Day: 24 December 2020

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Asia

Hong Kong protests not only a domestic issue, but “a global fight against democratic recession”: Hong Kong human rights activist

Hong Kong’s protest movement extends beyond a domestic issue — rather, it is “a global fight against democratic recession”, said…
Health

Singapore confirms 1 COVID-19 case with new UK virus strain; another 11 cases tested “preliminarily positive”

The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Wednesday (23 December) confirmed that one COVID-19 case with the potentially more contagious B117…
Comments

Unregulated private-hire driver sentenced to nearly six years of jail, six strokes of caning for molesting four passengers; netizens question why police did not apprehend him sooner

A 27-year-old man was sentenced to five years and 10 months in jail and was given six strokes of the…
Community

HOME launches fundraising campaign to assist migrant worker suffering from work-related spinal and pelvic injury

An online fundraising campaign launched by the Humanitarian Organization for Migration Economics (HOME) on Giving.sg aims to raise SS$35,000 in…
Sports

Virus-delayed Tokyo Olympic sponsors to extend contracts: organisers

Organisers for the virus-postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics said Thursday they have reached “basic agreement” with all domestic sponsors to extend…
China

China suspends UK flights over new virus strain

China on Thursday suspended flights to and from Britain after it reported a new, more infectious strain of the coronavirus.…
Health

MOH preliminary confirms 13 new cases of COVID-19; Total tally at 58,495

As of 24 December 2020, 12 pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed 13 new cases of COVID-19 infection.…
China

China begins anti-monopoly investigation into Alibaba

by Laurie Chen China has launched an anti-monopoly investigation into Alibaba, regulators said Thursday, heaping further pressure on the e-commerce…
Current Affairs

Man accused of Felicia Teo’s murder now has legal representation

The man who is accused of murdering Ms Felicia Teo Wei Ling in 2007 now has legal representation, a district…