S’pore Parliament to pass legislation to limit usage of data from digital contact tracing solutions in February
The Singapore Parliament is set to pass legislation next month to limit the usage of personal data obtained from digital ...
Day: January 8, 2021
Covid-19 Vaccines for Malaysia: A Call for Transparency in Registration & Purchasing
by Citizens’ Health Initiative With the exception of the People’s Republic of China and a few other countries like New ...
Hong Kong protesters jailed for airport assault on mainland reporter
Three Hong Kong democracy supporters were jailed for up to five and a half years on Friday for their involvement ...
Two Chinese cities sealed off to squash virus outbreak
China has sealed off two cities south of Beijing, cutting transport links and banning millions of residents from leaving, as ...
2020 ties 2016 as hottest year on record
by Marlowe Hood 2020 has tied 2016 as the hottest year on record, the European Union's climate monitoring service said ...
‘Korea Grand Sale 2021’ to be held online for 46 days beginning 14 January
The South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism (MCST) and Visit Korea Committee (VKC) will be hosting an online ...
MOH confirms 23 new cases of COVID-19 infection; Total tally at 58,836
As of Friday noon (8 Jan), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed an additional 23 cases of COVID-19 infection ...
PM Lee Hsien Loong receives COVID-19 vaccine; says it is “painless, effective, and important”
Just two weeks after Singapore received its first shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong kicked ...
Philippine-based Jollibee Foods Corporation receives two global employer excellence awards
Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) became the first-ever Filipino company to be recognised by the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA). It ...
Animal welfare group highlights dwindling population of stray dogs following TNR programme; pleads public not to report on chasing dogs
An animal protection organisation took to Facebook on Thursday (7 January) to raise awareness about the dropping number of stray ...