Whopping 72.6 per cent of S’poreans spending New Year’s Eve at home alone or with close family
A whopping 72.6 per cent of Singaporeans are spending New Year's Eve at home -- whether alone or with close ...
Day: December 31, 2020
2020 in Review: From elections in a COVID-19 world to the regional rise of political youth
by Danisha Hakeem and Yas The major events of 2020 marked a tumultuous finish to a decade — most notably ...
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai ordered back to jail
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai was ordered back to jail Thursday as the city's highest court granted prosecutors ...
Tokyo tops 1,000 daily virus cases with new emergency warning
Tokyo reported over 1,000 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, a new record, as local and government officials warned that a ...
MOH confirms 30 new cases of COVID-19; Total tally at 58,599
As of Thursday (31 December), 12 pm, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed 30 new cases of COVID-19 infection. ...
China confirms first case of UK coronavirus variant
China has confirmed its first case of a new coronavirus variant that was recently detected in Britain, health officials said. ...
China’s first vaccine hustled to market as race to inoculate 1.3bn speeds up
China has granted "conditional" market approval to a Sinopharm vaccine with a reported 79 percent efficacy rate against Covid-19, health ...
42-year-old woman apprehended under Mental Health Act after walking naked in Bedok
A 42-year-old woman was apprehended by police after she was spotted walking naked around Bedok on Tuesday morning (29 December). ...
Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat to deliver S’pore Budget 2021 statement on 16 February
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat will be delivering his Singapore Budget 2021 statement in Parliament on ...