31 March 2020, Tuesday NewsLatest News On 31 March 2020, Tuesday Fiat Chrysler does not see delay in PSA merger, FIOM union says1/4/2020 7:56 am UK banks halt dividends as coronavirus slowdown looms1/4/2020 7:49 am UniCredit says top managers to forego entire 2020 bonus pay1/4/2020 7:49 am Zoom takes lead over Microsoft Teams as coronavirus keeps Americans at home1/4/2020 7:49 am Coronavirus: 28 Texas spring-breakers test positive for after Mexico beach trip1/4/2020 7:36 am Coronavirus: US Navy captain says carrier faces uncontrollable spread, dire threat1/4/2020 7:36 am Football: Norwich furlough staff over coronavirus financial concerns1/4/2020 7:36 am Tennis: Former US Davis Cup captain Pat McEnroe tests positive for coronavirus1/4/2020 7:36 am Coronavirus: Boy, 13, dies in London after testing positive1/4/2020 7:36 am Dow sinks, virus pushes it to sharpest quarterly plunge in over three decades1/4/2020 7:26 am Spain sees record 849 coronavirus deaths but downward trend1/4/2020 7:26 am G20 vows to fight coronavirus impact on poor nations1/4/2020 7:10 am Architect of Trump tax cut may run US$500 billion coronavirus loan program1/4/2020 7:03 am Trump holds call with US internet, mobile phone providers1/4/2020 7:03 am SocGen, Natixis skip 2019 dividends, may consider payments in second half1/4/2020 7:03 am Coronavirus: Greek cruise ship has around 20 cases, say port police1/4/2020 6:37 am Global coronavirus deaths mount as US surpasses China's official toll1/4/2020 6:35 am New York City to probe Amazon firing of warehouse worker1/4/2020 6:35 am Rolls-Royce targets in jeopardy as pandemic brings air travel slump1/4/2020 6:20 am Goldman Sachs slashes second quarter US GDP estimate further1/4/2020 6:20 am Cruise ship operator urges 'compassion,' warns more may die1/4/2020 6:14 am Some Whole Foods workers call for 'sick out'1/4/2020 6:14 am US-Saudi oil alliance idea born at White House, put on back burner for now1/4/2020 6:14 am Saudi Arabia asks Muslims to put haj plans on hold1/4/2020 6:07 am The Mask Middlemen: How pop-up brokers seek big paydays in a frenzied market1/4/2020 6:07 am Coronavirus: Fed will do 'whatever it takes' to help US economy likely in recession, says Daly1/4/2020 6:07 am Trump completes rollback of Obama-era vehicle fuel efficiency rules1/4/2020 6:07 am Coronavirus: Banker bonuses must be conservative, says EU watchdog1/4/2020 5:34 am Coronavirus: US death toll exceeds official China tally1/4/2020 5:34 am Britain's Tesco recruits 35,000 workers to get through coronavirus crisis1/4/2020 5:31 am Tesla plans to supply FDA-approved ventilators free of cost: Musk1/4/2020 5:31 am US unemployment offices sitting on mountain of pending claims1/4/2020 5:31 am F1 could push back rules package to 2023, says Red Bull boss1/4/2020 5:25 am Taliban team arrives in Kabul to begin prisoner exchange process1/4/2020 5:25 am Coronavirus: Saudi minister tells Muslims to wait on making haj plans1/4/2020 5:05 am Coronavirus: Obama suggests Trump team 'denied warnings' of pandemic1/4/2020 5:05 am Coronavirus: 101-year-old Dutch patient recovers1/4/2020 4:33 am Football: Solskjaer in touch with Man United stars during virus lockdown1/4/2020 4:33 am Countries threaten jail for April Fools' Day jokes about coronavirus1/4/2020 4:32 am Doping: WADA reinstates International Taekwondo Federation1/4/2020 4:06 am UK reports record 381 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours1/4/2020 4:06 am Tesla plans to supply FDA-approved ventilators free of cost - Musk1/4/2020 4:06 am Coronavirus: French doctor claiming Covid-19 infection jailed