[ad_1] SINGAPORE – As soon as the government announced that capacity limits on weddings would double to 100 from October 3, future wife Sheryl See pulled out her alternate guest list and began making phone calls. The 31-year-old said she was well prepared for any sudden change in plans, given …
Read More »Malaysia Reports Record 317 New Covid-19 Cases, Prime Minister Says Situation Under Control, SE Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] PETALING JAYA (THE STAR / ASIA NEWS NETWORK, REUTERS) – Malaysia on Saturday (Oct. 3) reported its biggest daily increase in coronavirus cases since it began tracking the pandemic, with 317 new infections, amid assurances from the US government. that the situation was under control. Malaysia has reported a …
Read More »US Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden Tests Negative for Covid-19 After Trump Test Positive, United States News & Top Stories
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AFP, NYTIMES) – Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said via Twitter on Friday (October 2) that he tested negative for coronavirus, three days after his debate with Donald Trump, who contracted the disease. “I am pleased to report that Jill and I have tested negative for Covid,” Biden …
Read More »Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 cases soar to a new record as politicians face backlash, news from Southeast Asia and news highlights
[ad_1] Malaysia yesterday posted its biggest daily increase in new Covid-19 cases since the outbreak began, as the country’s politicians were criticized online for not practicing social distancing when they campaigned in the recent Sabah state elections. Netizens also criticized them for not self-quarantining when they returned to peninsular Malaysia. …
Read More »Most CPF Members Pay Lower DPS Premiums for More Coverage, Health News & Top Stories
[ad_1] Most members of the Central Provident Fund (CPF) under the Dependent Protection Scheme (DPS) will enjoy lower premiums for a higher insured sum of $ 70,000 beginning April 1 of next year. Currently, the sum insured is $ 46,000. The lowest annual premiums include a reduction of $ 51 …
Read More »Coronavirus: Indonesia Plans to Vaccinate 160 Million People by End of 2021, SE Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] JAKARTA (BLOOMBERG) – Indonesia seeks to vaccinate 160 million people against the coronavirus by the end of next year, an ambitious plan targeting more than half the population of a nation made up of thousands of separate islands. The government will focus its efforts on vaccinating workers in the …
Read More »Malaysia will not reimpose COVID-19 curbs for now despite spike
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will no longer impose widespread novel coronavirus restrictions on travel despite a recent spike in infections, which a government minister said was caused in part by migrants from neighboring countries. Malaysia imposed a nationwide lockdown in March, but has been gradually lifting the restrictions, although authorities …
Read More »Former Fugitive Thai Leader Thaksin Says He Had COVID-19
[ad_1] BANGKOK: Thaksin Shinawatra, a former self-exiled Prime Minister of Thailand, says he was hospitalized for about two weeks after diagnosing himself with the coronavirus. News of his illness began circulating several hours after it was revealed that US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania tested positive for the …
Read More »Biden, once mocked by Trump, is now the only man on the campaign trail
[ad_1] GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan: For months, Donald Trump mocked Joe Biden for his cautious campaign during the coronavirus pandemic. But with the president in quarantine since Friday after testing positive for COVID-19, his Trump train derailed for now, Democratic challenger Biden has the stage for him just a month before …
Read More »Trump remains in hospital for Covid-19, begins Remdesivir therapy and does not need oxygen, says doctor, United States News & Top Stories
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – United States President Donald Trump remains in a US military hospital outside Washington after contracting the coronavirus, as his doctor said Friday night (October 2) that the president was being treated with the antiviral drug Remdesivir and did not need oxygen. As the day progressed, more …
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