NDR 2021: 7 highlights from PM Lee Hsien Loong's speech, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – With the Covid-19 outbreak under control, it is time for Singapore to refocus on the future, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his National Day Rally speech on Sunday (Aug 29). He also noted that the pandem
About 80% of Airbnb Japan rentals affected by new rental law, Asia News,Rental platform Airbnb has suspended a large majority of its listings in Japan ahead of a new law that goes into effect next week regulating short-term rentals in the country. The law, which comes into force on June 15, requires
Shenzhen suspends direct flights to Beijing amid Covid-19 battle, China News,SHENZHEN – Direct flights from the southern city of Shenzhen to Beijing have been suspended until at least July 1, booking apps showed, ahead of celebrations for the Chinese Communist Party's founding in the capital on
Not loving WFH? Here are 7 hacks to make life easier, Digital News,While some of us are gradually returning to office life after Phase 2 of Singapore's reopening was announced, many of us remain cooped up working from home (WFH). If your WFH experience isn't as productive as you'd lik
Vietnam Health Ministry to buy Russian Covid-19 vaccine, Asia News,HANOI – Vietnam's Health Ministry has registered to buy a Russian Covid-19 vaccine, state television reported on Friday (Aug 14), as the South-east Asian country fights a new outbreak of the coronavirus following months of no lo
China reports 3 new coronavirus cases after first day with none, China News,SHANGHAI – China recorded three new confirmed Covid-19 cases on the mainland for May 23, following the first day with no new cases since the outbreak began, the National Health Commission (NHC) said in a statement on Sunday
Fear and panic can do more harm than the coronavirus, says PM Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – The ongoing coronavirus outbreak is a test of Singapore's social cohesion and psychological resilience, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Saturday (Feb 8). \”Fear and anxiety are natura
Central Chinese province swamped after heaviest rain in 1,000 years, China News,BEIJING, July 21 – A dozen people died in a flooded subway line in Zhengzhou, the capital of China's central Henan province, after the city was drenched by what weather watchers said were the heaviest rains for 1,00
Kate Hudson, Jeon Jong-seo star in tribute to outsiders Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon, Entertainment News,VENICE – Hollywood star Kate Hudson and South Korean actress Jeon Jong-seo play two outsiders on a collision course with their surroundings in Ana Lily Amirpour's Venice Film Festival compet
We got eat this meh: What people overseas think Singaporeans always eat, Lifestyle News,We probably don’t like the term very much these days but some food and drinks from Singapore are so successfully “viral” that people who have never lived here like to associate them with us. For instance, earlier
