Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has announced the second part of its COVID-19 Relief Package aimed at supporting final-year undergraduates as they enter a tight job market amid the pandemic.
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Performing Arts beat Corona, Virtually
As theatres, auditoriums, music halls and art schools go silent, the producer of Kalaa Utsavam at Esplanade has some great advice for practitioners of Indian performing arts in Singapore.
We will care for Indian migrant workers here: PM Lee to PM Modi
In a phone call with Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, Singapore’s PM Lee Hsien Loong assured him that Indian migrants in the island-state will be cared for, “just as we care for Singaporeans”.
Social restrictions likely to last in the UK for the rest of the year, says chief medical adviser
Whitty said it was “wholly unrealistic” to expect life to return to normal any time soon and that in the long run the way out would be via a “highly effective vaccine” to treat the disease.
Donald Trump signs executive order halting certain Green Cards for 60 days
Trump said the order will protect American workers’ jobs in an economy that has been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
People of Indian origin are the worst affected ethnic group in the UK’s coronavirus outbreak
Of the 13,918 patients who died of the virus till 17 April, 16.2 per cent were of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) background and those of Indian ethnicity made up 3 per cent of that.
Another day with over 1000 new infections reported as COVID-19 cases cross 11,000 in Singapore
This is the fourth consecutive day that the nation has reported a daily tally of over 1000 cases with the total number now at 11,178.
SensorFlow raises USD 8.3 Million in Series A+ funding
Singapore-based startup, SensorFlow has raised USD 8.3 million in Series A+ funding, to advance its solutions and for international expansion into new markets.
Fairprice on Wheels brings groceries nearer to home for less privileged seniors
Under this new initiative which begins Thursday, April 23, trial mobile grocery vans will be deployed in mature estates with higher concentration of low-income seniors.
UAE government kickstarts plans to gradually offset economic impact of COVID-19
Abu Dhabi plans the opening of its malls and shopping centres while Dubai World Trade Centre plans to aid businesses in its ecosystem in line with government plans.