for coughing at police1/4/2020 4:00 am Coronavirus: CNN anchor Chris Cuomo has bug but will keep working from home1/4/2020 4:00 am Jordan NBA documentary finished early for April debut1/4/2020 3:29 am Help with debts for those who have trouble repaying both banks and licensed moneylenders1/4/2020 3:29 am Basketball: Jordan NBA documentary finished early for April debut1/4/2020 3:29 am Coronavirus: Grounded SAS cabin crew get hospital training in Sweden1/4/2020 3:29 am Mickelson 'working on' 1-on-1 golf rematch with Tiger1/4/2020 3:22 am Russia's top coronavirus doctor who met Putin tests positive1/4/2020 3:22 am American Airlines to retire more jets, including vintage 737s, in coronavirus downturn1/4/2020 3:22 am Turkey set to release some 45,000 inmates in COVID-19 response1/4/2020 3:15 am Closure of cinemas due to Covid-19 see operators shifting manpower, upgrading venues, seeking other revenue sources1/4/2020 3:15 am Formula One: F1 teams banned from developing 2022 cars this year1/4/2020 3:01 am Football: Uefa issues raft of fines to European clubs1/4/2020 3:01 am Closure of cinemas due to Covid-19 see operators shifting manpower needs, upgrading venues, seeking other revenue sources1/4/2020 2:53 am Malaysia lockdown extension: Workers, bosses look for alternatives as S’pore Govt ceases temporary housing support1/4/2020 2:46 am ‘Tiger King’ Directors Face Off Against Carole Baskin After She Slams ‘Salacious’ Series1/4/2020 2:45 am Covid-19: LTA waives vehicle entry permit fee for Malaysian motorists in Singapore during movement control order period1/4/2020 2:31 am Coronavirus: German city introduces face masks for shoppers as bug spreads1/4/2020 2:28 am Football: World Cup-winning captain Cannavaro urges Italy to summon spirit of 2006 to beat coronavirus1/4/2020 2:28 am Russia's top coronavirus doctor who met president Vladimir Putin tests positive1/4/2020 2:28 am Tennis: Wimbledon will be cancelled, believes Jamie Murray1/4/2020 2:28 am Football: Fifa working on 'Football Marshall plan' for coronavirus impact1/4/2020 2:28 am Adam Schlesinger, Emmy Winner And Fountains Of Wayne Frontman, Hospitalised With COVID-191/4/2020 2:16 am S’pore face challenges in maintaining trade flow amid Covid-19 upheavals: Chan Chun Sing1/4/2020 2:14 am FIFA working on 'Football Marshall plan' for virus impact1/4/2020 2:06 am Workers in hazmat suits collect prayers from 'God's mailbox' in Jerusalem1/4/2020 2:06 am German zoos ask Merkel for funds to feed animals during COVID-19 crisis1/4/2020 2:06 am Malaysia's stay-at-home order preventing major spikes in COVID-19 cases, says government1/4/2020 2:00 am Exclusive: American Airlines to retire more jets, including vintage 737s, in coronavirus downturn1/4/2020 2:00 am Smoking diners to take it outside as Tokyo ban kicks in1/4/2020 2:00 am Ascendas Reit takes 25% stake in Galaxis for S$102.9m1/4/2020 1:45 am The sound of coronavirus: Israeli apps helping contain pandemic1/4/2020 1:30 am Coronavirus concerns delay restart of Ford's North American production1/4/2020 1:11 am Landlords and tenants need to see each other as long-term partners, share both pain and benefits: Chan Chun Sing1/4/2020 1:11 am Several options on the table for Europe's stricken leagues1/4/2020 1:11 am Scotland coach Townsend accepts 25per cent wage deferral1/4/2020 1:05 am COVID-19: CHAS, MediSave to be extended to cover video consultations for 7 chronic conditions1/4/2020 1:05 am COVID-19: Travel ban on China arrivals may ease if situation there stabilises, says Lawrence Wong1/4/2020 1:01 am Extreme isolation: world's last virus-free corners