Wearable device for Covid-19 contact tracing to be rolled out soon, may be issued to everyone in Singapore, Digital News,SINGAPORE – A wearable device for contact tracing may be issued to Singaporeans to help curb the spread of Covid-19. This was announced in Parliament by Minister-in-charge of the
Vietnam zoo turns to donations, growing food to survive Covid-19 pandemic, Asia News,HO CHI MINH – As visitor numbers slump during the pandemic, Vietnam's oldest zoo has scrambled to survive, such as holding fundraising drives, cutting pay and growing fruit and vegetables to feed the animals. T
South Korean delivery workers say coronavirus boom means relentless toil, Asia News,SEOUL – South Korea's delivery workers have fallen into what they call a \”legal blind spot\” and say it's a deadly place to be as the novel coronavirus drives an unprecedented boom in online business. Labour
Singapore to consider switching to Apple/Google contact tracing API, Digital News,More countries including Singapore and Australia are considering to switch or adopt Apple/Google contact tracing API according to a report by Reuters. Singapore and Australia were among the several countries to launch
Meet Kyuta: The 10-year-old, 85kg sumo in training, Asia News,TOKYO – Among the young sumo wrestlers lifting weights in the ring, 10-year-old Kyuta Kumagai stands out. At 85 kilograms (187 lb), Kyuta is twice the size of the other children his age and is so dominant that he wrestles, and beats, boys
PSA: WhatsApp dropping support for older Android and iOS smartphones, Digital News,WhatsApp has announced plans to stop supporting smartphones using older operating systems by Oct 24. In a post to their official help centre, WhatsApp says that they will be supporting Android-based smartphones runnin
Australia's NSW declares state of emergency for bushfires, World News,SYDNEY – The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) declared its second state of emergency in two months on Thursday (Dec 19) as temperatures were set to soar above 40 deg C and nearly 100 bushfires were burning throughout
Bomb at pork stall in market in Thailand's south kills three, wounds 22, Asia News,BANGKOK – A motorcycle bomb exploded in a market in Thailand's southern Yala province on Monday, killing three people and wounding 22, a spokesman for the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) said, th
5 life lessons with Sophia Chan, co-founder of Maiko Singapore, Money News,More life lesson's from some of Singapore's greatest business minds. SOMETIMES LIFE TAKES AN UNEXPECTED TURN AND THAT'S OKAY I had the opportunity to study in a reputable primary school, but as a child, that di
Man, 46, arrested after slashing wife with cleaver at Liang Seah Street, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – A woman was slashed at Liang Seah Street, in the Bugis area, by a man on Thursday (April 14) afternoon. The Singapore Civil Defence Force said it received a call for assistance at 75 Beach Road at abo
