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Singapore to close schools and most workplaces amid rising virus cases
Measures will take effect next week, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a nationwide address. (Reuters pic)
SINGAPORE: Singapore will impose stricter measures, that will…
Umno man’s contempt hearing pushed to May 13
Umno Supreme Council member Lokman Noor Adam.
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has fixed May 13 for a contempt appeal hearing by Umno Supreme Council member Lokman Noor Adam as the…
HK orders bars to close as it ramps up social distancing
People in face masks walk in downtown Hong Kong on Wednesday. (AP pic)
HONG KONG: Hong Kong has ordered pubs and bars to close for two weeks from 6pm on Friday as the financial…
Milan shuts crematorium to deal with body backlog
Italy’s Lombardy region has now registered 7,960 of Italy’s 13,915 official coronavirus fatalities. (AP pic)
MILAN: The city of Milan on Thursday shut its main crematorium for…
Oil soars after Trump says he’s getting Saudis, Russians to cut output
President Donald Trump speaking to the press at the White House in Washington. (AP pic)
NEW YORK: Oil prices soared on Thursday after US President Donald Trump said he expects…
Identify visitors at villages for Covid-19 tests, urges Sarawak Suhakam
Sarawak Suhakam commissioner Madeline Berma prays the Covid-19 virus does not spread to longhouses as the residents are a close-knit community, sharing amenities. (Bernama pic)…
Allow oil palm plantations to reopen, Yong tells Sabah govt
Two associations have urged the Sabah government to allow activities such as oil palm harvesting and milling to resume despite the MCO.
KOTA KINABALU: Former chief minister Yong…
Germany orders trainloads of pasta, gives small boost to Italy’s economy
BERLIN: Giant discount retailer Aldi said on Thursday it is laying on extra trains packed full of pasta from Italy to restock shelves after German shoppers stripped stores of…
Cops can ask for electricity, water bill to verify address
SHAH ALAM: Police may ask for electricity and water bills to verify that an individual is travelling within a 10km radius from his or her place of residence, the Selangor…
Embracing confined space workouts during the pandemic
Singaporean Alison Yuen takes an online fitness class in her Hong Kong home, watched by her golden labradoodle Whelan. (AFP pic)
CITY OF VICTORIA: In an empty park overshadowed…