カテゴリー: Singapore
Prime minister Lee Hsien Loong retains overwhelming majority as popular vote slips amid coronavirus pandemicSingapore’s governing party has comfortably won the city-state’s general election but faced a setback as the opposition made minor but historic …
As the epidemic took hold in China, many feared for its neighbours. But rapid action and clear messaging have so far contained the virusCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageJust months ago, much of south-east Asia appeared on the…
Pyongyang says since summit two years ago US has appeared friendly but has instead sought regime changeNorth Korea sees no future benefit in maintaining a relationship between its leader, Kim Jong-Un, and Donald Trump, the country’s state media has sai…
Beijing denies cover-up or delay, while countries easing lockdowns face spike in casesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe number of confirmed deaths from coronavirus globally has topped 400,000, as the Chinese government rel…
Malaysian man receives sentence remotely for role in drug deal as city-state tries to stem coronavirusA man convicted of drug-trafficking offences has been sentenced to death in Singapore via a Zoom video-call, the city-state’s first case where capital…
China, Denmark and Singapore expand testing; Spain to quarantine new arrivals; France bans drinking on SeineCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCountries are taking urgent steps to avoid a damaging second wave of Covid-19 infect…
Wong Tetchoong set off from Singapore in February but the coronavirus pandemic meant he could not find anywhere to dockCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA Singaporean man has been rescued after being stranded at sea for three …
City-state has been lauded for its comprehensive measures but officials have been accused of overlooking key groupCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSingapore, praised for its gold standard approach to tracing coronavirus cases…
‘Very serious incidents’ have forced suspension from online schools as conferencing app faces renewed questions over securityTrump plans council to consider when to lift curbsUK daily death toll is 980on worst day so farCoronavirus latest global update…
Daily numbers of confirmed cases rising again as people rush home to beat border closuresCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAsian countries that started to feel tentative hope that their responses to the coronavirus pandemic we…
High court rejects three challenges to law inherited from British colonial eraA fresh attempt to overturn a Singapore law banning gay sex has failed after a court dismissed several challenges, marking a setback for efforts to promote greater LGBT right…
Infected Briton flew from conference in Asia to Alps and then returned to UKAn international manhunt is under way to trace more than 100 people who were at a business conference in Singapore where the British national who infected five others at a Fren…