[ad_1] A man in Hong Kong died the day after police used what they described as an appropriate force to arrest him for criminal damage, drug possession and assault officers. The force said Yau Tsim district officers patrolling Nathan Road were called at 5 p.m. Thursday by members of the …
Read More »While some violent Covid-19 parties, others want ‘immunity’ quickly, Opinion News & Top Stories
[ad_1] “Yes. Boost the herd’s immunity,” wrote a Singapore surfer in response to US health authorities warning of the Covid-19 parties where people get together with an infected person in hopes of getting sick. But most of the other Straits Times Facebook users discovered that the idea of infection parties …
Read More »Cook with these top chefs online, Food News & Top Stories
[ad_1] Like everyone else whipping up a storm on social media, you want to be an Insta-cook too, but you do not know where to start. Learn from the professionals themselves, as chefs take to Facebook and Instagram to share simple recipes for beginners. Most dishes require basic pantry ingredients …
Read More »South Korean President Moon warns of second wave of coronavirus as cases recover, East Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SEOUL (REUTERS, BLOOMBERG) – South Korea warned of a second wave of the new coronavirus on Sunday (May 10) as the infections recovered to a maximum of a month, just as authorities began easing some pandemic restrictions. “It won’t end until it’s over,” President Moon Jae-in told the nation, …
Read More »COVID-19: McDonald’s Singapore to reopen most restaurants on May 11
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: McDonald’s Singapore will reopen most of its restaurants for deliveries, drive-through services and takeaways on Monday (May 11), after having suspended all operations for three weeks. Making the announcement in a Facebook post on Sunday, the fast food chain wrote: “We’re happy to announce that we’ll be back …
Read More »Malaysia’s conditional movement control order was extended for another four weeks until June 9, SE Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said Sunday (May 10) that he is extending the conditional order to stay home for another four weeks, until June 9. The Prime Minister said that although new Covid-19 cases are lower now than at the start of movement restrictions, the …
Read More »876 new cases of coronavirus in Singapore; 3 are Singaporean and public relations, health news and featured stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed 876 new cases of Covid-19 as of Sunday noon (May 10), bringing the total count in Singapore to 23,336. In publishing its preliminary figures, the Ministry of Health said that the vast majority of new cases are holders of work permits …
Read More »Mahathir and Anwar team up again to return PH to power, SE Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] The two veteran Malaysian politicians, Mahathir Mohamad and Anwar Ibrahim, said yesterday that they put aside their differences for a new push to regain power from the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. They said in a joint statement that they rejected the two-month-old Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration that came to …
Read More »Tesla’s Elon Musk vows to pull ‘immediately’ out of California
[ad_1] PALTO ALTO, U.S. – Electric car maker Tesla will leave California and move its headquarters to another state, CEO Elon Musk said Saturday after local health officials refused to allow the company’s factory to reopen amid the coronavirus outbreak. “Frankly, this is the final straw,” Musk said in a …
Read More »COVID-19: special effects and virtual guests as weddings in China connect
[ad_1] BEIJING: Like many couples in the era of social estrangement, Ma Jialun and Zhang Yitong held their wedding ceremony online, but added a twist by broadcasting the event live to more than 100,000 strangers. Coronavirus blockades and travel restrictions have forced people around the world to delay their nuptials …
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