SINGAPORE: Singapore and Malaysia have settled arrangements for cross-border travel between both countries, but are not yet ready to allow daily commuting, said Singapore’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan. Dr Balakrishnan was speaking to Singapore reporters at the Woodlands Immigration and Checkpoints Authority building on Sunday (Jul 26) morning […]
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A family use a hand sanitizer station as the National Zoo reopens for socially-distanced patrons for the first time since the start of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Washington, U.S. July 24, 2020. REUTERS: The United States recorded more than 1,000 deaths from COVID-19 for the fourth straight […]
LONDON: Britain told its citizens to avoid all but essential travel to mainland Spain due to the risk from COVID-19, and said anyone arriving from Spain’s mainland or islands would need to self-isolate for 14 days on their return. “FCO is advising against all but essential travel to mainland Spain […]
WASHINGTON: A Singaporean pleaded guilty Friday (Jul 24) to using his political consultancy in the United States as a front to collect information for Chinese intelligence, the US Justice Department said. Yeo Jun Wei, also known as Dickson Yeo, entered his plea in federal court in Washington to one charge […]
FILE PHOTO: Visitors view panoramic city scenes from the 553 metres (1815 feet) high CN Tower, which reopened for the first time since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions were imposed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 15, 2020. OTTAWA: Canadian officials on Friday (Jul 24) urged younger adults who are […]
REUTERS: The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Friday (Jul 24), with the total rising by 284,196 in 24 hours. The biggest increases were from the United States, Brazil, India and South Africa, according to a daily report. Deaths rose by 9,753, the biggest […]
SINGAPORE: A former deputy group director with the Land Transport Authority (LTA) was charged on Friday (Jul 24) with taking about S$1.24 million in bribes in the form of loans to advance contractors or subcontractors’ business interests with LTA. Henry Foo Yung Thye, 46, was charged with 36 offences, including […]
SINGAPORE: Private home prices in Singapore in the second quarter edged up 0.3 per cent from the previous quarter, while transactions fell to its lowest in more than two years amid the COVID-19 pandemic, updated data from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) showed on Friday (Jul 24). The private residential […]
People wear protective face masks in Melbourne after it became the first city in Australia to enforce mask-wearing in public as part of efforts to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), July 23, 2020. SYDNEY: Restrictions were reintroduced in Australia’s most populous state of New South […]
SINGAPORE: The number of Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats sold in the resale market in the second quarter plunged 41.9 per cent amid the COVID-19 “circuit breaker” period. Official figures released on Friday (Jul 24) showed a total of 3,426 flats were sold from April to June, falling from […]