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Work pass holders needed for key strategic and infrastructural works will still be allowed to enter.

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Would S'pore have avoided a return to phase 2 if it had shut the borders early?

Cap of 5 people for gatherings, smaller events: S'pore's new Covid-19 rules from May 8

LTA to look at more paths for cyclists, pedestrians in central S'pore, Bukit Timah to Kallang

TTSH and other Covid-19 clusters in S’pore: What we know so far

Invisible Asia

'Many Koreans have big misunderstandings about Islam,' says a Muslim convert in South Korea

‘I was afraid I’d be rejected if I spoke up,’ says victim of childhood abuse in the Philippines

Children in the Philippines are particularly vulnerable to sexual abuse and domestic violence.

‘I wanted to escape this life by hiding who I was,' says an 'untouchable' in Japan

Descendants of a shunned caste are still ostracised in modern times because of their lineage.

'We've lived here for decades, but we still can't fit in,' say Hong Kong's silent outsiders

Some foreign-born residents continue to be treated like outsiders in the place they call home.

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Nations still in search of best formula for coping with Covid-19 crisis

S'pore banks likely to sustain strong earnings this year but uncertainties prevail: Analysts

Would S'pore have avoided a return to phase 2 if it had shut the borders early?

Indian journalists pay heavy price covering Covid-19; 171 dead so far

Perceived different Covid-19 rules for rich and famous stoke Malaysians' ire

Germany's strategy unravels as EU takes a harder line on China

Dr Angela Merkel has said she wants to avoid Europe being forced to take sides between China and the US.

Asean, Australia and the great Sino-US challenge

Hanging lights, Persian rugs: How to add a touch of Middle East to your home

covid-19

Malaysia's Covid-19 daily case count may rise to 7,000 by end-May: Top health official

Rural India battles Covid-19 and a government in denial

Uttar Pradesh's authorities insist there are no shortages and take a dim view of those "spreading fear".

Sinopharm vaccine gets WHO nod in potential boost to Covax pipeline

It is the first Covid-19 shot developed by a non-Western country to win the WHO's backing.

Britain reopens travel from May 17 to limited destinations, including Singapore

Portugal, Israel, New Zealand and Australia also made the green list.

Climate Change

Biden promises to 'build back better' but some climate experts see trouble

Climate experts were sceptical as his administration lacks an overarching climate resilience strategy.

ADB gas financing hurts its climate credentials, green groups say

China's emissions now exceed developed world's total output

World must go beyond 'hot air' at COP26 climate summit: UK's Johnson

VIEWS

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Weaponising human rights against China: Feel-good or do-good strategy for the US?

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EU bid to forge engagement with China and why it failed

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Elections in India intensified spread of Covid-19 pandemic's second wave

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KL-Singapore HSR: Not end of the road

Asian Insider

Weaponising human rights against China: Feel-good or do-good strategy for the US?

For Beijing and countless Chinese, the US is in no position to lecture China on the issue as America is not infallible.

Asian Insider: Britain signals tilt to Asia | Anguish and hope in India’s Covid-19 crisis

Indian journalists pay heavy price covering Covid-19; 171 dead

The last time Mrs Sadhana V. Bendre saw her husband alive was over a video call during which he gave her a thumbs up. The 59-year-old photojournalist had been put on oxygen therapy at a government Covid-19 hospital in Mumbai and, with the mask on his face, that gesture was all he could manage to tell his wife he was doing well.