[ad_1] BEIJING (AFP) – China on Friday (May 15) urged the United States to meet halfway and strengthen cooperation in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic after President Donald Trump threatened to cut bilateral relations. Relations between the world’s two largest economies have deteriorated in recent weeks, with both sides …
Read More »Covid-19 stay-home recipe: homemade soy milk, food news, and featured stories
[ad_1] Once you taste how good homemade soy milk is, you may never buy it again. If you use a 1:10 soy to water ratio, you should be able to get thicker soy milk than most stores sell. Add pandan leaves during the boiling process and the drink will smell …
Read More »Taiwan rejects China’s main condition for WHO participation, East Asia News and Key Stories
[ad_1] TAIPEI (REUTERS) – Taiwan’s health minister on Friday (May 15) rejected China’s main condition for the island to participate in the World Health Organization (WHO), which accepts that it is part of China, before of a key meeting of the body during a pandemic. At a press conference in …
Read More »Thousands of Malaysians invade Prime Minister Muhyiddin’s Facebook to say “happy birthday”
[ad_1] PETALING JAYA, May 15 – Malaysians have left thousands of good wishes online for Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on his 73rd birthday. In a post commemorating National Youth Day on Muhyiddin’s Facebook page, Facebook users from all walks of life wrote birthday wishes in the comments and …
Read More »Too soon to say with which countries Singapore will first lift Covid-19 travel restrictions: Lawrence Wong, Manpower News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Discussions about lifting travel restrictions between Singapore and other countries in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic are underway, but it is too early to say with which countries these restrictions will relax first. National Development Minister Lawrence Wong said at a press conference of the multi-ministry …
Read More »Number of COVID-19 Community Cases “Likely” as Circuit Breaker Measures Relieved: Gan Kim Yong
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Circuit breaker measures should be lifted “carefully and slowly” as the number of community COVID-19 cases “is likely to increase” as some of the measures are reversed, the Minister of Health said on Friday, Gan Kim Yong (May 15). Responding to a question at a press conference of …
Read More »Malaysia reports 36 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia reported 36 COVID-19 cases and no new deaths on Friday (May 15), the health ministry said. The country has recorded a total of 6,855 infections and 112 fatalities. Advertisement Advertisement READ: Malaysia may again tighten COVID-19 restrictions after May 18 if cases surge: Health ministry READ: …
Read More »COVID-19 swabs employed on short-term contracts with no additional bonuses, career paths: MOH
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Swab employees and swab assistants are employed on short-term contracts that do not include additional assignments, bonuses or career progression paths, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Friday (May 15). The Health Promotion Board (HPB), with the assistance of the Employment and Employability Institute (e2i) of the …
Read More »First Hong Kong protester to admit ‘rioting’ gets four years’ jail
[ad_1] HONG KONG: A 21-year-old Hong Kong lifeguard, the first protester to plead guilty to the charge of rioting during last year’s unrest, was sentenced to four years’ jail on Friday (May 15) for a “direct attack on the rule of law “. Sin Ka-ho was among thousands who surrounded …
Read More »Man accused of coughing in another person’s face among 8 charged with offenses related to Covid-19 outbreak, Courts & Crime News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A 41-year-old man who is said to have intentionally coughed twice at another man’s face while they were in a Singapore Post branch in Tampines Central 6 was hauled to court on Friday (May 15). Vijayan Pillay Sandarasegaran was charged with one count each of harassment and …
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