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Reporter @ChannelNewsAsia. I mostly cover transport & e-sports in Singapore. I RT what I find interesting. HMU Gwyneth.Teo@mediacorp.com.sg & IG @appleboxgwen
Mar 17, 2020 15 tweets 6 min read
It's past midnight, I've just left Woodlands Checkpoint where I've been camped out since 4pm talking to people, seeing the mad rush out, seeing the mad rush back in. Here's a short photo essay. 1/x #covid19 #bordercrossing #malaysia #singapore #causeway We were seeing reports of bad traffic around Woodlands Checkpoint around 2pm. My own Grab driver told me that he'd been caught in a snarl motorcycles and cars trying to get into Woodlands Checkpoint to cross to Malaysia. We were surprised when traffic was smooth before 4pm. 2/x
Jan 29, 2020 14 tweets 5 min read
Here's a thread about face mask stocks in Singapore. A lot of people are trying to get their hands on face masks - both surgical and N95. There are reports across Asia that face masks are totally sold out, some city-wide, some at national level. These are my observations. 1/14 It's hard to get face masks in Singapore too. Our editor @AngelaTengCNA shot video showing a snaking queue for face masks at Nex's NTUC FairPrice past 3pm yesterday. There were quips that it's longer than the one for the lottery next door, for once. 2/14