We're halfway into a month-long circuit breaker and being stuck at home has left many of us with frayed nerves. So much so that some people have taken the task of 'disciplining' others flouting the safe distancing rules upon themselves. In a video clip circulating on Facebook, a pair of residents were heard speaking harshly to a group...
Following advice from the Ministry of Health, McDonald’s Singapore is set to close its doors to customers until May 4, 2020. The closure which not only affects store operations but McDelivery and Drive-thru services as well was done as a precautionary measure to protect employee and customer safety. Source: Head Topics As Singapore enters the third week of...
Singapore records an additional 1,426 Covid-19 cases today (20 April) bringing the total number of cases in the country to 8,014. According to CNA, most of the new cases are work permit holders staying in foreign worker dormitories. Among the new cases, 16 are Singaporeans or permanent residents. “We are still working through the details of the cases,...
It’s Singapore’s turn to freak out as its number of Covid-19 cases reaches over 4,000. According to an article by Strait Times, yesterday (16th April), Singapore recorded 728 cases in just one day. For the past two weeks including yesterday, foreign workers living in dormitories have been the main cause of the increase. Out of the 728...
Generic of StarHub outlet at Plaza Singapura. Photo: Nuria Ling/TODAY Some disgruntled StarHub users missed work deadlines, while others could not join colleagues for video conferences owing to a major internet outage on Wednesday (April 15) that lasted up to nine hours. In a statement issued at 9pm on Wednesday, Mr Chong Siew Loong, StarHub’s chief technology officer,...
Singapore recorded 386 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (13 April) bringing the total number of infections to 2,918. According to the Straits Times, this is the highest daily spike in the country to date with 280 of them linked to known clusters. Most of the infected patients are said to be foreign workers living in dormitories, reported...
It’s not easy to make a living on the other side of the causeway, especially now that the MCO is in place and Malaysians working in Singapore are left to deal with high costs of living, unemployment and being separated from their families just to continuously support them financially. Out of desperation, a group of...
Malaysian workers in Singapore are currently facing difficulties as the Movement Control Order (MCO) has been extended for an additional 2 weeks. The MCO’s initial planned date was from 18th of March to 31st of March 2020. However, it has now been extended to an extra two weeks with the final date of MCO being...
As of today, there are a total of 24 imported new cases and 8 local new cases of Covid-19 in the island nation, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Health in Singapore, totalling 345 cases. According to a tweet by their MOH, one of the imported cases is a Malaysian man, aged 25, who has...
You know Uncle Ringo. Your parents, and, surely, your kids know Uncle Ringo. No, he’s not the relative that you look forward to seeing at family gatherings, though Uncle Ringo sparks joy for folks with their travelling carnivals all around Singapore, replete with old-school amusement rides and games all over our little red dot since...
