SINGAPORE: President Halimah Yacob has given her in-principle support for Singapore to draw on its past reserves, as part of...
Day: March 26, 2020
NEW DELHI: Three more people infected with coronavirus died overnight in India as the government sought on Thursday (Mar 26) to...
Singapore’s economy contracts by 2.2% in Q1 as COVID-19 outbreak hits construction, services sectors
SINGAPORE: The Singapore economy contracted by 2.2 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter, as the COVID-19 outbreak and global measures to...
MANILA: Nine doctors have died in the Philippines from the coronavirus, the country's top medical association said Thursday (Mar 26),...
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia’s king and queen have been placed under quarantine, after seven palace staff tested positive for COVID-19.In a statement...
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Thursday (Mar 26) warned that foreign workers who do not comply with gathering...
SINGAPORE: As part of its measures to tackle the COVID-19 outbreak, Singapore's judiciary will be enabling certain court hearings to...
LONDON: The number of coronavirus deaths in the United Kingdom rose to 463 as of Wednesday (Mar 25) from 422...
SINGAPORE: A woman who ran a sex escort business with seven women under her was jailed for 14 months and...
SINGAPORE:The Government owes parents a responsibility to “maintain high standards” across all pre-schools so that they can have “peace of...
MADRID: World leaders are to hold online crisis talks Thursday (Mar 26) on the coronavirus pandemic that has forced three billion...
Commentary: The problem with reusing the 2009 global financial crisis playbook to deal with COVID-19
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut: In an effort to get a handle on the economic and financial consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
SINGAPORE: Factory activity in Singapore plunged more than 20 per cent in February from the previous month amid a deepening...
SINGAPORE: The validity period for a Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) for Malaysia-registered vehicles will be extended until Jun 30 to...