23 March 2020, Monday NewsLatest News On 23 March 2020, Monday Formula One expects shortened season of 15-18 races24/3/2020 7:48 am Galatasaray coach Terim says tests positive for coronavirus24/3/2020 7:48 am Myanmar confirms first coronavirus cases24/3/2020 7:48 am Fed aims 'bazooka' to backstop coronavirus-hit economy24/3/2020 7:41 am Greece calls for health volunteers to combat coronavirus24/3/2020 7:41 am US prosecutors charge PDVSA contractor with money laundering24/3/2020 7:21 am FIFA teams up with WHO to support fight against pandemic24/3/2020 7:21 am Motor racing-Formula One expects shortened season of 15-18 races24/3/2020 7:21 am South Africa to impose 21-day lockdown as coronavirus cases jump24/3/2020 7:21 am A union made in Okinawa: 3 unforgettable places to say 'I do'24/3/2020 7:21 am Myanmar confirms first two coronavirus cases24/3/2020 7:21 am Airbus sees airlines seeking to defer or cancel orders24/3/2020 7:14 am Canada made 'right call' to skip Tokyo Games: Trudeau24/3/2020 7:14 am IOC member Pound says Tokyo Olympics to be postponed - report24/3/2020 6:44 am Italian police recycle oxygen canisters from coronavirus victims24/3/2020 6:44 am Auto industry urges US lawmakers to ensure 'sufficient liquidity'24/3/2020 6:44 am Boeing suspending Washington state production due to coronavirus risks24/3/2020 6:37 am Horse Racing: British champion jump jockey says rival 'deserves' title24/3/2020 6:37 am Messi, Ronaldo and Neymar the world's best-paid footballers: Study24/3/2020 6:37 am Historic Fed boost fails to stop Wall Street's virus driven sell-off24/3/2020 6:22 am IMF sees coronavirus pandemic causing global recession in 2020, recovery in 202124/3/2020 5:59 am Football: Uefa formally postpones Champions League, Europa League final24/3/2020 5:59 am SIA will need government aid to survive impact of Covid-19, say analysts24/3/2020 5:21 am Italy’s coronavirus deaths slow, offering glimmer of hope24/3/2020 5:01 am Alitalia to relaunch with much smaller fleet: sources24/3/2020 4:50 am Coronavirus pandemic 'accelerating', WHO says it is advising Olympics on risk24/3/2020 4:43 am GM eyes building ventilators to fight coronavirus outbreak at its Indiana plant24/3/2020 4:43 am Anderlecht players asked to give up one month's wages24/3/2020 4:36 am Citigroup to give some employees US$1000 as coronavirus spreads24/3/2020 4:36 am Reach poll shows most people feel new Budget measures will help businesses to tide over Covid-19 crisis24/3/2020 4:31 am UN chief calls for 'immediate global ceasefire' amid COVID-1924/3/2020 4:22 am Athletics: Alone, world champion Coleman trains through the uncertainty24/3/2020 4:22 am Coronavirus pandemic is 'accelerating' but still possible to change trajectory: WHO24/3/2020 4:03 am New York begs for federal help over COVID-19 as Fed sets up fiscal supports24/3/2020 3:56 am Lockdown in France: coronavirus rewrites the teaching playbook24/3/2020 3:56 am German Chancellor Merkel’s initial coronavirus test came back negative, to undergo more checks24/3/2020 3:36 am Coronavirus: Expulsion among new NUS sanctions to get students to take their temperature24/3/2020 3:36 am OECD chief urges new Marshall Plan against COVID-1924/3/2020 3:34 am Western supply chains buckle as coronavirus lockdowns spread24/3/2020 3:34 am Coronavirus: Rio's favelas prepare for the worst24/3/2020 3:34 am Russia to use mobile phones to track people at risk of coronavirus24/3/2020 3:30 am 49 recovering Covid-19 patients moved to private hospitals, other hospitals on standby to receive more24/3/2020 3:10 am SIA will need Government aid to survive impact of Covid-19, say analysts24/3/2020 