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The virus spread in bedrooms not only in poor condition: Tan Chuan-Jin, Latest Singapore News
[ad_1] The massive outbreak of coronavirus cases among migrant dormitory workers cannot be attributed only to poor living conditions, even if there are abysmal examples, Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin said yesterday. Rather, the highly contagious nature of the coronavirus and the fact that dorms involve groups of people living …
Read More »Mass repatriation from India begins with flights from UAE
[ad_1] The first wave of a massive exercise to repatriate hundreds of thousands of Indians trapped abroad began on Thursday, with two flights landing in India from the United Arab Emirates. Delhi banned all incoming international flights in late March as it imposed one of the strictest virus blocks in …
Read More »Two cleaners from Northpoint City among new COVID-19 community cases in Singapore
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Two cleaners who worked at Northpoint City shopping mall have tested positive for COVID-19, with the cluster there growing by three cases to 18, the Ministry of Health reported on Saturday (May 9). Eleven community cases were among the 753 new COVID-19 cases reported on Saturday, including nine …
Read More »COVID-19: Massive repatriation from India begins with flights from UAE
[ad_1] DUBAI: The first wave of a massive exercise to repatriate hundreds of thousands of Indians trapped abroad began on Thursday (May 7), with two flights landing in India from the United Arab Emirates. Delhi banned all incoming international flights in late March as it imposed one of the strictest …
Read More »Coronavirus: Life returns to normal in Hong Kong as businesses reopen and people start going out, East Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] HONG KONG – Life has returned to the quiet streets and empty shops as businesses, forced to close amid the outbreak, reopened on Friday (May 8) after the government loosened social distancing rules on the back of no new local Covid-19 transmission. More people were spotted out and about …
Read More »Senior US and Chinese Trade Officials Agree to Strengthen Cooperation
[ad_1] BEIJING: The top U.S. and Chinese trade representatives discussed their Phase 1 trade deal on Friday (May 8) with China saying it agreed to improve the atmosphere for its implementation, and the United States said both sides expected the obligations to be met. The discussion in a phone call …
Read More »Jakarta residents who returned to the cities of origin before banning the coronavirus-related Hari Raya exodus, SE Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] JAKARTA – Indonesia’s enforcement of its ban on the annual Hari Raya Idul Fitri exodus takes on additional importance, as a series of Covid-19 broadcasts have been linked to those who returned home earlier. A poll cited by the government said 7 percent of people had gone home early, …
Read More »Maid continued to divert valuables from older employers even after she was caught
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – An Indonesian maid employed to care for a 76-year-old lady stole her jewelry and pawned it. Even after her employer’s son caught her and gave her a second chance, Eti Maryati persisted in her robbery ways and emptied all of the jewelry from her employer’s drawer in …
Read More »‘Sovereign’ woman sequel? Police investigating after woman refuses to wear mask, challenges SDA and security guard at Sun Plaza, Singapore News
[ad_1] Hot on the heels of last week’s ‘sovereign woman’ drama that has already spawned countless memes, another woman is going viral for acting as if she’s above the law. The police are looking into an incident where a woman refused to wear a mask properly and challenged a safe-distancing …
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