[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Forty-five buses are transporting between 400 and 600 COVID-19 patients from hospitals and dormitories of migrant workers to community care centers (CCFs) every day, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Thursday (14 of May). The fleet will expand to 60 buses in the coming weeks and had …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – While the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 is still circulating somewhere in the world, all countries and all people remain at risk. Giving the warning on Thursday (May 14), Dr. Takeshi Kasai, regional director of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the Western Pacific, said that countries seeking …
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[ad_1] TAIPEI: The World Health Organization (WHO) has “forgotten” its professionalism and neutrality in blocking Taiwan out of the body for political reasons, Taiwan Vice President Chen Chien-jen said on May 14. Taiwan says China and the WHO have conspired for political purposes to keep him out of key meetings, …
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[ad_1] JAKARTA: The city of Jakarta administration imposed a fine of Rs 10 million (US $ 670) on a deceased McDonald’s outlet for violating the city’s social restrictions order. The store at Sarinah Mall in downtown Jakarta closed its doors on Sunday night (May 10) after nearly 30 years in …
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[ad_1] JAKARTA: Thousands of travelers queued on Thursday (May 14) at an airport terminal in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, ignoring regulations on social distancing and despite an official closure scheduled for early June. The photos posted on social media, days after the government announced that several airlines could conditionally resume …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: National carrier Singapore Airlines on Thursday (May 14) reported the first annual net loss in its 48-year history, after COVID-19 crippled travel demand. In a filing to the Singapore Exchange, SIA Group reported a net loss of S $ 212 million for the 12 months ending Mar 31, …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Local bank DBS announced on Thursday (May 14) that it will hire more than 2,000 people in Singapore this year, as it pledges to protect jobs amid the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Singapore labor market has been under pressure from the coronavirus outbreak, as …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The proposed configuration of partitions on a truck seen in a widely broadcast video is not “safe” and could “endanger” its occupants as well as other road users, the Ministry of Human Resources said ( MOM) and the Land Transportation Authority (LTA) on Thursday (May 14). In response …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 – Bersatu President Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad does not mind being removed from his party position as long as it is done legally in accordance with the party constitution and regulations rather than a back door movement to eject it. In a video posted on …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian prosecutors on Thursday (May 14) dropped the money laundering charges related to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal against one of the producers of Hollywood hit The Wolf of Wall Street after it agreed to a deal with the government. Riza Aziz, who is also the …
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