Face mask rules to be cancelled soon
The Ministry of Public Health Ministry is expected to cancel face mask-wearing regulations and related fines in two or three weeks, according to the Department of Disease Control (DDC).Continue Reading
Number of child deaths from acute kidney injury in Indonesia rises to 133
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s health minister said on Friday (Oct 21) that the number of children who had died from acute kidney injury (AKI) rose to 133 from the previously reported 99. The deaths were among a total of 241 cases in 22 provinces, Budi Gunadi Sadikin said, adding that most patientsContinue Reading
5 workers in Ang Mo Kio protest were owed salaries; payments settled in full by employer: MOM
SINGAPORE: Five of the workers who protested outside a building in Ang Mo Kio this week were owed salaries, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said on Friday (Oct 21). These outstanding payments have since been settled in full by the workers’ employer, Zhengda Corporation, MOM said in a Facebook post. MOMContinue Reading
Mediacorp awarded 2 trophies at 2022 Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards
Forgotten Heroes and Disease Hunters: Mosquito Mayhem took gold and silver trophies respectively.Continue Reading
Imran Khan: Former Pakistan PM barred from running for office for five years
The election commission bars the former leader for unlawfully selling gifts he received as prime minister.Continue Reading
Bivalent COVID-19 vaccine will be offered to healthcare workers in Singapore from Oct 25
The bivalent Moderna/Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine was first rolled out on Oct 14 to people aged 50 and above.Continue Reading
CNA Explains: How does Article 156 in the Constitution ‘protect’ marriage?
The proposed Articles 156(3) and (4) refer to Part 4 of the Constitution, which contains constitutional rights provisions, such as the right to equality, said Assistant Professor of Law Benjamin Joshua Ong, from the Yong Pung How School of Law at the Singapore Management University (SMU). “For example, Article 156(3)Continue Reading
Mall zoo prices Thailand’s last caged gorilla at B30m
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment plans fund-raising events to buy the country’s last gorilla, held caged at a shopping mall in Bangkok that has put the price at 30 million baht.Continue Reading
Carousell hit by data breach, users’ email addresses and mobile numbers exposed
Carousell said that no password-related information was compromised in the breach, and that it was unlikely that the incident would result in identity theft.Continue Reading
Ukraine in the mold of a classic proxy war
The United States and European countries continue to pledge their support to Ukraine as Russia’s invasion drags on into its ninth month – and have backed their alliance with recurrent deliveries of advanced weaponry and money. But despite Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threats to Western powers of nuclear strikes, neither the US nor any Western […]Continue Reading