Stay-home notice period reduces to 14 days for travellers from high-risk countries, but compulsory to take additional COVID-19 tests

Starting from today (23 June), all new travellers arriving from high-risk countries…

Apple Daily’s sister publication to cease operating after authorities freeze company assets

A sister publication of pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily said on Wednesday (23…

India declares a new COVID-19 variant of concern – “Delta plus” strain

India declared a new coronavirus variant to be of concern as it infected…

Applications for COVID-19 Recovery Grant for low-, middle-income workers and self employed open till 2 July

Applications for a one-time payout of up to S$700 for lower- to…

Hong Kong police arrest Apple Daily columnist on security charge

The lead editorial writer of Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily was…

After COVID, could the next big killer be heatwaves?

Searing, unrelenting heat scorches large swathes of the Earth, killing millions who…

No jury as Hong Kong’s first ‘national security’ trial gets under way

The first trial under Hong Kong’s new national security law begins Wednesday…

Pandemic Games will show ‘true Olympic values’: Tokyo 2020 chief

The stripped-back Tokyo Games, held despite the ongoing pandemic, will highlight the…

Google gives workers tool for remote work planning

Google on Tuesday unveiled a platform that lets its workers calculate pay…