Daily Archives: May 7, 2020 (22 Articles Found)
Chan + Hori Contemporary’s decision to close its Gillman Barracks space from June 30 (Chan + Hori evolves to survive, May 5) is another major blow to the already beleaguered Gillman Barracks, which has suffered multiple exoduses since…
When visiting a supermarket, I often notice labels that say “temporarily out of stock”. Spices, pastas, tomato sauce, chocolate, coffee, ice cream, other frozen goods and many other products have quietly disappeared from the shelves. The supermarket home…
It is good news for vendors and shoppers alike that the Government is gradually easing circuit breaker measures. But should life return to normal, some environments will make it difficult to practise safe distancing. Shoppers will throng malls.…
Singapore reported 741 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Thurs, including two healthcare workers and two quarantine order officers. There are now 20,939 COVID-19 cases in the country. The vast majority of the new cases are work…
Two vacant state properties at Kismis Ave and Ulu Pandan Road will be used to house healthy foreign workers in essential services amid the COVID-19 outbreak. SLA said on Thurs that it has been working with other government…
The Covid-19 pandemic is taking a toll on the operations of AWGs in Singapore as donations drop and fewer volunteers allowed on premises. Social distancing measures and circuit breaker regulations have prevented groups from holding regular fund-raisers and…
The central city was transformed on Thurs night when around 30 landmarks such as MBS and Esplanade were lit up in varying shades of blue as part of the #SeeItBlue movement. The initiative is a mark of solidarity…
Heartland areas are usually bustling places with “mom-and-pop” shops selling all manner of useful things, but the virus has battered these businesses, with many shuttered and few customers for the ones still open. Mr Yeo Hiang Meng, president…
Jewellery store Merlin Goldsmith has had to close during this circuit breaker period, but its director Janice Chin is grateful that business can continue in some measure, thanks to the shop’s online presence. She said: “Instead of choosing…
The amount of garbage that Singapore households are chucking has increased in the past month since circuit breaker measures have impelled people to stay at home, even as the number of refuse collectors dropped by nearly a fifth.…
SPH REIT will be granting full rental waiver for Apr and May 2020 to eligible non-trading retail and medical tenants amidst the circuit breaker extension, according to an announcement. Qualified retail and medical tenants will be given 100%…
Mapletree Industrial Trust (MIT) could lose 10-20% of their tenants who are operating-as-usual if the pandemic escalates further and the government tightens its circuit breaker measures as a result, according to a UOB Kay Hian report. Currently, it’s…
This chart from Savills shows that the island-wide vacancy rate amongst retail properties rose to 8% in Q1 from 7.4% in Q4 2019, despite a decline in retail supply. This was largely due to slow take-up of some…
Marks & Spencer Food is now available through the Foodpanda food-delivery app in three Asian markets: Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia. The two companies are promising orders of packaged foods, along with wine, in under 30 minutes –…
Robinsons Singapore is shutting its Jurong outlet, in a further sign that the department store model may be increasingly untenable. The department store with a 162-year history – which in recent years has been trimming its physical footprint.…
NEA launched a S$1.76 million food waste fund on Thurs as part of its efforts to tackle climate change. The fund aims to help organisations subsidise the cost of installing food waste treatments solutions. Capped at S$100,000 per…
While most see mosquitoes as pests, 28-year-old Janet Ong views the tiny insects as sources of information. “The two most common reactions I get when I tell people that I’m a mosquito analyst – the first is that…
For 10 hours a day, Priya Ramadass deep cleans floors, toilets, door handles, and sorts of high-touch areas using harsh chemical solvents to disinfect them – a job most Singaporeans shun as “dirty”. Yet as COVID-19 infection cases…
Singaporeans have to depart from their “fickle” and “self-serving” mindsets if they want to see a change in migrant workers’ conditions here, the executive director of MWC said. Mr Bernard Menon, who was speaking at a webinar hosted…
In Parliament, NMP Anthea Ong asked whether the Government would consider issuing an apology to migrant workers for what she called “dismal conditions” in their dormitories and especially since they are in “complete lockdown for the sake and…
Bangladeshi worker Sozal Mirza posted a message on the FB group True Life of Singapore Migrant Workers on Apr 17 which expressed gratitude for the treatment he received from the Singapore Government in many aspects of his current…
We refer to the letter by Mr Tong Jun Kian (How can firms appeal to MTI to continue operations?, May 5). The suspension of certain business operations is part of Singapore’s circuit breaker measures. It is to reduce…
Sign In to Bookmark This Story