[ad_1] SHANGHAI: The city of Jilin, in northeast China, is imposing new travel restrictions to contain a new COVID-19 outbreak, with six new cases reported on Tuesday (May 12). Jilin has become the source of a possible new wave of infections and the neighboring city of Shulan was forced to …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A 56-year-old cleaner who was drunk in public verbally abused a distance ambassador and a female police officer and also assaulted the latter, according to a court. Taken to state courts four days later, Christopher Arumutham, who was drunk again, again threw vulgarities at another police officer. …
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[ad_1] SEOUL: Coronavirus screening tests have increased in South Korea since authorities introduced anonymous tests, authorities said Wednesday (May 13), as they rushed to board a group of nightclubs amid concerns that prejudice against homosexuals could impede the response. The country has presented itself as a global model on how …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: About 700 fines have been issued to people who found smoking in prohibited areas between the start of the “circuit breaker” on April 7 and May 6, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said on Wednesday (13 of May). This is a 65 percent decrease from the nearly 2,000 …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – There has been a dramatic drop in the number of people who went to doctors in the past two months for infectious diseases generally transmitted from person to person, and some doctors said that good hygiene and social distancing measures are important factors that contribute to the …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The case of a dog that was euthanized is currently “pending investigation” by the Animal and Veterinary Service (AVS), Minister for Internal Affairs and Legal Affairs K Shanmugam said on May 13, when he called to members of the public. exercise restraint on the matter. “There has been …
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[ad_1] A 39-year-old woman was detained under the Mental Health Act yesterday (May 12) after a fight broke out between her and her husband, resulting in a smashed ashtray and injuries sustained by both parties. The incident took place in the early morning hours in Block 207C, Punggol Place, police …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Some 70 firefighters put out a fire (May 13) in a Tuas warehouse on Wednesday morning that was so intense that the heat from the fire caused the walls of the property to rupture. No injuries were reported. The Singapore Civil Defense Force (SCDF) responded to the …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Roads in Singapore are significantly smoother and safer than before the Covid-19 pandemic, even if the percentage of speed and failure cases has increased. The Ground Transportation Authority said traffic volume has decreased on average by 60 percent since the pandemic hit in January, noting that the …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The number of COVID-19 cases in Singapore exceeded 25,000 on Wednesday (May 13), with 675 new infections reported as of noon. This brings the national count to 25,346 cases. Ad Ad The vast majority of new cases are work permit holders residing in residences for foreign workers, the …
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