不愿透露姓名的77岁日本乘客在受访时表示,“我解脱了……我只想好好的休息”。 乘客们拖着行李下船后,登上已经在等待的黄点巴士以及数十辆出租车,准备被送往全球各地。 部分乘客在下船时,还向船上的乘客招手致意,船上也有乘客在阳台上挥手送行。 对于检测呈阴性反应后,被允许下船的500名乘客而言,这个煎熬的14天检疫隔离期已经结束了。这期间,他们原本的梦想之旅成为了噩梦,而在许多情况下,他们都被限制在无窗的客舱内,过着无聊的生活。 一名乘客Yardley Wong在和6岁的孩子等待下船期间,也在推文上发文分享快乐之余,也感谢船员们的支持。 #day15 #disembark this is a place where it gave us joy & memory. A bitter sweet moment that...