Quick Glance: Singapore's PM Lee Tests Positive for Covid-19
- Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has tested positive for Covid-19 for the first time, he said in a Facebook post on Monday.
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Quick Glance: Families' group will not oppose North Korean aid if Japanese abductees are returned
- Takuya Yokota speaks on Feb. 26, 2023, at a meeting of the abductees' families and the National Association for the Rescue of Japanese Kidnapped by North Korea in Tokyo. (Kyodo
- The Japanese government's policy of not opposing humanitarian assistance to North Korea was also mentioned in their message to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, they said.
- They have previously made statements aimed at North Korea's leader.
- Megumi is one of 17 Japanese nationals officially listed as having been abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s by the Japanese government.
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HAPPENING NOW: DPM and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong is delivering Singapore's #Budget2023 statement in Parliament.
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Quick Glance: Budget 2023: One-time bonus, GST, and CDC vouchers are among the measures to combat inflation and the GST increase.
- Singaporean households will receive $300 in vouchers in January 2024.
- This year, eligible households will receive up to $760 in U-Save rebates.
- With all of the announcements, DPM Wong stated that the government has provided comprehensive assistance to the majority of Singaporean households this year.
- DPM Wong stated that the AP updates reflect the government's commitment to assisting Singaporeans during this difficult period of higher prices.
Quick Glance: After returning from the APEC summit in Thailand, Hong Kong's John Lee tests positive for Covid-19.
- The test resulted in a positive result, according to the Chief Executive's Office on Monday.
- The findings of Lee's rapid antigen test (RAT) were all negative during his tenure in Thailand, according to the office.
- They tested negative but will work from home till the evaluation is finished.
- According to the government's Covid-19 monitor, Hong Kong has experienced 2.03 million cases and 10,599 fatalities since the pandemic began.
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