Mel Trotter Ministries named Tonja L.G. Moyer chair of its board of directors, the first African American and only the second woman to hold the position.
Websites offering to assist travellers with their submission for the SG Arrival Card – which they need to enter Singapore – have been popping up, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) told The Straits Times.
SINGAPORE - Websites offering to assist travellers with their submission for the SG Arrival Card which they need to enter Singapore have been popping up, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) told The Straits Times. All travellers, including Singaporeans, must include their health declaration, among other requirements, in their submission, as part of ICA's border control measures in.
Feb 1, 2021
In early 2020, as the coronavirus began to ricochet around the world with terrifying consequence, Harish Pillay decided to do whatever he could to help stop the spread.
The software engineer, who lives in Singapore, heard the government was designing an app to track the virus, so he emailed the minister in charge and asked how he could help. He was part of a fellowship of developers and engineers who volunteered their services, ready to pitch in on a solution.
“The problem was being solved by creating this tool, but there were aspects of trust and confidentiality which also needed to be addressed,” said Pillay, who has worked on Red Hat’s open-source software much of his career and fervently believes in transparent technologies. “We understand all of these things. Let the community help you do the right thing.”
A general view shows the ArtScience Museum (left) against the backdrop of the city skyline in Singapore. After countries from the US to Australia to Israel collected reams of data during the pandemic, largely with public support, they may start to see uses for that information beyond the original intent. AFP
In early 2020, as the coronavirus began to ricochet around the world with terrifying consequence, Harish Pillay decided to do whatever he could to help stop the spread.
The software engineer, who lives in Singapore, heard the government was designing an app to track the virus so he emailed the minister in charge and asked how he could help. He was part of a fellowship of developers and engineers who volunteered their services, ready to pitch in on a solution.