[ad_1] SINGAPORE: While Singapore has relaxed restrictions for travelers arriving from some countries and territories with low rates of COVID-19 infection, only Hong Kong is implementing reciprocal agreements so far. Since Friday (November 6), Singapore has accepted visitors from mainland China without the need for stay-at-home notices. Ad Ad This …
Read More »Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin welcomes budget comments amid criticism for reviving propaganda machine, SE Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Saturday (November 7) called for bipartisan cooperation to refine the country’s budget for next year and said he welcomed feedback that could benefit the public. In an interview with the Astro Awani television news channel, Tan Sri Muhyiddin said that …
Read More »Biden promises virus action on ‘day one’ as Europe suffers second wave
[ad_1] The United States reported new record cases of coronavirus for the third day in a row, as new president-elect Joe Biden promised to act against the pandemic on “day one” in the world’s worst-hit nation. Global infections have exceeded 49 million and Europe has become the new epicenter of …
Read More »Covid-19 Cases in U.S. Surpass 100,000 for Third Day, Biden Announces Virus Task Force, United States News & Top Stories
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – The number of coronavirus cases in the United States increased by more than 100,000 for the third day in a row on Saturday (November 7), as Covid-19 continues its aggressive escalation across the country. The day’s cases, accounted for by Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg, were …
Read More »Beating Trump in the US Presidential Election Is Just the First of Many Hurdles for Biden, United States News & Top Stories
[ad_1] WASHINGTON – It may have been a narrow victory, but it was decisive: Most Americans, by whatever measure, the popular vote or the electoral college, rejected four more years of Donald J. Trump. And despite intense pressure from crowds, court cases, and conspiracy theorists, his tenacious democratic process did …
Read More »2 new COVID-19 boxes in Singapore, both imported
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore reported two new cases of COVID-19 as of noon on Sunday (November 8), the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said in its daily preliminary update. Both were imported cases that were placed on a stay-at-home notice upon arrival in Singapore. Ad Ad There were no cases in the …
Read More »Five Reasons Biden Won and Trump Lost, United States News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – As the dust settles after the 2020 US presidential election with Democratic candidate Joe Biden ousting President Donald Trump from the White House, we take a look at some of the reasons that made the incumbent lost the race and led to Biden becoming the president of …
Read More »Negotiators see a divided US government favoring mergers and acquisitions
[ad_1] NEW YORK /: Joe Biden’s projected victory for the US presidency and the Republican Party potentially retaining control of the US Senate could fuel a spike in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) that were hit amid from the COVID-19 pandemic, negotiators said. Bankers and lawyers who advise companies on mergers …
Read More »2 new cases of Covid-19 in Singapore, both imported, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Two new coronavirus cases were confirmed at noon on Sunday (November 8), bringing Singapore’s total to 58,456. Both were imported cases that had been placed on stay-at-home notices when they arrived in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said on Sunday. There were no new cases in …
Read More »Prime Minister Lee says political leadership is needed to convince people that COVID-19 measures are still needed
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Calling COVID-19 not only a public health issue but also a political one, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said political leadership is needed to persuade people to maintain security measures when the number of cases is low. In a speech at the elections of the Central Executive Committee …
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