A new political party has been just registered by two former member of the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) for the upcoming General Election (GE) which has...
On the day South Korea allowed 2.37 million children to return to school on Wednesday (17 May), COVID-19 cases were reported in warehouses of an online...
The job security of migrant workers who resume work after they’ve completed their quarantine period will depend on their employers as well as the state of...
Singtel reported yesterday (28 May) that it has posted a 25.7 per cent fall in net profit to $574.4 million for its fourth quarter ended March...
What we keep hearing from the government is that South Korea successfully held its elections in April amidst the pandemic so it is not out of...
The summoning of activist Jolovan Wham by the Singaporean authorities for posting a picture on social media, including on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, points to an...
Earlier on 21 May, Education Minister Ong Ye Kung stated that attending schools cannot be made “voluntary” as such a system is “not good for the morale...
India’s coronavirus death toll passed neighbouring China’s on Friday, with 175 new fatalities in 24 hours taking the total to 4,706, according to official data. India,...
Mobile contactless payments are on the rise in Singapore with 56 per cent of consumers embracing this new way to pay, according to Visa’s Consumer Payment...
The National Times Singapore (NTS) Facebook page has been designated as a Declared Online Location (DOL) under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA)...
Since the COVID-19 pandemic struck earlier in the year, some countries and regions – including Singapore – have reported panic buying and empty shelves, with the...
Patients who have been tested positive for COVID-19 in Singapore are allowed to be discharged from hospital without any further tests if they are assessed to...
本月21日,教育部长王乙康在脸书发文,回答家长们有关让孩子复课的问题。 有些家长不放心孩子返校,希望孩子能继续居家学习。但王乙康强调,学校会尽力确保学生返校上课,包括学生进入学校须检查健康状况、让学生分组学习,确保学生保持良好卫生等。 他强调:“除非学生有健康问题的特定考量,否则我们不能让上不上学,成为一种自愿的行为。” 王乙康相信,冠状病毒19疫情直至疫苗面世为止,可能还会存在一段时间,且我们无法一直让孩子都待在家,不论是社交情感和心理健康上都是很严重的。 然而,也有网民Oliver Choy就在王乙康脸书留言感叹,目前让孩子上学关乎性命健康,只求王乙康不要落下“和杨莉明一样的下场”,然后自称缺乏先见之明。若有事就要担起责任。 也有网民建议,应该等等到阻断措施后看到防疫成效,才决定是否要复课,而当全国都还在面对疫情的风险,不应把孩童“带到前线”。 一些家长也留言认为,6月2日复课仍然太早,也有不少学前孩童仍待教育他们习惯戴口罩。 6月2日全国学校将复课,但首阶段只有中小学毕业班学生恢复每日返校上课。其余年级则会采取每周轮流返校制度。 学生和教职员也被要求戴口罩。
Centurion Corporation Limited’s Chief Executive Officer Kong Chee Min on Thursday (28 May) wrote to the Straits Times (ST) forum in response to an earlier letter...
by Helen Roxburgh China faced growing international pressure Friday over its move to impose a security law on Hong Kong that critics say will destroy the...