While they were busy treating Covid-19 patients in Wuhan, their faces were hardly recognizable under surgical masks and goggles. In order to have a record of all the 42,000-plus medical workers who risked their lives to come to the aid of Hubei, the region of China hardest hit by the epidemic, a group of volunteer photographers...
Pupils fired up their imaginations for a unique school assignment at home in Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Since the primary school has not resumed classes because of the coronavirus epidemic, pupils were asked to submit replicas of famous paintings, using themselves as models, to tap their creativity. Their homework went viral online with creative performances and...
If your grandparents are having trouble staying home, perhaps this adorable little reminder would do the trick. "Ah gong, ah ma, don't walk around outside!" a young girl in twin tails chirps in fluent Hokkien in an Instagram on April 14. The video, re-shared by Facebook group All Singapore Stuff on April 19, has since melted the...
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...
If you watched these iconic cartoons growing up, you’ll definitely feel the loss of this legend. Oscar-winning American filmmaker and animator, Gene Deitch, passed away in his home in Prague sometime between Thursday and Friday night, at the age of 95. Source: Mirror Deitch was the animator of popular childhood classics that held a special place among...
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,...
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,...
So in many ways, which we should be grateful for, our country has done a great job dealing with this world wide pandemic. As a matter of fact, a report by Bernama proved it when Indonesians commended the ways in which the Malaysian government provided financial aid to its citizens, after the enforcement of the MCO. On a YouTube...
Zoos in Germany might have no choice but to feed its animals to other animals in order for the zoo to survive. According to BBC, zoos that would’ve been crowded during the Easter holidays are now losing profits and are asking for donations as the Covid-19 lockdown takes a toll. A zoo director in Germany has even admitted...