3:10 am MAS advises financial institutions to implement safe distancing measures amid Covid-19 outbreak24/3/2020 3:09 am Merkel's initial coronavirus test came back negative: Spokesman24/3/2020 3:06 am Denmark extends coronavirus lockdown until Apr 1324/3/2020 3:06 am Everything You Need to Know About the World Health Organization's Viral Safe Hands Challenge24/3/2020 2:45 am Coronavirus pandemic: Life at a standstill24/3/2020 2:41 am Coronavirus pandemic: Life at a standstill24/3/2020 2:41 am Singapore Air's 'greatest challenge' prompts cuts affecting 10,000 staff24/3/2020 2:21 am Covid-19: SIA announces cost-cutting measures affecting 10,000 staff; CEO, other bosses to take larger pay cuts24/3/2020 2:14 am Wall Street falls as US Fed fails to assuage coronavirus worries24/3/2020 2:11 am Italy bans travel in bid to slow coronavirus deaths24/3/2020 2:11 am Coronavirus: Tokyo 2020 could be postponed as world not in condition for Olympics, says Japanese PM Abe24/3/2020 2:11 am Eating tofu linked to a lower risk of heart disease24/3/2020 2:00 am Saudi Arabia imposes curfew to curb coronavirus, UAE halts passenger flights24/3/2020 1:45 am India to stop domestic flights as PM Modi asks citizens to take lockdown orders seriously24/3/2020 1:43 am I Spent a Year in Space, and I Have Tips on Isolation to Share24/3/2020 1:40 am US orders first shutdown of website over coronavirus fraud24/3/2020 1:30 am Deniers and Disbelievers: 'If I Get Corona, I Get Corona.'24/3/2020 1:27 am New York mayor calls for nationwide US lockdown24/3/2020 1:20 am Coronavirus: Singapore Govt donates $730,600 to WHO plan to limit human transmission of virus24/3/2020 1:14 am US surgeon-general says coronavirus outbreak 'to get bad' this week24/3/2020 1:14 am Coronavirus: Enforcement action taken against 21 workplaces due to lack of safe distancing measures24/3/2020 1:14 am Coronavirus: Mnuchin urges US Congress to pass S$2.9 trillion economic relief Bill24/3/2020 1:14 am Health workers hard hit as Spain's coronavirus cases rise24/3/2020 1:06 am Kiev monastery fights COVID-19 with homemade hand sanitiser24/3/2020 1:06 am GE's aviation unit to cut US workforce by about 10per cent: CEO24/3/2020 1:06 am Man fined for selling kitten from home without licence; claimed S$1,850 sale price was adoption fee24/3/2020 12:56 am US: Wall St slides as Fed boost fails to assuage virus worries24/3/2020 12:52 am These Girls Want To “Rescue” Day-Old Croissants By Giving Them Fancy Makeovers24/3/2020 12:46 am US Fed aims 'bazooka' at coronavirus to backstop economy24/3/2020 12:44 am US Fed aims 'bazooka' at coronavirus to backstop economy24/3/2020 12:43 am Malay theatre group Teater Ekamatra cancels play Berak24/3/2020 12:43 am Germany approves S$1.18 trillion package to cushion coronavirus blow24/3/2020 12:43 am Early exit for Fijian players from Netball Super League due to virus measures24/3/2020 12:43 am Arsenal cancel training despite completing 14-day isolation period24/3/2020 12:36 am Russia to use mobile phones to track people at risk of coronavirus24/3/2020 12:36 am Thai monks make COVID-19 masks from recycled plastic24/3/2020 12:36 am India to ground domestic passenger flights because of COVID-1924/3/2020 12:24 am Singaporeans supportive of Budget 2020 measures, many call for greater support for middle-income families: Poll24/3/2020 12:24 am Coronavirus: Migrant worker exodus from Thailand raises fears of new infections in neighbouring countries24/3/2020 12:11 am Coronavirus: 90% of S'pore's imported cases in recent days did not show symptoms at checkpoints24/3/2020 12:11 am Possible delay in trash collection, lower