Airlines warned over safety as jets return from pandemic storage December 15, 2020 at 12:00AM

Regulators, insurers and experts are warning airlines to take extra care when reactivating planes left in extended storage during the Covid-19 pandemic, citing potential pilot rustiness, maintenance errors and even insect nests blocking key sensors.

Here’s why water service interruptions happen even if dams overflow December 14, 2020 at 08:31PM

Out of Town Blog
Here’s why water service interruptions happen even if dams overflow

When a series of typhoons, capped off by Typhoon Ulysses, ravaged the country and unleashed heavy rainfall enough to overflow dams in Luzon, plenty of Filipinos were perplexed that water supply was suddenly interrupted. Doesn’t an immense amount of water in a dam indicate a surplus of water supply? The answer is no. While there […]

Here’s why water service interruptions happen even if dams overflow
Melo Villareal
Out of Town Blog

Singapore to open business travel bubble for all countries from January December 14, 2020 at 05:59PM

The first travellers will be able to arrive from the second half of January through the new lane, which will be open to those who are coming for short-term stays of up to 14 days, the ministry of trade and industry said in a statement.

South Africa closes beaches to fight resurgence of Covid-19 December 14, 2020 at 04:35PM

All beaches will be closed from December 16 until January in the Eastern Cape province and the Garden Route tourist area in the Western Cape province. In Kwazulu-Natal province, beaches will be closed on public holidays including Christmas and New Year’s Day.