Singapore, Malaysia agree in principle on travel protocol for family bereavements
SINGAPORE: Singapore has reached an agreement in principle with Malaysia to have protocols for travel in circumstances such as family bereavements, according to the republic’s Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan. “The exact details are still being worked out,” Balakrishnan said in Parliament today. He was replying to a question by a Member of Parliament, […]
Sarawakian frontliners in Singapore get vaccinated
KUCHING: Sarawakian frontliners working in Singapore have started receiving their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. Ronnie Poh, who works as a nurse manager in the geriatric and dementia wards at a healthcare institution in Singapore shared that he was among the first batch to get the vaccine. “My first shot of the vaccine […]
Malaysian woman among 41 asymptomatic imported cases in Singapore
SINGAPORE: A 38-year-old female Malaysian was among the 41 new asymptomatic Covid-19 imported cases reported in Singapore on Sunday, according to the republic’s Ministry of Health. Labelled as Case 59586, the work permit holder arrived from her home country, said the ministry in its full data released late last night. A 39-year-old female Singapore permanent […]
Singapore admits police can access contact-tracing data
SINGAPORE: The island nation has admitted data collected for contact-tracing can be accessed by police despite earlier assurances it would only be used to fight the coronavirus, sparking privacy concerns Tuesday about the scheme. The city-state has a programme called “TraceTogether” for tracking close contacts of Covid-19 patients, that works via both a phone app […]
‘My own choice’
Malaysian woman found sleeping rough in Singapore SINGAPORE: “I have a home, but I like it this way. It is my own choice.” This was the reply of a Malaysian met by Bernama last night while checking on claims of Malaysian workers being among groups of homeless people in Singapore. The three-hour observation that started […]
Move to copy Singapore-style Islamic school
KUCHING: The state government is studying to establish cooperation with Madrasah Aljunied Al-Islamiah, Singapore to develop international standard Islamic education here. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said this would be applied to the secondary school level to equip Sarawakians with knowledge of both the world and the hereafter. “I have instructed the […]
Singapore to allow visitors from Brunei, New Zealand
SINGAPORE: Travellers from Brunei and New Zealand to visit Singapore starting in September, in a “small, cautious step” by the virus-hit aviation hub to restart air travel, officials said Friday. The city-state closed its borders in March to tourists and short-term visitors and later implemented a partial lockdown as coronavirus outbreaks swept through dormitories housing […]
307 new cases in S’pore
SINGAPORE: Singapore has preliminarily confirmed an additional 307 cases of Covid-19 yesterday, bringing the total to 52,512 cases to date. Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MoH), in its brief noon data released here, said the vast majority of the cases were foreign workers residing in dormitories. Based on its investigations so far, the ministry said there […]
M’sia, S’pore seal pact
JOHOR BAHRU: Malaysia and Singapore today agreed to proceed with the Rapid Transit System (RTS), with leaders of the two countries meeting at the midpoint of the Johor Causeway as a sign of the agreement. Malaysian Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong, accompanied by several ministers from their […]
Singapore confirms 278 new cases
SINGAPORE: Singapore has preliminarily confirmed 278 new cases of Covid-19 infection in the republic yesterday, thus taking the total infection tally to 51,809 cases. In brief noon data released here, its Ministry of Health (MOH) said the vast majority of the cases were migrant workers residing in dormitories. “Based on our investigations so far, there […]
