Myanmar protestors call for boycott of Singapore products, says S’pore shows lack of support to the people of Myanmar
Protesters against the military in Myanmar have taken to social media to call for a boycott of some Singaporean F&B ...
Day: February 18, 2021
Netizens slam MOM for purported lack of proper vetting of graduates from Manav Bharti University following fake degree scandal
Earlier this month, while conducting a routine investigation of a fake degree case, the Indian police had uncovered a much ...
Misinformation fears after Facebook blacks out news in Australia
by Holly Robertson Facebook's news blackout in Australia has raised fears misinformation could come to dominate the platform in the country, ...
Hong Kong fast tracks China’s Sinovac vaccine approval
Hong Kong's government on Thursday approved the Chinese-made Sinovac coronavirus vaccine for emergency use after a panel of experts fast-tracked ...
Destruction of Kranji Woodlands Forest, a foregone conclusion from the beginning?
It came to a surprise to many, especially nature lovers, when they found out that large patches of greenery at ...
Female jogger dies after tree fell on her at Marsiling Park; NPark last inspected park in April 2020
A 38-year-old woman died after a tree fell on her at Marsiling Park on Thursday (18 February) morning. The Singapore ...
S’pore public sector agencies rated more favourably by PMETs than non-PMETs: Blackbox Research Index 2020
Singapore's public sector organisations are rated more favourably by professionals, managers, executives, and technicians (PMETs) than non-PMET workers, according to ...
Olympic minister set for Tokyo 2020 top job after sexism row
Tokyo 2020 organisers met Thursday as reports said they will name Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto their new president after previous ...
Indonesia kicks off second wave of COVID-19 vaccinations
by Agnes Anya Market traders were among the first to benefit from Indonesia's second phase of mass vaccinations against the ...
11 new cases of COVID-19 infection in S’pore; all cases are imported
As of Thursday noon (18 Feb), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed an additional 11 cases of COVID-19 ...