cleaning frequency due to shortage of cleaners: NEA24/3/2020 12:11 am Cleaner jailed for sexually abusing his youngest daughter for three years24/3/2020 12:11 am H&M scraps dividend due to coronavirus as all costs under review24/3/2020 12:04 am Fed mounts aggressive new steps to combat coronavirus hit to economy24/3/2020 12:04 am Dutch MH17 trial suspended until Jun 8 to give defence more time to prepare24/3/2020 12:04 am Russia to use mobile phones to track people at risk of coronavirus23/3/2020 11:56 pm MAS issues Covid-19 advisory to financial institutions23/3/2020 11:53 pm Chen Xiuhuan's Daughters Scrambled To Fly Home From Australia & America Amid The Escalating Covid-19 Situation — And It Was As Dramatic As It Sounds23/3/2020 11:45 pm Football: La Liga postponed indefinitely as coronavirus crisis worsens23/3/2020 11:42 pm Jail and caning for man who raped family's maid and molested stranger while out on bail23/3/2020 11:41 pm Singapore reports 54 new COVID-19 cases in highest daily spike, including 48 imported infections23/3/2020 11:36 pm UK in talks with Amazon over delivering coronavirus tests - Financial Times23/3/2020 11:36 pm Australian divisions over coronavirus put pressure on PM23/3/2020 11:36 pm Covid-19: 54 new cases in Singapore — the highest in a single day, 34 had travelled to UK23/3/2020 11:31 pm NBA uses social media reach for informative campaign on coronavirus23/3/2020 11:27 pm Migrant worker exodus from Thailand over COVID-19 lockdown23/3/2020 11:27 pm Why I’m Still Going For Yoga In A Time Of Safe Distancing and Covid-1923/3/2020 11:16 pm COVID-19: SIA reaches agreement with unions for cost-cutting measures affecting 10,000 employees23/3/2020 11:06 pm Netflix to reduce traffic in Israel by 25% to help ISPs23/3/2020 11:06 pm Physical education online: British children join exercise lesson from home23/3/2020 11:06 pm Azerbaijan Formula One GP postponed due to coronavirus23/3/2020 10:51 pm Futures slide again as virus lockdown raises contraction fears23/3/2020 10:44 pm Tencent rolls out new health tracking code aimed at China's students23/3/2020 10:38 pm Britain challenges start-ups to support mental health of self-isolators23/3/2020 10:38 pm Netflix to reduce traffic in Israel by 25per cent to help ISPs23/3/2020 10:38 pm 'Joy of spring': Japan fetes cherry blossoms despite virus23/3/2020 10:30 pm Spain's coronavirus death toll adds 462 overnight: Health ministry23/3/2020 10:24 pm Frencken Group's operations in Bangi to continue operations23/3/2020 10:17 pm 8 Things People Diagnosed With Coronavirus Want You To Know23/3/2020 10:15 pm South Korea reports fewest new coronavirus cases since Feb. 29 peak23/3/2020 10:15 pm Rugby - Newcastle's Richards criticises Ealing over legal action threat23/3/2020 10:10 pm Back to work in China COVID-19 epicentre as restrictions eased23/3/2020 10:10 pm COVID-19: All travellers entering Singapore from Mar 27 must submit health declaration forms online23/3/2020 10:10 pm Rouhani: U.S. should lift sanctions if it wants to help Iran amid coronavirus23/3/2020 10:05 pm SoftBank plans US$41 billion of asset sales to expand buyback and cut debt23/3/2020 10:02 pm IOC must be given time to decide Tokyo Games' future, says Lange23/3/2020 10:02 pm Nestle CEO tells staff to get ready for coronavirus storm: memo23/3/2020 10:02 pm Coronavirus pandemic prompts rare questioning of Thai monarchy23/3/2020 10:00 pm UMS Holdings Penang factory to remain closed till March 3123/3/2020 9:57 pm Ex-GIC and PepsiCo veterans appointed to DBS’ board of directors23/3/2020 9:51 pm Evening Update: Today's headlines from The Straits Times on March 2323/3/2020 