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[ad_1] TOKYO: The Japanese government plans to extend the state of emergency to combat COVID-19 in Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures until March 21, two weeks longer than originally scheduled, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Friday (March 5). . Under the state of emergency, the government has requested that …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Substation said on Friday (March 5) that it was seeking autonomy over the space at 45 Armenian Street in order to “continue to operate as a multidisciplinary arts center and arts incubator.” This is in response to the statement issued by the National Council of the Arts …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Around 60 sites have been identified where roads could be turned into trails, bike lanes or bus lanes, and the Land Transportation Authority (LTA) has started engaging the community in five of them, said the minister of State of Transportation, Amy Khor, on Friday (March 5). The …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The launch of an air transport bubble with Hong Kong can be launched “when conditions are right,” Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung said on Friday (March 5). The long-awaited air travel bubble between Hong Kong and Singapore was originally scheduled to begin on November 22 last year, but …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A 73-year-old woman will have to spend seven months behind bars for allowing criminals to use her bank account to conceal illegal activities. In total, Jeanne Jennie Aw Soh Tin dealt with criminal conduct proceeds totaling more than $ 300,000. Aw was sentenced on Thursday (March 4) …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Over the past three years, around 50 employers in Singapore have had their job pass privileges suspended due to discriminatory hiring practices. About 60 percent of these cases each year involved discrimination based on nationality, State Minister for Manpower Gan Siow Huang told parliament on Thursday (March 4). …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden on Wednesday (March 3) criticized “Neanderthal” decisions by Texas and Mississippi to remove the mandates to wear masks, underscoring that the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States is far from being overcome. . “I think it’s a big mistake. I hope everyone has …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The US Department of Justice refused to investigate or prosecute then-Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao after the inspector general’s office referred allegations of possible misuse of the position for review, according to a report made. public on Wednesday (March 3). The report included allegations that Chao ordered staff …

[ad_1] NEW YORK (REUTERS) – Las Vegas Sands, founded by the late casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, will sell its Las Vegas properties for $ 6.25 billion (S $ 8.33 billion), emerging from the US gambling hot spot. After three decades to focus on Asia, home to Singapore. and the largest …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) – US police said they have beefed up security in Washington after intelligence uncovered a possible plot to “violate the Capitol” on Thursday (March 4), when some Donald Trump supporters who believe in the conspiracy They predict that he will take office for another presidential term. The …