Day: 20 August 2021

25 posts

S’pore turns into “hardship post” as it chose to prioritise inbound business travellers and inbound ‘bubble-wrapped package tourists

Singapore has effectively turned into “a hardship post” as it chose to…

PM Lee asks all to get vaccinated to reach herd immunity but Lawrence Wong says SG not going to reach it

Speaking to the nation on 31 May by Prime Minister Lee Hsien…

Rights groups offer new measures to improve well-being of migrant domestic workers in Singapore

Following the Ministry of Manpower’s (MOM) new measures announced last month to…

COVID-19 task force should set clearer criteria for easing or tightening of SOPs: Prof Paul Tambyah

The recent “dizzying array of phases” that Singapore has moved in and…

40 new cases of COVID-19 infection in S’pore; 36 locally transmitted cases, 14 unlinked

As of Friday noon (20 Aug), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has…

Netizens slam Gov’t for allowing travellers from Hong Kong, Macau to enter S’pore regardless of vaccination status

Starting 8 September, fully vaccinated Singapore residents will be permitted to travel…

Scandal-plagued party reclaims Malaysian leadership

An establishment stalwart was named Malaysia’s new prime minister Friday after the…

Netizens raise concern about “fake vaccination certs” as S’pore allows differentiated COVID-19 safety measures for fully vaccinated travellers

The Ministry of Health (MOH) announced on Thursday (19 Aug) that Singapore…

Paralympic flame arrives in Tokyo as virus surges days before opening

The Paralympic flame arrived in Tokyo on Friday as virus cases hit…

90% vaccination rate could bring down the number of cases “quite significantly”: Prof Tambyah on living with COVID-19

Living with COVID-19 means accepting that it has become an endemic and…