hold tight1/4/2020 1:00 am US: Stocks open lower as virus cases mount1/4/2020 12:53 am Hong Leong Asia posts 39.1% hike in full-year net profit to S$34.4m1/4/2020 12:44 am IMF extends bilateral borrowing arrangements through 20231/4/2020 12:42 am Individuals can apply to defer property loan, insurance premium payments amid COVID-19: MAS1/4/2020 12:36 am US proposes minimum air service rules for airlines receiving assistance1/4/2020 12:36 am Tennis: Wimbledon will be cancelled, believes Jamie Murray1/4/2020 12:36 am Cricket: South Africa won't reduce player salaries for 2020-21 season1/4/2020 12:27 am German city introduces face masks for shoppers as COVID-19 cases rise1/4/2020 12:27 am Virgin Money delays branch closures and job cuts due to coronavirus lockdown1/4/2020 12:14 am Google Japan defends impartiality of search results amid lockdown rumours1/4/2020 12:14 am Tennis: Federer wows fans on Twitter with video of trick shots1/4/2020 12:14 am Tech giants such as Google, Facebook seek to defer Indian digital tax: Sources1/4/2020 12:06 am UK supermarkets see record sales on COVID-19 panic1/4/2020 12:06 am Ford delays North American production restart over coronavirus concerns1/4/2020 12:06 am 'Group of Local Vigilantes' Try to Forcibly Quarantine Out-of-Towners, Officials Say1/4/2020 12:00 am Covid-19: MOM to issue fines, stop-work orders against firms that don't implement telecommuting ‘where possible’31/3/2020 11:45 pm Dee Hsu Says The Daughter Of The Late Serena Liu Is Always Welcome At Her Home For Playdates31/3/2020 11:45 pm Coronavirus: Patients can tap Chas and Medisave for video consultations for chronic conditions31/3/2020 11:43 pm Coronavirus: Germans split over how to deal with the outbreak and save the economy31/3/2020 11:43 pm Coronavirus: Employers who fail to implement telecommuting where possible may face fines, stop-work orders31/3/2020 11:43 pm Coronavirus: Employers in Singapore must allow staff to work from home or risk penalties; seniors must be kept safe via social distancing31/3/2020 11:43 pm Coronavirus: Task force calls for extra vigilance to protect elderly family members31/3/2020 11:43 pm COVID-19: Firms that do not allow telecommuting where 'reasonably practicable' may be issued stop-work order, says Josephine Teo31/3/2020 11:37 pm COVID-19: Singapore confirms 47 new cases, 926 in total; 22 in ICU – MOH official31/3/2020 11:37 pm Cricket South Africa won't reduce player salaries for 2020-21 season31/3/2020 11:30 pm Ramadan bazaars may proceed if SOP followed: Malaysian health ministry31/3/2020 11:30 pm Japan urges citizens to stay away from a third of the world31/3/2020 11:30 pm Google Japan defends impartiality of search results amid lockdown rumors31/3/2020 11:22 pm Boxing: Fury hungry to repeat Wilder win in rematch31/3/2020 11:22 pm Covid-19: Chas, MediSave extended temporarily to cover video consultations31/3/2020 11:15 pm Covid-19: 47 new cases in Singapore, including 31 transmitted locally31/3/2020 11:15 pm Thailand to give free mobile data for those homebound by coronavirus31/3/2020 11:14 pm Lagos in lockdown as Africa virus closures spread31/3/2020 11:14 pm Tough for game to resume this year, says Tennis Australia chief31/3/2020 11:14 pm Covid-19: Many abiding by safe distancing rules but some still ‘missing the point’, says Lawrence Wong31/3/2020 11:08 pm Covid-19: MOM to issue fines, stop-work orders against firms that don't implement telecommuting ‘where possible’31/3/2020 11:08 pm COVID-19: Housing returning S'pore residents in hotels for SHN is 'critical' measure - Lawrence Wong31/3/2020 11:06 