SDP Chairman Paul Tambyah: Problems with insurance providers a symptom of “overly complex” healthcare financing system

Issues that have cropped up with insurance providers under the Integrated Shield…

COVID-19 infections surge in Nepal fueled by double mutant strain from India

Reuters reported yesterday (26 Apr) that COVID-19 cases have surged rapidly in…

Fiji fears virus ‘tsunami’ after outbreak found to be Indian variant

A COVID-19 outbreak that forced Fiji’s capital into lockdown after the island…

Myanmar junta wants ‘stability’ before heeding pleas on violence

Myanmar’s junta said Tuesday it will heed regional pleas to stop violence…

12 new cases of COVID-19 infection in S’pore; 1 case in the community

As of Tuesday noon (27 Apr), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has…

Terence Soon resigns from PSP, steps down as party Youth Wing leader

Progress Singapore Party (PSP) member Terence Soon on Monday (26 Apr) announced…

Fire breaks out in Sengkang condominium; 20 people evacuated

A fire broke out in a bedroom at the Compass Heights condominium…

Foreign aid arrives in COVID-stricken India

The first emergency medical supplies trickled into COVID-stricken India on Tuesday as…

‘Impossible now’ – Japan’s Olympic host towns pull out over pandemic

by Hiroshi Hiyama Hundreds of Japanese towns and cities have been forced…