Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 11, 2020
28,000 charging stations for electric cars is possible – but where? Industry players weigh in
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SINGAPORE: At this year’s Budget, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said Singapore will aim to phase out vehicles with internal combustion engines (ICE) over the next 20 years. It is part of a bigger vision under the Land Transport Master Plan 2040 to make the country’s land transport sector more environmentally
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 11, 2020
New York judge sentences former film producer Harvey Weinstein to 23 years in prison
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NEW YORK: Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison on Wednesday (Mar 11) following his sexual assault and rape conviction last month in a case hailed as a victory for the #MeToo movement against sexual misconduct. The sentence was handed down in Manhattan criminal court by Justice James Burke, who presided over
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 11, 2020
Two RSAF regulars on home quarantine after four others diagnosed with COVID-19
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SINGAPORE: Two Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) regular servicemen have been placed on home quarantine after four others were confirmed to have contracted COVID-19, said the Ministry of Defence on Wednesday (Mar 11). In its daily update on the coronavirus situation in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MOH) had said that a total of
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 11, 2020
Muhyiddin announces new economic council for COVID-19 and falling oil prices; will consider reinstating GST
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Wednesday (Mar 11) that he will set up an economic action council to tackle COVID-19 as well as the issue of falling oil prices. Speaking to reporters after chairing his first Cabinet meeting, the new prime minister also said that he will consider reinstating the Goods
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 11, 2020
Briton struck with COVID-19 in Wuhan recalls: ‘I couldn’t get enough air’
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LONDON: Connor Reed was working in Wuhan when he contracted the coronavirus in late 2019, suffering common cold-like symptoms, then flu, and ultimately pneumonia which hospitalized him and left him struggling to breathe. Now fully recovered after a month of sickness, and still living in Wuhan, where the epidemic first broke out, Welshman Reed, 25,
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 11, 2020
Most people in Germany will get COVID-19, aim is to slow its spread: Merkel
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BERLIN: Up to 70 per cent of the population is likely to be infected with the coronavirus that is currently spreading around the world, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday (Mar 11), adding that since there was currently no cure, the focus had to be on slowing its spread. “When the virus is out
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 11, 2020
Iran announces 63 new virus deaths, taking total to 354
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TEHRAN: Iran on Wednesday (Mar 11) reported 63 new deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, the highest single-day toll since it announced the first deaths from the outbreak. “Based on new lab results, we have identified 958 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection in the country, bringing the total number of cases to
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 11, 2020
Beijing orders quarantine for all international arrivals
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BEIJING: Beijing on Wednesday (Mar 11) ordered people arriving in the city from any country to go into 14-day quarantine as China reported an increase in imported coronavirus cases, threatening its progress against the epidemic. China has made major strides in its battle against the virus, prompting President Xi Jinping to visit Wuhan, the central city
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 11, 2020
Can South Korea be a model for coronavirus-hit countries?
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SEOUL: A rapid surge in coronavirus cases saw South Korea become one of the world’s worst-affected countries outside China, but it has since cut infection rates significantly and has one of the lowest fatality rates anywhere. As of Wednesday (Mar 11), it had 7,755 confirmed cases – the fourth-highest total in the world – but only
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 11, 2020
Singaporean restaurant owner tests positive for COVID-19 in Thailand
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BANGKOK: Thailand reported six new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday (Mar 11), including a Singaporean man who owns a restaurant in Bangkok’s business district. The new patients bring the total number of COVID-19 cases in Thailand to 59. Advertisement Advertisement The 36-year-old Singaporean man fell ill on Monday and went to a private hospital in the Thai capital
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 11, 2020
Sentosa to grant free entry until end-June, rent deferments to support businesses through COVID-19
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SINGAPORE: Visitors will get to enter Sentosa for free from Mar 14 until the end of June, as part of the resort island’s new supportive measures for its businesses amid the COVID-19 outbreak. This is an extension of an earlier plan to waive admission fees for all visitors during the March school holidays, Sentosa Development
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 11, 2020
No-confidence motion against PM Muhyiddin unlikely to succeed, says Mahathir
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KUALA LUMPUR: Dr Mahathir Mohamad has indicated that Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) attempt to table a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin in parliament was unlikely to succeed. Mr Muhyiddin could stay in office until the next general election, Dr Mahathir also said, according to a Sinar Harian report. Advertisement Advertisement “Now that he is the
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 11, 2020
Thai immigration officers at Bangkok airport diagnosed with COVID-19
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BANGKOK: Two immigration officers at Bangkok’s main airport have coronavirus and may have handled the passports of visitors to Thailand, a health official said Wednesday (Mar 11). The men, both working at Suvarnabhumi airport, fell ill on Mar 7 and 8 respectively and potentially came into contact with arriving passengers in the days before their diagnosis. Advertisement
Commentary: Developing affordable, accurate test kits for COVID-19 one of the biggest challenge this outbreak
EAST LANSING, Michigan: As COVID-19 spreads from China, public health officials the world over mobilise, preparing for declaration of a global pandemic. “It’s not so much a question of if this will happen anymore, but rather more a question of when this will happen,” said Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director of the US Centers for