pm Coronavirus: Employers who don't implement telecommuting risk committing offence31/3/2020 11:06 pm The Straits Times @STcom31/3/2020 11:03 pm Virus threatens fragile Turkish economy31/3/2020 11:00 pm SATS issues S$200m 2.9% 5-year notes31/3/2020 10:50 pm Indonesia declares state of emergency as virus toll jumps31/3/2020 10:46 pm Collective effort, openness to alternatives key to Singapore's food supply resilience: Chan Chun Sing31/3/2020 10:42 pm Coronavirus: Tuition and enrichment centres go online, offering discounts and more resources to students31/3/2020 10:42 pm Coronavirus: Healthy rabbits abandoned amid fears31/3/2020 10:42 pm Coronavirus: Taiwan health authorities push for one-metre social distancing rule as cases mount31/3/2020 10:42 pm Yanlord nets 2.8b yuan in pre-sales for Nanjing and Nantong apartments31/3/2020 10:24 pm Indonesian President Jokowi announces large-scale social restriction and emergency status to curb COVID-1931/3/2020 10:22 pm Russian lawmakers back jail terms for quarantine offenders as coronavirus cases rise31/3/2020 10:22 pm Mortgage borrowers, SMEs can seek to defer certain debt repayment till year-end: MAS31/3/2020 10:19 pm 12-year-old girl infected with COVID-19 dies in Belgium31/3/2020 10:13 pm Iran's death toll from coronavirus climbs to 2,898: Health official31/3/2020 10:06 pm Huawei warns China will strike back against new US restrictions31/3/2020 10:06 pm Xiaomi Q4 revenue jumps 27per cent, beats estimates31/3/2020 10:06 pm More people are buying and playing games at home with the coronavirus outbreak31/3/2020 10:01 pm Explainer: What the Federal Reserve has done in the coronavirus crisis31/3/2020 9:59 pm Futures rise at end of dismal first quarter31/3/2020 9:59 pm Ad giant WPP pulls dividend, buyback and outlook as clients cut spending31/3/2020 9:59 pm 2020 Games postponement signals growing power shift from IOC to athletes31/3/2020 9:53 pm Instacart, Amazon workers strike as labor unrest grows during coronavirus crisis31/3/2020 9:53 pm Sino Grandness back in the black with Q4 net profit of 2.6m yuan31/3/2020 9:53 pm Myanmar journalist hit with terrorism charges for interviewing insurgents31/3/2020 9:40 pm Coronavirus: Spain sees record death toll with 849 fatalities in 24 hours31/3/2020 9:40 pm Motor racing: McLaren's Norris to shave his head after e-sports fundraiser31/3/2020 9:40 pm Coronavirus: Wife of Bangladesh worker still in ICU gives birth to baby boy31/3/2020 9:40 pm Daily Debrief: What Happened Today31/3/2020 9:37 pm 6 more cases die from Covid-19 in Malaysia, bringing toll to 4331/3/2020 9:30 pm Aussie drinkers told to limit daily booze buying31/3/2020 9:24 pm Apple supplier Japan Display finalises deal to raise US$200 million from 'customer'31/3/2020 9:24 pm STI has a positive end to its worst quarter since 200831/3/2020 9:17 pm 14 NUS students infected with Covid-19, all imported cases31/3/2020 9:17 pm COVID-19: Wife of critically ill Bangladeshi man in Singapore gives birth to baby boy31/3/2020 9:16 pm Huawei posts 5.6% rise in 2019 profit, smallest increase in three years31/3/2020 9:16 pm City Gas to lower gas tariffs by 0.7% from April to June 202031/3/2020 9:16 pm Sony Pushes Back Major Titles — Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Morbius — To 202131/3/2020 9:15 pm ExxonMobil’s new tech deployment in Singapore to create 135 new jobs, says Teo Chee Hean31/3/2020 9:14 pm 0.7% dip in gas prices in the next quarter31/3/2020 9:11 pm Basketball: Ex-NBA star Young sorry for China coronavirus quarantine row31/3/2020 9:11 pm US to announce rollback of auto pollution