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Singapore mega-church takes services online as virus cases jump
Reuters, Published on 14/02/2020
» SINGAPORE: A Singapore church with a congregation of 16,000 will stop holding its conventional services this weekend due to the rising number of coronavirus cases in the city-state and will instead broadcast its lively, gospel-style preaching online.
Hunt on for Singapore ‘patient zero’
Reuters, Published on 15/02/2020
» SINGAPORE: As lion dancers snaked between conference room tables laden with plastic bottles, pens, notebooks and laptops, some staff from the British gas analytics firm Servomex snapped photos of the performance meant to bring good luck and fortune.
China reports 98 new coronavirus deaths
Reuters, Published on 18/02/2020
» SHANGHAI/BEIJING: The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in mainland China rose to 1,868 as of the end of Monday, up by 98 from the previous day, the National Health Commission said on Tuesday.
Singapore announces package to fight virus
Business, Reuters, Published on 19/02/2020
» SINGAPORE: Singapore on Tuesday announced around US$4.5 billion in financial package to help contain the coronavirus outbreak in the city-state and weather its economic impact, paving the way for its biggest budget deficit in over a decade.
Southeast Asia's holiday hotspots woo domestic travellers
Business, Reuters, Published on 19/02/2020
» MANILA: Southeast Asia's holiday hotspots, hit by billions in lost business from Chinese tourists, are turning to markets closer to home to soften the blow from travel restrictions caused by the coronavirus epidemic.
Robot conducts human orchestra
Life, Reuters, Published on 19/02/2020
» The conductor on the podium has no baton, no tailcoat and no musical score, but Android Alter 3 is kicking up a storm as it guides a symphony orchestra's players through their paces.
Government expects public investment of B400bn in Q2: Uttama
Reuters, Published on 20/02/2020
» The government expects public investment spending of more than 400 billion baht in the second quarter to help the flagging economy weather the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana said on Thursday.
Bong Joon-ho did not want to sugarcoat inequality in Parasite
Life, Reuters, Published on 21/02/2020
» The stark inequality between two South Korean families portrayed in the Oscar-winning film "Parasite" might make viewers uncomfortable but it was the "only path" to revealing cold reality, the film's director, Bong Joon-ho, said this week.
Hubei province reports 411 new coronavirus cases
Reuters, Published on 21/02/2020
» BEIJING: China's central Hubei province had 411 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections on Thursday, the province's health commission said on Friday, up from 349 cases a day earlier.
Myanmar army plans trials for abuses in Rakhine
Reuters, Published on 22/02/2020
» YANGON: Myanmar’s army says it will hold more courts-martial for alleged abuses committed against Rohingya Muslims, after a government-appointed commission said soldiers committed war crimes.