Updated 21 March 2020 Since the COVID-19 virus took the world by storm on 31 December 2019, swift damage swept across the globe, devastating our lives in lasting ways. To date, the coronavirus has invaded 95% of the world’s countries. Declared a global pandemic...
17 May 2020 The number of COVID-19 cases among foreign workers in Singapore continues to rise, taking the country’s total to 28,038. Total number of fatalities from the disease is 22. However, the good news is that the number of new cases in the community has...
In the first labour trafficking conviction, the Singapore State Courts finds the couple guilty of trafficking and exploiting 3 Bangladeshi women, subjecting them to oppressive working conditions, threats of repatriation without salary, withholding their salaries,...
Cambodia has had no new COVID-19 cases reported for 30 days straight. Total confirmed cases are 122 as of Tuesday, 12 May. 121 cases have been cured and discharged from hospital and only 1 still active. However, the World Health Organization (WHO), Cambodian Prime...
As of 14th May, there have been 288 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Vietnam. 252 patients have fully recovered and there have been no deaths. More than 261,000 tests have been performed. The Government has relaxed social-distancing rules and has allowed the...
There are 5,226 confirmed COVID-19 cases as at 14 May. However, beyond COVID-19, there has been significantly more unrest in Afghanistan due to the recent tragic attacks on a maternity ward in Kabul and at a police commander’s funeral in the neighbouring...