9:49 pm Recovering coronavirus patients sent to Mt Elizabeth Hospital, freeing beds in public hospitals for sicker patients23/3/2020 9:49 pm Coronavirus: All travellers arriving in Singapore must submit health declaration from Friday23/3/2020 9:49 pm Exam-style seating, wipe-down routines: Schools reopen with safe distancing measures to prevent coronavirus spread23/3/2020 9:49 pm A third of units sold at Sengkang EC OLÁ on first weekend at average price of $1,135 psf23/3/2020 9:49 pm Malaysia reports 212 new COVID-19 cases in biggest daily jump, death toll spikes to 1423/3/2020 9:41 pm Former IHH Healthcare managing director Tan See Leng emerges as possible PAP candidate; plans support network in Marine Parade23/3/2020 9:34 pm Wartime President? Trump rewrites history in an election year23/3/2020 9:21 pm Coronavirus: S'pore Government to make its contact-tracing app freely available to developers worldwide23/3/2020 9:21 pm EU moves to start membership talks with Albania, North Macedonia23/3/2020 9:21 pm MAS brings forward monetary policy decision to March 3023/3/2020 9:21 pm STI closes 7.4% lower -- its largest single-day decline since October 200823/3/2020 9:19 pm Doctors, nurses turn to plastic bags, cling wrap amid equipment shortage in Malaysia23/3/2020 9:15 pm Bigger salary cuts for SIA's management, compulsory no-pay leave to be rolled out for staff23/3/2020 9:04 pm Lionel Richie Wants To Remake We Are The World... Again23/3/2020 9:00 pm Commentary: COVID-19 self-isolation is punishing the poor in Indonesia23/3/2020 8:52 pm Rout resumes as more nations self-isolate against virus23/3/2020 8:52 pm Coronavirus: Sphere Exhibits postpones May, June and July events, including IT Show and Beerfest Asia23/3/2020 8:51 pm Weeks after Thai soldier kills 29, Amnesty report describes conscript abuses23/3/2020 8:46 pm Taxi drivers affected by reduced demand could be temporarily redeployed as 'transport ambassadors': Khaw Boon Wan23/3/2020 8:46 pm 'Joy of spring': Japan fetes cherry blossoms despite virus23/3/2020 8:46 pm Former Poh Heng employee jailed for embezzling S$98,000 worth of jewellery23/3/2020 8:39 pm From athlete’s village to hotel, Indonesian government prepares makeshift facilities for COVID-1923/3/2020 8:33 pm 'No way we can hold it': Tokyo reacts to talk of Olympic delay23/3/2020 8:33 pm Hong Kong to ban all tourist arrivals, weighs suspension of alcohol sales23/3/2020 8:30 pm PM Modi tells Indians to save themselves from coronavirus as Delhi locks down23/3/2020 8:30 pm Next MAS decision to be released March 30, instead of April23/3/2020 8:30 pm Italy bans internal travel as a further 651 die from coronavirus23/3/2020 8:28 pm Singapore government to unveil additional Covid-19 support measures on Thursday23/3/2020 8:28 pm How Alibaba's Freshippo adapted to keep delivering in virus-hit China23/3/2020 8:25 pm Shell cuts 2020 spending by US$5 billion, suspends share buyback23/3/2020 8:25 pm DPM Heng Swee Keat to deliver ministerial statement on additional support for S’poreans in response to Covid-1923/3/2020 8:22 pm Weeks after Thai soldier kills 29, Amnesty report describes conscript abuses23/3/2020 8:21 pm Actress-singer Vivian Hsu, who had coronavirus scare earlier, celebrates birthday with co-star on set23/3/2020 8:21 pm Coronavirus: Rihanna's foundation donates $7.3 million to relief efforts23/3/2020 8:21 pm The arts at your fingertips - from virtual museum tours to Broadway shows online23/3/2020 8:21 pm Coronavirus: It's no joke, ex-Olympic swim champ van der Burgh warns after struggles in recovery23/3/2020 8:21 pm DPM Heng Swee Keat to deliver ministerial