rules, a key effort to fight climate change31/3/2020 9:11 pm Care centre for private-hire, taxi drivers launched at Downtown East31/3/2020 9:11 pm UAE imposes first lockdown on historic district to slow coronavirus31/3/2020 9:11 pm Businesses with 'food shop licences' not subject to ban: police31/3/2020 8:57 pm Vivendi closes sale of 10% stake in Universal to Tencent consortium31/3/2020 8:57 pm Australia enlists particle accelerator in COVID-19 fight31/3/2020 8:48 pm Ineos to build third hand sanitizer plant in France in 10 days31/3/2020 8:48 pm Netizens Criticise Angelababy For Not Wearing A Mask In Public... But They May Have Jumped The Gun31/3/2020 8:45 pm Telco TPG offers 50GB for S$10 mobile plan as part of its commercial launch31/3/2020 8:43 pm Kind-hearted Foodpanda rider in Johor gives cancelled KFC order to hungry poor31/3/2020 8:30 pm 'Talk like Doraemon': Malaysian ministry issues tips for wives during COVID-19 movement control order31/3/2020 8:25 pm Line survey finds 7% of users in Tokyo have at least one coronavirus symptom31/3/2020 8:25 pm Golf: Mickelson 'working on' potential rematch with Woods31/3/2020 8:11 pm Football: Scenarios for a potential return of the Premier League31/3/2020 8:04 pm i Light Singapore 2020 cancelled due to COVID-1931/3/2020 8:04 pm Bread delivery lorry nicked in KL found in Terengganu 13 hours later31/3/2020 7:45 pm Cricket: Root expects talks over England pay cuts31/3/2020 7:43 pm Huawei posts 5.6per cent rise in 2019 profit, smallest increase in three years31/3/2020 7:43 pm Indian doctors fight COVID-19 with raincoats, helmets amid lack of equipment31/3/2020 7:43 pm Europe: Stock markets extend gains31/3/2020 7:41 pm Hong Kong: Stocks close on a high31/3/2020 7:41 pm China's Huawei says '19 sales up 19% despite U.S. sanctions31/3/2020 7:34 pm Man admits molesting, sexually assaulting 12-year-old boy who was at public pool for swimming lesson31/3/2020 7:34 pm Smoking diners to take it outside as Tokyo ban kicks in31/3/2020 7:34 pm Sony Reschedules ‘Morbius,’ ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ and 5 Other Films31/3/2020 7:30 pm US judge grants early release to Brazilian in FIFA corruption scandal31/3/2020 7:21 pm From winners to worriers: Isolated athletes face mental health risks31/3/2020 7:21 pm Football: Ajax cancel contract of player stricken after heart attack31/3/2020 7:21 pm Japan Home ‘shocked and distressed’ after selling ‘used’ thermometer31/3/2020 7:20 pm Social distancing appears to slow virus spread in Seattle: report31/3/2020 7:15 pm UK police criticised for overzealous lockdown response31/3/2020 7:13 pm Delivery slots run dry as more turn to online grocery shopping amid COVID-19 concerns31/3/2020 7:13 pm SPF warns of email scam impersonating police commissioner31/3/2020 7:13 pm Govt to introduce new legislation over meetings, as firms uncertain about how to comply with Covid-19 rules31/3/2020 7:08 pm Basketball: Ex-NBA star Young sorry for China coronavirus quarantine row31/3/2020 7:06 pm Japan's Abe, deputy avoid joint meetings to cut COVID-19 risk as lockdown pressure builds31/3/2020 7:06 pm Seoul: Shares end more than 2% higher; down 20.2% for the quarter31/3/2020 7:01 pm M’sian ministry’s advice to women under MCO: Wear make-up, speak in ‘Doraemon’ voice and giggle coyly31/3/2020 7:00 pm Magnet mishap puts would-be inventor of coronavirus device in hospital31/3/2020 6:56 pm Malaysian minister draws flak for donning hazmat suit during coronavirus disinfection exercise31/3/2020 6:56 pm Japan plans record 60 trillion yen stimulus as coronavirus spreads31/3/2020 6:56 pm