Gaming hardware maker Razer Inc plans to dispense its locally produced masks in Singapore through a network of vending machines across the city-state, where it has become compulsory to wear them in public. The company said it will initially deploy 20 machines at Frasers Property’s malls and JustCo co-working centres around the business district by…
Long queues formed outside hairdressers in Singapore on Tuesday as the government eased some restrictions of a nationwide lockdown, although any styles beyond a trim would have to wait. “We can only provide haircuts. Dying and perms are off limits,” said Jervis Goh, supervisor at the New Hairstory salon in a residential area of central…
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A traditional market on the island of Java has moved outdoors and set stalls at least a metre (3.3 ft) apart as Indonesia looks to safely maintain the bazaars where most people go to get affordable food and are part of the fabric of society. The 857 vendors at the Salatiga market in Central Java…
For 15 years, Siti Zabedah Abdul Wahab’s family food business has opened for one month a year, selling murtabak, a pan-fried bread stuffed with meat, at Malaysia’s popular Ramadan bazaars. But this year, Murtabak Mami Murtabak Sultan started taking orders on Whatsapp and Facebook weeks before the Muslim fasting month began on April 23, as…
Malaysia will extend travel and other curbs aimed at fighting the spread of COVID-19 by two weeks to May 12, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Thursday, but more sectors may be allowed to resume operations. The country, which has so far reported 5,603 COVID-19 infections and 95 deaths, started a partial lockdown on March…
Singapore’s health ministry said on Wednesday it had preliminarily confirmed another 1,016 cases of the novel coronavirus, taking total infections there to 10,141. The health ministry said most of the cases were among migrant workers living in dormitories, a group that accounts for more than three quarters of the city-state’s infections. Singapore authorities on Tuesday…
Singapore’s health ministry confirmed 596 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, taking the total number of cases in the city-state to 6,588. The vast majority of the new cases are migrant workers living in dormitories and 25 are permanent residents, the health ministry said in a statement on Sunday. Reuters
His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, Sultan and Yang Di -Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam will be joining other ASEAN leaders for the inaugural ASEAN Special Summit on COVID-19 through a video conference tomorrow. The leaders will also be holding a video conference for the ASEAN Plus Three Special Summit with the heads of…
Singapore’s central bank eased its monetary policy on Monday, as widely expected, with the city-state’s bellwether economy bracing for a deep recession due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said it would adopt a zero percent per annum rate of appreciation of the policy band starting at the prevailing level of…
A joint effort recently took place between Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam to bring home Malaysian and Bruneian citizens back to their respective countries. In a statement, Malaysia’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Affairs COVID-19 task force chairman Dato’ Kamarudin Jaffar said efforts were made possible following the strong bilateral ties between both countries….
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