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From South China Morning Post Singapore ‘idiot’s guide’ to coronavirus crisis control: don’t do it like Hong Kong If you haven’t yet heard that leaked audio clip of Singaporean Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing’s recent rant against “idiots” panic buying masks and stripping store shelves of daily essentials such as rice, noodles and toilet paper, I cannot recommend it enough. It’s an appeal to common sense and a lament for the lack of it, as well as a contemptuous rebuke to mass hysteria, mob mentality and selfish, irrational behaviour triggered by the coronavirus crisis. And it’s all delivered in classic Singaporean style – thickly accented, punctuated regularly with Singlish slang, and simultaneously crude, hilarious and on point. Chan explains his government’s initial decision to distribute four masks to every household as taking a “gamble to calm the nerves”, rather than a supreme necessity and right for each citizen. “But to issue four to every family, I burn another 5 million masks from my limited stockpile. When China now asks for masks, right, China is burning at a rate of hundreds of millions a day. Which country, and even which production line, can meet China’s needs? Cannot, right?” Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor’s handling of the crisis provides a handy guide for Chan on how not to do it, otherwise “I can guarantee you today our hospital system would have broken down. If we issue surgical masks and give everybody surgical masks just to make them feel shiok shiok[immensely satisfied] because they say Carrie Lam wear mask, right? At the conference, right? Ah today you see newspaper. What is happening to Hong Kong now? What did South China Morning Post report about Hong Kong? They are down to less than one month’s supply of masks for their medical people. Which means that when the medical people don’t even get masks, you think they dare to go and take care of the sick people?” He goes on to lambast Singaporeans stockpiling everything from masks and alcohol swabs to rice and even condoms, go figure. Continues with video at https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3051916/singapore-idiots-guide-coronavirus-crisis-control-dont-do

I had the same decision to make but after this article I decided that I am going: https://www.bangkokpost.com/sports/1862814/china-world-cup-qualifiers-moved-to-thailand

exactly. But apparently the hysterical sg rumour mill had rumours to that effect, prompting the statement. really no reason not to go (unless there were a dramatic change in the situation). Everything is pretty normal here. If you're concerned about going to BKK, then by the same token you should be concerned about staying in Sg!!

From The Guardian Vietnam police charge seven over role in trafficking Police in Vietnam have charged seven people in connection with the deaths of 39 migrants whose bodies were discovered in the back of a lorry in the UK in 2019, authorities said late on Thursday. The victims, who included two 15-year-old boys, were mostly from two provinces in north-central Vietnam, where poor job prospects, encouragement by authorities, smuggling gangs and environmental issues have fuelled migration. Seven defendants, including a Vietnamese woman living in China, were charged with creating immigration profiles for 67 people in Vietnam for illegal work in Britain and Europe, Ha Tinh province regional police said in a statement. Police referred specifically to the case of 26-year-old Pham Thi Tra My, who was one of the victims found in the back of a lorry in Essex on 23 October last year. “They contacted the victim in late June 2019 and charged her $22,000 to create immigration profiles,” the statement said. “The victim in September was then taken to China, France and the UK.” British police last week arrested two more people over the deaths. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/21/essex-lorry-deaths-vietnam-police-charge-seven-over-role-in-trafficking

Im glad i dont live in the us...

I didnt like it at all..

I've also been dragging my feed on this - following story very closely. But I just booked my annual trip for the end of March. Corona be damned!

George owned over 100 slaves. His wife Martha owned many slaves as well. Of course, this was another time but hardly inspirational.

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On further reading, I'm not so sure that America is clueless. Apparently, the Las Vegas debate broke viewer records. Democrats Set a TV Ratings Record at Their Las Vegas Debate

The superior and delux room are the same size the only difference is that the delux rooms had been renovated and modernized and the so called superior are dated and located at low floors. My room 15th floor has very nice panoramic view of the city.

Interesting point that made me googled about hotel rooms classification lol https://traveltips.usatoday.com/classification-rooms-hotel-2981.html In short, standard is the lowest or entry level hotel room, while superior, is usually a standard with view. Furama hotels rooms all have views as its only one side rooms, all facing the river, so i do think its appropriate to name their cheapest room as superior. Deluxe is a different room size or features altogether.

almost like reunion of us members ?

Bloomberg sucked. But, it was his first debate and he is a businessman. He will get better. I don't think a big deal in the grand scheme of things. As long as it doesn't happen again. Yes, those of us that like politics watched but most of America is clueless. Otherwise, why is Trump president? Sorry RA. I do like Pete and Amy. Both are very impressive to me. But, Bloomberg would be great as well. I like Elizabeth. But, I don't like Bernie. And, I don't like any of them attacking each other. That pissed me off.

Wrong. It is a new idea. The Cologne facility lacks a theater and cafes. Give the Dutch some credit for including amenities.