Social media usage is one of the most popular online activities. Like millions of people around the world, the first thing I do when I wake up is to scroll on Twitter. That’s how I get my news, information and celebrities’ “teas”. For some, it’s perhaps some other social network such as Instagram, Pinterest, or Facebook.
These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. Elderly to start getting Covid-19 vaccine earlier, from end-Jan: Lawrence WongThe elderly will start receiving their Covid-19 vaccinations earlier than expected from later this month, as the Government steps up its roll-out of the vaccine, said Education Minis
These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. Floods in Malaysia drive up prices of fish and vegetables at wet markets in SingaporeThe prices of vegetables and fish are going up across the board at wet markets in Singapore, with some vegetables costing about twice as much as they were just weeks ago.
These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. Covid-19 vaccination centres to be up soon; jabs also to be given at polyclinics, GP clinicsCovid-19 vaccination centres that allow a large number of people to be vaccinated daily will be ready soon, and vaccinations will also be given at polyclinics and gener
These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. ST Global Forum: Singapore's ability to stay relevant to the world depends on staying open and united, says DPM HengSingapore's economic success is underpinned by openness, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Monday (Jan 11), adding that as
There’s been much hype and agitation and, by extension, circulation of kopitiam (coffee shop) talk about reports of Malaysia falling behind its regional counterparts and peers in terms of foreign direction investment (FDI) which include losing out on key strategic investments so that the country now (yet again) is supposed to be down on that path towards becoming a failed state (which we’ve heard many times before). Such a grim outlook could be justified on the basis that according t
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the prevalence of childhood obesity has increased at an alarming rate globally.Southeast Asia has seen an upward trend in childhood obesity during the last 10 to 15 years.
These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. Crowne Plaza Changi Airport closed for two weeks after second Covid-19 case emergesCrowne Plaza Changi Airport will be closed for two weeks from Friday (Jan 8) after a second unlinked Covid-19 case working at the hotel's Azur restaurant emerged.
These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. NUS had 71 complaints of sexual misconduct involving students in past five yearsA total of 71 complaints of sexual misconduct involving students were made to the National University of Singapore (NUS) in the past five years.
These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. More than 300,000 Singaporeans have used SingapoRediscovers vouchers, with $35.9m in bookings madeMore than 300,000 Singaporeans have used their SingapoRediscovers vouchers to book hotels, attractions and tours since redemptions began on Dec 1.
These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. Parliament: Employees can retain job scope even if not getting Covid-19 vaccine, says Gan Kim YongPeople who choose not to get the Covid-19 vaccine will not need to have a change of duties at their workplaces, unless there is a resurgence in the number of loca
These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. Singapore economy shrinks 5.8% in 2020 after contraction eases to 3.8% in Q4: Flash dataSingapore's economy contracted by 5.8 per cent for the whole of 2020, according to the Ministry of Trade and Industry's (MTI) advanced estimates released on Monda
