Some Memories

IN FOCUS: No roaming cattle but with high-tech labs, could Singapore be a 'meat' exporter? It boils down to several reasons: Singapore's intellectual property laws, skilled talent pool, accessibility to a multicultural palate, geographical proximity to agriculture exporters in Southeast Asia, as well as policymakers' support for the food technology industry. Singapore authorities recently granted the world's first regulatory approval for cellular meat. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/alternative-proteins-plant-based-singapore-companies-in-focus-13986682  

Restaurants tell The Straits Times they have been told that diners have to keep their masks on during the lohei. These can only be removed when eating or drinking. Diners are also not allowed to shout the auspicious phrases during lohei. https://www.straitstimes.com/life/food/masks-and-gloves-on-and-no-shouting-please-quieter-lohei-to-welcome-year-of-the-ox

Covid-19 response was a global series of failures, says WHO panel The interim report, an early blueprint for reform, describes the faulty assumptions, ineffective planning and sluggish responses – including missteps by the WHO itself – that helped fuel a pandemic that has killed more than two million people.   "We have failed in our collective capacity to come together in solidarity to create a protective web of human security," the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response writes. Many of the failings, such as the inability of governments to obtain protective equipment or do widespread contact tracing, have long been painfully clear over the course of the pandemic. https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/who-china-could-have-acted-faster-on-covid-19-pandemic-experts

https://m.malaysiakini.com/news/558704

MCO standard operating procedures (SOPs): The dos and don'ts 13 to 26 Jan 2021 https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2021/01/12/mco-standard-operating-procedures-sops-the-dos-and-don039ts

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-extends-recovery-movement-control-order-to-mar-31

https://www.klook.com/en-MY/blog/malaysia-pkpp/