UK starts mass vaccination with Pfizer’s vaccine while EDB backed one currently on trial in SG

On Tuesday (8 Dec), Britain became the first Western country to begin…

COVID-19 has shown the weakness of systems that have failed to place a central focus on upholding human rights, says UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

The key factor in turning this disaster of a pandemic into an…

Hong Kong’s exports projected to increase 5% next year, HKTDC Export Index reveals

The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) on Wednesday (9 December) revealed…

Netizen who first shared image of elderly cardboard collector counters sceptical commenters

On Wednesday (9 December), news outlets picked up the story of an…

83-year-old S’porean passenger of Royal Caribbean cruise ship does not have COVID-19 infection: MOH

It was earlier reported that an 83-year-old passenger of a Royal Caribbean…

New Zealand adopts Apple-Google contact tracing framework for COVID-19; S’pore chooses to distribute more TraceTogether tokens

Earlier this week on Tuesday (8 December), New Zealand authorities announced that…

MOH confirms 6 new cases of COVID-19; Total tally at 58,297

As of Thursday noon (10 Dec), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has…

54-year-old woman pinned under rear wheel of SBS bus after bus made discretionary right turn

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Indonesia places risky bet on Chinese coronavirus vaccines

by Lucie GODEAU Indonesia is betting that China-made coronavirus vaccines can help…