statement on additional COVID-19 support measures23/3/2020 8:16 pm Shawn Yue Angers Chinese Netizens By Sharing An Article Referring To COVID-19 As “Wuhan Virus”23/3/2020 8:15 pm Netflix to reduce quality of streams in Israel23/3/2020 8:11 pm COVID-19: Australia pulls athletes out of 2020 Games, eyes 202123/3/2020 8:11 pm US Secretary of State Pompeo visits Kabul amid multiple crises23/3/2020 8:11 pm Home work triggers demand jump for chips, laptops and network goods23/3/2020 8:05 pm Shorter weekend operating hours for Thomson-East Coast Line stations from April to July23/3/2020 8:05 pm Germany reports 22,672 coronavirus cases, 86 deaths23/3/2020 8:05 pm With the release of electoral boundaries report, all eyes now on political parties’ next moves23/3/2020 8:00 pm Hulk Hogan, Cox Radio Reach Settlement Over Sex Tape Lawsuit23/3/2020 8:00 pm Pakistan's first COVID-19 death exposes nation's vulnerability23/3/2020 7:58 pm Coronavirus: Taxi drivers affected by slowdown to be offered crowd control jobs at MRT23/3/2020 7:54 pm Coronavirus: Hong Kong to ban all tourist arrivals for 14 days from March 2523/3/2020 7:54 pm M’sians allowed to withdraw S$164 monthly from EPF pension fund for essential goods: Muhyiddin23/3/2020 7:45 pm Coronavirus: Primark closing all stores but will pay staff wages23/3/2020 7:45 pm New Zealand prepares to enter lockdown as coronavirus cases surge23/3/2020 7:45 pm Taiwan COVID-19 quarantine skipper handed hefty fine for clubbing23/3/2020 7:43 pm Taiwan reports 26 new cases of coronavirus, total now 19523/3/2020 7:43 pm Britain brings in army to get protective kit to health workers23/3/2020 7:43 pm Online tutors boosting incomes as demand surges due to coronavirus lockdowns23/3/2020 7:37 pm Social-Distancing or at the White House: Where the Trump Family Is During Coronavirus Pandemic23/3/2020 7:30 pm Football: Belgium star Marouane Fellaini is first coronavirus case in Chinese Super League23/3/2020 7:26 pm Divisions among Hong Kong expats over coronavirus response23/3/2020 7:26 pm Hong Kong to ban all tourist arrivals, weighs suspension of alcohol sales23/3/2020 7:23 pm Apple scraps curbs on online buyers of iPhones amid virus outbreak23/3/2020 7:16 pm Goldman Sachs sees 1% drop in global GDP due to 'coronacrisis'23/3/2020 7:16 pm Oil prices volatile as virus saps demand23/3/2020 7:16 pm Balenciaga and YSL Will Start Producing Surgical Masks, Parent Company Kering Is Donating 3 Million Masks From China23/3/2020 7:15 pm Singapore, Australia leaders hold virtual meeting, agree to keep markets open amid COVID-19 outbreak23/3/2020 7:10 pm Missile tests and meetings: North Korea signals confidence in face of coronavirus23/3/2020 7:10 pm Rita Wilson Raps Naughty by Nature's 'Hip Hop Hooray' in 'Quarantine Stir Crazy' Video23/3/2020 7:00 pm Thomson-East Coast Line to cut operating hours from April to July to prepare for expansion23/3/2020 6:58 pm Coronavirus: China's envoy to US breaks with foreign ministry on virus origins23/3/2020 6:58 pm Airbus signs credit facility for $23.4b, withdraws 2020 guidance23/3/2020 6:58 pm Taiwan quarantine skipper handed hefty fine for clubbing23/3/2020 6:52 pm Singapore’s average sea level now 14cm higher than ‘pre-1970 levels’: Met Service23/3/2020 6:49 pm Pakistan doctor dies amid strike threat over lack of protection23/3/2020 6:45 pm Can Singapore Airlines Survive the Covid-19 Crisis?23/3/2020 6:37 pm HK Model Kathy Chow May Have Forgiven Her Cheating Husband; Netizens Think She’s Doing It For The Wrong Reasons23/3/2020 6:30 pm Daniel Dae Kim Says He's Feeling 'Practically Back to Normal' After Coronavirus Diagnosis23/3/2020 6:30 pm