Year: 2022

486 posts

More countries make COVID-19 tests mandatory for visitors from China while Singapore “maintain its prevailing Covid-19 rules”

Several countries have made decisions to tighten border controls by requiring COVID-19…

Li Hongyi, one of the 99,000 individuals receiving special state awards for helping Singapore fight COVID-19

SINGAPORE — Mr Li Hongyi, son of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien…
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  • 30 December 2022

Rising tensions between Rwanda-DRC put the Kagame hegemony days in peril

by Byamukama Richard Bard The root causes of the security crisis in…

Singaporean friend shares story of “$8000 a month to $8 an hour” over a bitter cup of coffee with Jeffery Khoo

Below is a Facebook post by Mr Jeffery Khoo, candidate for PSP’s…
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  • 29 December 2022

India requires travellers from China, Singapore, Japan, South Korea and Thailand to produce Covid negative test before departure

INDIA — India will make a Covid-19 negative test mandatory for travellers…
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  • 29 December 2022

Lone “swordman” who ran amok at Buangkok Crescent, sentenced to 18 months’ jail and six strokes of the cane

SINGAPORE — A 38-year-old man who wielded a Samurai sword and swung…

Shocked by sudden opening up, China drugmakers scramble to cope with surging drug demand

CHINA — As China government abruptly ended the strict zero-Covid policy earlier…

31-year-old Singaporean worker died after pinned down by a machine, 45th workplace fatality this year

SINGAPORE —  A 31-year-old Singaporean worker died on Tuesday (27 Dec) morning…

Twitter outages hit thousands of users worldwide

SAN FRANCISCO, UNITED STATES — Twitter users around the world reported errors…
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  • 29 December 2022

Half of people on 2 flights from China to Italy infected with COVID; MOH says no need to test

Bloomberg reported on Wednesday (28 Dec) that the Italian authorities have found almost…
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  • 29 December 2022