Day: 27 April 2020

34 posts

S'pore waters littered with over 60 ships packed full of oil no one wants

Oil-filled tankers are crowding a narrow waterway off Singapore as they wait…

Josephine Teo: Government would have implemented the circuit breakers sooner if it had seen the community spread earlier

When looking back at the number of cases during the early phase…

S'porean charged with posting false information on purported "enhanced" COVID-19 circuit breaker measures

A 40-year-old Singaporean on Monday (27 April) was charged with the offence…

MOH confirms daily toll of 799 COVID-19 cases, bringing total to 14,423

The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Mon (27 Apr) has confirmed an…

S'porean writer shares a glimpse of life in a migrant worker dormitory via photos taken in 2013

The recent explosion in the number of COVID-19 cases in Singapore has…

Dorm operator who locked up migrant workers should be given much more than a stern warning

The world’s eyes are on Singapore as the country’s cases of coronavirus…

ST Forum: Jobs Support Scheme may help employees, but it adds pressure to employers

A member of the public, Low Boon Seong, wrote to ST Forum…

Of belting patriotic anthem and flashing torch lights, many call it a "distraction" from actual support for the frontline workers

With the continuous surge of total confirmed COVID-19 cases in Singapore, it…

The media must do better in its portrayal of minorities when talking about inequality, says academician

The continued portrayal of minorities as “worse-off” can belie the fact that…

平均每日三千客工 颜金勇：目前已有2.1万客工接受检测

在今日（4月27日）的政府跨部门抗疫工作小组记者会，卫生部长颜金勇表示，迄今已有2万1000客工被检测。当局每日能进行超过8千个冠状病毒19检测。平均每日有3千客工接受检测。 他表示这相当于每15名客工，就有一人已获检测，概率比韩国的90分之一还要高、也高过英美。 他驳斥坊间传言，指卫生部减少在感染率高客工宿舍的检测。反之，他强调在这些宿舍的检测有增无减，同时也会扩大到必要服务领域的工作人士。 相信是为应对客工宿舍疫情爆发，国家发展部长黄循财称，政府计划为哪些已经康复的客工提供长期住宿，包括兴建新住所。