Taking COVID-19 swab sample in Singapore (Photo: AFP/VNA)
Singapore (VNA)♋ – Singaporean authorities have orderedtightening some restrictions from July 22 to August 18 amidincreasing COVID-19 infections.
Under the Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) measures,gatherings are capped at two people. Officials allow two distinct visitors perhousehold daily. Authorities continue to require people to practice healthprotocols, including wearing face masks in public places.
ඣ Since the beginning of July, the number ofCOVID-19 cases in the community in Singapore has increased dramatically,whereby the number of new cases in the community on July 19 nearly doubled the figure on the previous day.
Singapore is entering a new wave of communityinfections with the number of COVID-19 cases expected to rise in the comingweeks. Most of these new cases were detected in two major outbreaks - KTVkaraoke bars and Jurong fishing port.
The KTV karaoke has been required to stop operation sinceSingapore put in place the restriction measures since April 2020. To pay rent, manyowners have switched to food stalls, of which, most of them fail to follow pandemicprevention measures, leading to the outbreak. Experts also pointed out someinadequacies in management from this case. However, these karaoke bars are unlikely to meet the standards of arestaurant, and it is also difficult to meet the epidemic prevention requirements.
According to medical experts, the number of COVID-19 casesrelated to this outbreak is likely to continue to increase in the coming weeks,because there are still many people who have not taken COVID-19 tests due topersonal reasons.
🤪 The Ministry of Health has advised all elderlypeople not to go out for the next few weeks as the number of cases isexpected to continue to soar and this particular age group is more vulnerableto the disease.
At the same time, the Ministry of Health has also createdfavourable conditions for this group of people to get vaccinated, such asdeploying mobile vaccination teams to their homes, or the elderly can go to anyvaccination site without having to make any appointment./.
Indonesia posted a record daily COVID-19 death toll on July 16, while the Philippines reported the first cases of Delta variant infection in the community.
Thailand on July 19 recorded 11,784 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. This is the fourth day in a row the Southeast Asian country has logged the highest number of new cases since the pandemic broke out.
The Security and Intelligence Division (SID) of Singapore has launched an official website for the first time as part of its efforts to seek more talents.
Singapore’s government said on July 20 that it will again tighten COVID-19 prevention and control measures, including a ban on dining at restaurants, as new cases continue to rise, while Cambodia recorded the highest ever number of daily imported cases.
In his article, Oscar Sanchez Serra highlighted President Ho Chi Minh’s founding of the Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper on June 21, 1925, which marked the birth of Vietnam's revolutionary press rooted in a bold and far-sighted vision.
Several ASEAN meetings are scheduled to take place in Port Dickson this September, including the Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) for ASEAN Plus Three (APT), the East Asia Summit (EAS), the 15th ASEAN Maritime Forum, and the 13th Expanded ASEAN Maritime Forum.
Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has ordered the urgent implementation of a national policy to crack down on all forms of call centre scams, online fraud, and illegal gambling, which are now considered threats to national security.
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto and EAEU Trade Minister Andrey Slepnev jointly declared the conclusion of FTA talks on the sidelines of the 28th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2025), according to the statement.
The article stressed that throughout his revolutionary career, the founder of modern Vietnam consistently regarded the revolutionary press as a vital part of the Vietnamese Party’s and nation’s revolutionary struggle.
Pichai said the trade talks with the US are important and need to move forward professionally, without regard for any political changes in Thailand, believing that Thailand has clear principles, guidelines and procedures in place.
The tax adjustment supports the Malaysian Government’s strategy to reduce reliance on foreign food supply chains and to assist domestic farmers, a finance official has said.
The proposed venue is located in the Chatuchak area of Bangkok, featuring eight public sites, including Krungthep Aphiwat Central Terminal and several nearby parks.
Connectivity is expected to improve further with the completion of the fifth Laos–Thailand Friendship Bridge by the end of 2025, facilitating logistics and agricultural exports to Vietnam, Thailand, and China.
Two naval gunboats intercepted a fishing vessel carrying 1.5 tonnes of methamphetamine hydrochloride off the coast of the main island of Luzon just before dawn, in a joint operation with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
In the today context of socio-economic development and growth, the professionalism of Vietnam’s revolutionary journalists continues to rise, guided by exemplary mastery of new information technologies and the modernisation of their founding principles to preserve the enduring values of revolutionary journalism.
Thai Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce Vuttikrai Leewiraphan Thailand's formal proposal will be substantial enough for the US to consider further detailed negotiations. He hoped for a tariff rate not exceeding 10% and suggested that the US might extend the negotiation period if an agreement is not reached by the July 8 deadline.
Organised by the Ministry of Culture and the Association of Thai Silk & Culture Promotions, the event honors Her Majesty the Queen on her 47th birthday anniversary and promotes Thai craftsmanship on an international stage.
Prensa Latina's recent article on Vietnam’s assurance of smooth and effective transition to a leaner structure highlighted Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s latest directions on implementing 28 resolutions regarding the decentralisation and delegation of authority.
The lab focuses on four key thematic areas: energy transition and green innovation, sustainable agriculture, circular economy and sustainable cities, and nature-based solutions and biodiversity.
The key content of the document titled "Accelerating Innovative Strategies: Addressing the OOSCY Challenges" will be refined further in a seminar preceding the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur this October.
This follows Telegram’s serious failure to address the content that has been repeatedly reported to them, despite various efforts of negotiation and cooperation made by MCMC, it said.
Taking COVID-19 swab sample in Singapore (Photo: AFP/VNA) 
