Singapore to reopen economy next month
Singapore is officially opening up its economy next month, albeit such a plan will be done so in phases, according to the multi-ministry task...
ASEAN to focus on virus outbreak; set aside visa talks ‘for now’
Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are not yet keen on bringing to the table any talks about visa exemptions and...
Singapore’s corona-tracking measures invite both acclaim and controversy
As the coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc around the world, Singapore has garnered praise for flattening the curve of the virus’s spread. The city-state’s...
Pilgrims gather in Indonesia despite coronavirus fears
More than 8,000 Muslim pilgrims have already gathered in Gowa, in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province, despite a formal request to postpone the event from...
Malaysia closes Singapore border after Covid-19 spike
Malaysia has announced a two-week lockdown to slow the coronavirus after cases shot up. Prime Minister Muhyiddini Yassin said religious organisations, schools, businesses and government...
Coronavirus impact continues to spread
Singapore’s factory activity collapsed last month as the flu-like coronavirus sent sniffles through Asean, disrupting global supply chains. However, the number of coronavirus deaths is...
Southeast Asia virus cases rise further
The spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) showed no signs of stopping as new confirmed cases were reported globally. Indonesia on Monday recorded its first...
US-Asean Summit postponed over virus fears
A long-scheduled summit between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United States will no longer push through as planned. According to a...
Election-friendly Budget 2020 features goodies galore
Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat and heir apparent to current Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong took “a tad longer than usual” with his speech...
Singapore most vulnerable to coronavirus: analysts
The coronavirus is expected to force Asean’s economies to either slow down rapidly or contract in the current quarter, according to economists. Singapore is due to...
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Malaysia sends 5 million students back to school
All five million Malaysian students were sent back physically to school despite the increasing number of Covid-19 cases in the country. This after secondary school...
Singapore eyes vaccine passport
THE government of Singapore is mulling over the establishment of a vaccine passport so as to spare travelers from undergoing a mandatory quarantine and...
‘Philippines’ active virus cases seen to reach 500,000’
THE Philippine Health department is projecting active coronavirus cases to approach the 500,000-level by the end of April if the country does not impose...