[ad_1] The internet watched with great anticipation as several police officers forced their way into a man’s apartment along Yishun Avenue 5, while officers from the Singapore Civil Defense Force (SCDF) jumped out of the building. The 45-year-old man, who had allegedly thrown two glass bottles from his unit in …
Read More »China Defends Giving Covid-19 Experimental Vaccines To Thousands, East Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – China said administering coronavirus vaccines that are still being tested on hundreds of thousands of people outside of clinical trials is justified given the risk of Covid-19 returning across its borders and the lack of significant side effects so far from injections. . In July, the …
Read More »Translation tools, air purifiers: face masks go high-tech
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: From monitoring vital signs to filtering dirty air and even translating speech into other languages, the coronavirus-fueled boom in the use of masks has spawned an unusual range of high-tech face coverings. As masks become the norm around the world, technology companies and researchers are implementing weird and …
Read More »Larger bedrooms will be audited weekly in the new MOM program to reduce the spread of Covid-19, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The larger dormitories here can be expected to be audited at least once a week as part of a new program to strengthen the implementation of safe living measures and minimize the rate of Covid-19 infection in the dormitories. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said on Wednesday …
Read More »More than 750,000 Malaysian employees ordered to work from home as of Thursday
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: More than 750,000 employees in the Klang Valley, Sabah and Labuan were ordered to work from home as of Thursday (October 22), in accordance with the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) that applies in these areas. In a statement on Wednesday, the Minister of International Trade and …
Read More »Singapore Airlines to launch nonstop flights to New York JFK in November
[ad_1] Starting November 9, Singapore Airlines will return to New York when it launches nonstop flights between Singapore and John F. Kennedy International Airport. SQ24 will operate three times a week from Singapore Changi Airport to JFK International Airport. Additionally, SQ23 will operate three times a week from JFK to …
Read More »Malaysian government allows cabinet minister to step down despite breaking Covid-19 quarantine, SE Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR / ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The Malaysian government is allowing a cabinet minister to leave without being punished for disobeying mandatory quarantine procedures after returning from a trip to Turkey in July. The Attorney General’s Office (AGC) decided that “No further action will be taken” …
Read More »Australian writer detained in Beijing told a supporter he was a former Chinese spy
[ad_1] SYDNEY: Yang Hengjun, an Australian writer detained in Beijing and facing trial for espionage on behalf of a country China has not publicly mentioned, was a former Chinese spy, according to a confidential letter he wrote to a supporter in 2011. In the detailed letter he wrote to his …
Read More »India to launch fast and cheap COVID-19 paper test
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: A cheap and rapid COVID-19 paper test will soon be available across India, and scientists hope it will help turn the tide of the pandemic in one of the worst affected nations in the world. India has recorded more than 7.5 million infections, second only to the …
Read More »12 New Covid-19 Cases in Singapore, All Imported, Singapore News and Highlights
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Twelve new coronavirus cases have been confirmed as of Wednesday noon (Oct 21), bringing Singapore’s total to 57,933. All were imported cases that had been included in stay-at-home notices upon arrival in Singapore. There were no community cases. More details will be announced Wednesday night. On Tuesday, …
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