The low-wage workers, almost half of whom have contracted the coronavirus, continue to be mostly confined to dormitories even as the city-state eases restrictions.
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How to Pretend You’re in Singapore Tonight
You can feel like you are in the Lion City with a little work in the kitchen, the right book and some time in front of the TV.
Your Friday Briefing
Britain and the U.S. spar over the coronavirus vaccine.
It Was Just Him and His Smiley Face. He’s Charged With Illegal Assembly.
Jolovan Wham, a civil rights activist in Singapore, was charged with violating the Public Order Act for holding up a cardboard sign with a smiley face on it near a police station in March.
A Transfixed World Awaits What’s Next in America
As U.S. results trickled in, they were analyzed far and wide with the sort of blanket news coverage most often reserved for elections closer to home.
A Transfixed World Awaits What’s Next in America
As U.S. results trickled in, they were analyzed far and wide with the sort of blanket news coverage most often reserved for elections closer to home.
U.S. Election, Boris Johnson, Coronavirus: Your Friday Briefing
Here’s what you need to know.
Global Reaction to the Presidential Debate
The chaos of the event has left allies and rivals alike questioning the state of American democracy and the country’s place on the global stage.
In Singapore, an Orderly Election and a (Somewhat) Surprising Result
The People’s Action Party, which has never been out of power, won yet again, but by a narrower margin than usual. The opposition had sought to deny it “a blank check.”
Amid a Pandemic, ‘Batman’ Matters More Than Ever
Wang Linfa has researched bats and their diseases for decades, usually drawing little public attention. Now a world wracked by the coronavirus is relying on the work of scientists like him.