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PM Lee: Flow of goods, food supplies and cargo between the 2 countries will continue

Last night, Malaysia announced that it would impose a Movement Control Order to combat the spread of COVID-19. This was not surprising, as many other countries have already imposed similar lockdowns. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and I discussed the situation on the phone today. I told him that I understood the reasons...

中国科研团队：新冠病毒已突变，有2个亚型，传染力有差异

新冠病毒是否已经发生突变？如何突变？这是目前学界研究的焦点之一。中国科研团队最新发现显示：新冠病毒已于近期产生了149个突变点，并演化出了两个亚型，分别是L亚型和S亚型。研究发现，在地域分布及人群中的比例，这两个亚型表现出了很大测差异。其中S型是相对更古老的版本，而L亚型更具侵略性传染力更强。对不同亚型的深入了解，将有助于新冠肺炎的差异化的治疗和防控。以上研究来自中国科学院主办的《国家科学评论》（National...

SDP’s Young Democrats Push for Meaningful and Decisive Action on Climate Change in Singapore

The government "talks a good game" but continues to drag its feet over implementing urgent and meaningful measures that would mitigate climate change, Ms Min Cheong, youth member of the SDP, said today at the launch of the party's climate change policy. The launch was streamed live on Youtube and FB this afternoon. You can...