India's Covid-19 numbers hit another record on April 26 for the fifth day in a row.Reuters The first thing senior fintech consultant Shubadha Mishra does when she wakes up in her flat in Kembangan nowadays is to reach for her phone to check on the condition of her fiance, Mr Zakwan Khan, 28. He is diabetic and lives...
The entry approvals are being reduced in response to the worsening Covid-19 situation in India.The Straits Times Entry approvals for non-Singapore citizens and non-permanent residents are being reduced with immediate effect, in response to the worsening Covid-19 situation in India and the emergence of new virus variants, the Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday (April 20). From...
In one of the latest big-ticket property deals in Singapore, a sea-facing bungalow in the exclusive residential enclave of Sentosa Cove was reportedly bought in recent weeks for more than $39 million by a Chinese national from Fujian Province. Closer to the city, This Week In Asia understands that a 5,070 sq ft luxury penthouse at South Beach...
The lift lobby at Block 196 Kim Keat Avenue. Both lifts were not operational for six hours on Saturday, forcing elderly residents to climb the stairs to get home.Lianhe Wanbao One of the two lifts in his Housing Board block was not working, and the one he was in did not stop on his floor but...
Singapore will next month accept visitors who use a mobile travel pass containing digital certificates for Covid-19 tests and vaccines, its aviation regulator said on Monday (April 5), becoming one of the first countries to adopt the initiative. Singapore will accept the International Air Transport Association (IATA) mobile travel pass for pre-departure checks, where travellers can...
Overall, about seven million people in Malaysia have registered for vaccination.Reuters The Johor state government will roll out a Covid-19 vaccination app aimed at Malaysians who commute between Malaysia and Singapore. Johor Menteri Besar Hasni Mohammad said in a Facebook post on Sunday (April 4) that for a start, 100,000 people are recommended to register for their vaccination...
City for nothing, you know: (clockwise from left) Bukit Batok Nature park, Punggol park and Admiralty park are some of the green spaces you can find in our hoods.(Clockwise from left) Instagram/chienderella06, Instagram/longadin and Instagram/kobedu Whoa, did you know that tiny Singapore actually has 300 parks and four nature reserves? Now that you do, get out...
Singapore and Malaysia have finalised the settlement of compensation for the terminated HSR project.Edelman Malaysia has reimbursed Singapore about $102.8 million for costs incurred in the failed high-speed rail (HSR) project, after the bilateral agreement was terminated. In a joint statement on Monday (March 29), Singapore’s Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung and Malaysia’s Minister in the Prime...
Minister K. Shanmugam (second from right) speaking at The Religious Rehabilitation Group Quarterly Engagement on March 23, 2021, with (from left) Ustaz Mohd Hasbi Hassan, Ustaz Ali Mohamed and Minister of State Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim.The Straits Times Senior Muslim leaders have welcomed the shift in the Government's position to consider allowing nurses to wear the tudung...
A view of the city skyline in Singapore December 31, 2020.Reuters Singapore has started to plan for how offices will look and operate in the post Covid-19 era, signaling its intent to get one of the world’s key financial hubs fully back to business with new technology and safer workplaces. Adopting more touch-free technology, motion sensors, facial...
