Emergency aid heads to Lebanon as world offers support
Emergency medical aid and pop-up field hospitals were dispatched to Lebanon Wednesday along with rescue experts and tracking dogs, as ...
Day: 5 August 2020
COVID-19: NGO Think Centre urges govt to conduct active surveys on migrant workers, establish safe repatriation plans with embassies and consulates
Conducting an active survey of migrant workers in Singapore -- especially those living in dormitories -- and forming safe repatriation ...
WhatsApp rolls out fact-checking feature to combat spread of fake news
As part of the effort to combat the spread of misinformation and fake news, popular instant messaging service WhatsApp has ...
PSP restructures leadership after two members take up NCMP seats
The Progress Singapore Party (PSP) has announced a restructuring of the party’s committee. This follows after party Assistant Secretary-General Leong ...
PSP’s Brad Bowyer reflects on reality of COVID-19 vaccine, highlights the need for leadership that puts nation’s well-being before its own
Citing an excerpt from a Bloomberg article that says "countries cannot fully re-open their economies safely before a vaccine is ...
MOH confirms 908 new cases of COVID-19 infection; Total tally at 54,254
As of Wednesday noon (5 Aug), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed an additional 908 cases of COVID-19 infection ...
Global coronavirus death toll tops 700,000: AFP tally
The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 700,000 people worldwide since it first emerged in China in December, according to ...
Lawyer M Ravi seeks prohibitory order against Attorney-General from reviewing contents of seized electronic devices
Lawyer M Ravi is seeking a prohibitory order against the Attorney-General from reviewing contents of his mobile phone and laptop, ...
【冠状病毒19】新增四入境病例来自印度 三人是年龄一至六岁孩童
本地在今日（5日）新增908例冠状病毒19确诊。在今天下午的简报中，该部解释这批乃最后一批客工，当局预计未来几日新增病例将偏高，直至工作小组完成宿舍的检测为止，才减少。 在今日新增入境病例中，都来自印度，其中三名年龄仅介于一至六岁，持家属准证（(Dependant’s Pass），以及一名63岁的短期探访准证持有者。 四人是在7月22日抵境并遵守居家通知，也在这期间接受冠病检测。 至于社区病例则是一名26岁孟加拉籍男子，未出现症状，是在当局未宿舍外必要服务客工进行检测时发现的。 另一方面，今日有314人出院，累计出院人数4万7768个。
US announces ‘highest level’ visit in decades to Taiwan
by Amber Wang The United States announced Wednesday its "highest level" visit in decades to Taiwan, a move sure to ...