SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A coronavirus vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech will have to go through regulatory scrutiny and authorisation by Singapore's Health Sciences Authority (HSA) before it can be rolled out to the public, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said on Wednesday (Jan 13).
Hong Kong singer Alan Tam (right) with actor Chow Yun Fat. Photo: Alan Tam/Weibo
One may be forgiven for thinking Chow Yun Fat has switched careers and become a running coach and masseur.
The Hong Kong actor has not been seen on the big screen in more than two years. His last role was in the crime thriller
Project Gutenberg (2018), which saw him nominated for Best Actor together with his co-star Aaron Kwok at the Hong Kong Film Awards in 2019.
However, the avid hiker is seen frequently in the social-media photos of fans and other celebrities such as actress Carina Lau.
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Less government assistance could actually be a good thing, says Singapore Retailers Association executive director Rose Tong.- ST
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Next month s Budget is expected to target sectors hit hardest by the pandemic, but overall spending will be reined in after extensive support measures were rolled out last year.
Liang Eng Hwa, chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee for Finance, Trade and Industry, told a pre-Budget roundtable: I m a bit more realistic about what to expect for the upcoming Budget because there are only so (many) financial resources you can use to help.
The Government set aside a $100 billion war chest to tackle the pandemic last year, with most of the funds used to support businesses and help workers keep their jobs.
Indonesian Presidential Palace, President Joko Widodo, (centre) preparing to receive a shot of Covid-19 vaccine at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Jan. 13, 2021. - AP
JAKARTA (The Straits Times/ANN): Indonesian President Joko Widodo received his first dose of the China-made Sinovac vaccine on Wednesday (Jan 13), kicking off a nation-wide vaccination drive against the coronavirus to curb surging infections and deaths in the country worst hit by the virus in South-east Asia.
The vaccination at the state palace was broadcast live on the presidential secretariat s YouTube channel.
Joko, better known as Jokowi, was the first person to be inoculated to give Indonesians the confidence that the vaccine was not only safe and effective, but also halal, or permissible for consumption by Muslims.
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Singapore Airlines (SIA) staff have been offered Covid-19 vaccinations by the Government, in the latest step forward in Singapore's vaccination exercise.