Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine will be rolled out end of February, says M’sia PM Muhyiddin Yassin
The Malaysian government will begin rolling out the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine by the end of this month, said Prime Minister ...
Day: February 4, 2021
S’pore “more than capable” of handling differences as long as govt, political parties “disavow exclusivist thinking”, says academician Cherian George
Singapore will be "more than capable" of handling differences "in ways that make Singapore a big-hearted home" as long as ...
ICA evaluates every stateless person’s application for citizenship based on a range of criteria: Minister K Shanmugam
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) evaluates every application for Singapore Permanent Residents (PRs) or Singapore Citizenship (SC) by stateless ...
Construction of Jurong East Integrated Transport Hub to start mid of-2021
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced on Thursday (4 February) that the construction of the Jurong East integrated transport hub ...
Behind several ASEAN nations’ imposition of duties on various Indonesian intermediary products
JAKARTA, INDONESIA -- At least 14 countries -- four of them ASEAN member countries -- have imposed 37 import duties ...
22 new cases of COVID-19 infection in S’pore; all cases are imported
As of Thursday noon (4 Feb), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed an additional 22 cases of COVID-19 infection ...
Firefighters hold off bushfire near Australia’s Perth
A mammoth effort by Australian firefighters saved homes from an out-of-control bushfire near Perth overnight, authorities said Thursday, but warned strong ...
Man fined S$1,000 for destroying PAP election poster, says he acted “out of frustration”
A 48-year-old man was fined S$1,000 on Thursday (4 Feb) for destroying a People’s Action Party (PAP) poster during the ...
Malaysians praise hotel manager’s effort in selling hotel food on roadside to help business stay afloat
A hotel manager in Penang has resorted to selling the hotel's food to ease the burdens of his staff members ...
Western alarm as Canada says Hong Kong enforcing single nationality
by Su Xinqi and Jerome Taylor Canada, Britain and the United States have expressed alarm after Ottawa revealed authorities in ...