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 a mass effort to vaccinate its citizens against ...
Day: December 10, 2020
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 opportunity to reset priorities and improve prospects for ...
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 the latest HKTDC Export Index has increased to ...
Netizen who first shared image of elderly cardboard collector counters sceptical commenters
On Wednesday (9 December), news outlets picked up the story of an elderly woman in Tiong Bahru who was seen ...
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 cruise ship Quantum of the Seas was tested ...
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 it has adopted the Exposure Notification Framework developed ...
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 confirmed six new cases of COVID-19 infection. This ...
UK signs Singapore trade deal as EU talks falter
Britain on Thursday (10 Dec) signed a free-trade deal with Singapore, giving it a key foothold in Asia as it ...
54-year-old woman pinned under rear wheel of SBS bus after bus made discretionary right turn
This article contains a video that readers may find distressing. Viewers' discretion is advised. Earlier this week, a 54-year-old pedestrian ...
Indonesia places risky bet on Chinese coronavirus vaccines
by Lucie GODEAU Indonesia is betting that China-made coronavirus vaccines can help it tackle one of the worst outbreaks in ...