Braving Covid-19 risks, Indian volunteers tend to the sick and the dead, Asia News,Every day after he wraps up the online classes he teaches at a Bengaluru college, Akshay Mandlik puts on his mask, gloves and overalls and heads out to help bury the Covid-19 dead. The 37-year-old professor of social
Japan bans new entries of foreigners after virus variant arrives, Asia News,TOKYO – Japan on Saturday said it would temporarily ban non-resident foreign nationals from entering the country as it tightens its borders following the detection of a new, highly infectious variant of the coronavirus. The
S Korea eases some social distancing rules as coronavirus cases fall, Asia News,SEOUL – South Korea extended its social distancing policy for another 16 days yesterday but offered some relief for churches and sporting fixtures, as it reported just eight new coronavirus infections, the lowest in two
GE2020: Lee Hsien Yang joins Tan Cheng Bock's Progress Singapore Party but mum on whether will contest July 10 election, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Mr Lee Hsien Yang, estranged brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, has joined Dr Tan Cheng Bock's Progress Singapore Party (PSP), the par
YouTuber Preetipls and brother Subhas Nair issue 'apology' mimicking statement by Mediacorp and Havas Worldwide, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Local YouTube star Preeti Nair and her brother, rapper Subhas Nair, on Friday (Aug 2) issued a statement ostensibly apologising \”for any hurt that was
Heng Swee Keat urges govts to collaborate in tech to solve problems, Digital News,Countries around the world should collaborate to develop technologies to solve the many challenges they face, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said yesterday morning as he kicked off a forum on innovation. With Chi
Singapore drawing up road map to live with Covid-19, ministers say, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Singapore is drawing up a road map on how to live more normally with Covid-19 on expectations that the virus will become endemic like influenza and as vaccination rates pick up, said ministers leading the
Co-creator of indie hit Night in the Woods dies following #metoo accusations, Digital News,Alec Holowka, Co-creator of Night in the Woods has committed suicide. This is following a series of sexual abuse allegations that came out against him, leading to him getting fired from his game studio. Holowk
Large group of PMD users sound sirens, blast music as they ride among throng of people at Geylang, Singapore News,A group of personal mobility device (PMD) users made a nuisance of themselves as they were riding around Geylang. A video of the riders sounding sirens and blasting loud music was posted
At least 50 killed in train derailment in south-east DR Congo, World News,LUBUMBASHI, Dr Congo – At least 50 stowaways were killed when a freight train derailed in south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo early on Thursday (Sept 12), the latest rail tragedy to strike the vast central African natio
