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Written by Gabriel HerveyFebruary 9, 2021
5 Top Influencer Marketing Tools to Find the Most Influential People
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Imagine this scenario. You want to buy a faux leather sling bag. However, you’re not sure which brand is best. You go online, read reviews, and scour your local shops. You’re bombarded with ads, endless lists of brand X’s features and brand Z’s benefits, and the annoying voices of countless grinning salespeople. But just as
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 14, 2020
Movement of people into Jakarta set to tighten as surrounding satellite towns enact own social restrictions against COVID-19
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JAKARTA: More than 100 checkpoints in the Greater Jakarta area are set to be erected by Tuesday evening (Apr 14), as the satellite towns surrounding the capital city rolled out their own measures in the fight against COVID-19. Five suburbs bordering Jakarta to the south and east are slated to impose so-called “large-scale social restrictions” at midnight on
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 14, 2020
Teenager pleads guilty to cheating 5 people over masks, used money for her baby
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SINGAPORE: In the first guilty plea of its kind during the COVID-19 outbreak, a 19-year-old woman on Tuesday (Apr 14) admitted to cheating five people of S$580 for masks she never delivered. Nur Atiena Mohamed Asidi, 19, said she used most of the cash to buy milk powder, baby food and diapers for her infant,
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 13, 2020
People playing tennis, eating at food centre among those caught breaking COVID-19 safe distancing rules
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SINGAPORE: A woman who refused to leave her meal at an Aljunied food centre and a group playing tennis were among those caught breaking elevated safe distancing measures, said the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) in a press release on Monday (Apr 13). In all, more than 200 fines will be issued
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 12, 2020
2 people fined for not complying with COVID-19 safe distancing rules: NEA
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SINGAPORE: Two people were fined S$300 on Saturday (Apr 11) for not complying with safe distancing rules meant to curb the spread of COVID-19, said the National Environment Agency (NEA). The two cases were among 34 enforcement actions taken by NEA enforcement officers against those who disregarded the measures at markets and cooked food sections of hawker
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 11, 2020
Markets to refuse entry to people not wearing masks from Sunday: NEA
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SINGAPORE: Starting from Sunday (Apr 12), people not wearing face masks will not be allowed to enter the 40 markets managed by the National Environment Agency (NEA) or NEA-appointed operators. The move is to safeguard the health and well-being of all stallholders and patrons at the 40 markets, which are relatively popular and tend to
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 9, 2020
COVID-19 crisis could plunge half a billion people into poverty, says charity Oxfam
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LONDON: The fallout from the coronavirus spread that has killed more than 83,000 people and wreaked havoc on economies around the world could push around half a billion people into poverty, Oxfam said on Thursday (Apr 9). The report released by the Nairobi-based charity ahead of next week’s International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank annual meeting calculated
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
France started including data from nursing homes last Thursday, which partially explains why the official number of deaths has more than doubled since Wednesday. The health ministry data showed that 605 people died from COVID-19 in hospitals in the last 24 hours – a new daily record – taking hospital fatalities to 6,494. The figure represented a 10% increase, up from 6% on Sunday and 9% on Saturday. Nursing homes deaths also rose 10% to 2,417, bringing the total to 8,911, an increase of 10% on Sunday’s tally. A total of 7,072 serious coronavirus cases were being treated in intensive care units, Veran added, a rise of just 1.3% from Sunday, giving the French health system small but much-needed relief.
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PARIS: France’s coronavirus figures on Monday (Apr 6) showed that the rate of increase in fatalities – now at almost 9,000 – sped up again after several days of slowing, while the increase in people needing intensive care continued to decelerate. The total number of cases, combining hospital and nursing home statistics, increased by 5,171
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 5, 2020
430,000 people have travelled from China to US since coronavirus surfaced
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NEW YORK: Since Chinese officials disclosed the outbreak of a mysterious pneumonia-like illness to international health officials on New Year’s Eve, at least 430,000 people have arrived in the United States on direct flights from China, including nearly 40,000 in the two months after President Trump imposed restrictions on such travel, according to an analysis of
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 3, 2020
Government will no longer discourage people from wearing face masks, reusable masks to be distributed
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SINGAPORE: The Singapore Government will no longer discourage people from wearing face masks and will be distributing reusable masks to all households, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Friday (Apr 3). This comes amid a changing COVID-19 situation, where there is now evidence that an asymptomatic person can still pass on the virus to others.
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 3, 2020
Malaysia’s indigenous people flee into forests to escape coronavirus
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KUALA LUMPUR: After blocking the entrance to their village with logs, half the people of Jemeri fled into the surrounding forest in fear as the coronavirus spread in Malaysia, infecting the first indigenous Orang Asli person. “We are going back into the forest, to isolate ourselves and find food for ourselves,” villager and activist Bedul
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 3, 2020
White House likely to advise people in virus hot spots to wear masks
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WASHINGTON: The White House is expected to issue guidance for people in areas hard hit by the coronavirus to wear face masks to help stop the spread of the virus, an administration official said on Thursday (Apr 2). The announcement was not planned for Thursday, the official said, and would be targeted at areas with high community
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
Movement control order: KL police chief says arrests only made when people refuse to head home
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KUALA LUMPUR: Those found to have contravened Malaysia’s movement control order (MCO) are usually given a chance to return home, before being arrested for not heeding the police’s advice. In an interview with CNA, Kuala Lumpur Police Chief Mazlan Lazim said on Thursday (Apr 2) that his officers take a lot of things into consideration before
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 1, 2020
Facebook feature lets people reach out for help in pandemic
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SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Tuesday (Mar 31) activated a feature allowing people impacted by the coronavirus pandemic to reach out for help from their community. The Community Help feature was added to the social network four years ago as a way to find shelter, food or supplies during natural disasters, and this week added the
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