Bangladeshi worker in ICU for COVID-19 escapes critical condition, transferred to general ward
A Bangladeshi worker who was placed in intensive care unit (ICU) for COVID-19 complications has escaped critical condition and has ...
Day: 16 April 2020
Record 728 new cases of COVID-19 infection, bringing total infection cases past 4,000 mark
The Ministry of Health has announced that it has verified and confirmed 728 new cases of COVID-19 infection as of ...
IMF chief eyes deadline extension to Brexit trade deal
IMF head Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday suggested that Britain and the EU extend their deadline on striking a post-Brexit trade ...
Indonesian govt urges residents to self-isolate as over 165,000 individuals are suspected to have COVID-19
As the number of “persons under investigation” in Indonesia reaches a toll of 165,549 to date, the government is now ...
Starving monkeys invade local administrative office in West Sumatra as local tourism site closes due to COVID-19
A group of monkeys invaded the administrative office of Pakan Sinayan Village in Payakumbuh, West Sumatera on Wednesday (15 April ...
No point saying thank you to the foreign workers, please say sorry instead
Manpower Minister Josephine Teo and her team seem to be embarking on a public relations exercise in amid the increasing ...
Indonesia govt to conduct free PCR tests jointly with national pharmaceutical firm
The Indonesian government, through the new coronavirus (COVID-19) mitigation task force, will be conducting free polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests ...
Constance Singam: The Tamil Story
by Constance Singam The current status of the migrant workers, many from Tamil Nadu, is a retelling of the experience ...
Japan expands virus emergency nationwide
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday expanded a state of emergency due to the coronavirus to cover the whole ...
NTUC FairPrice to include $3.99 service fee in all online orders to cover picking and packing costs
Starting tonight (16 Apr) at 8pm, local supermarket chain NTUC FairPrice will include a S$3.99 service charge to all orders ...