[ad_1] JOHOR BARU (THE STAR / ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The inhabitants of Johor have been urged to give everything they can to combat Covid-19 so that Singapore reopens its border with the state. Johor MCA Government Affairs Coordinating Chairman Michael Tay said Singapore would not reopen the two ground …
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[ad_1] JOHOR BARU: Locals have been urged to do their best to combat Covid-19 for Singapore to reopen its border with Johor. Johor MCA Government Affairs Coordinating Chairman Michael Tay said Singapore would not reopen the two ground checkpoints if Covid-19 cases in Johor spiked. “We have been declared a …
Read More »Canada Border Agent Says Unusual Phone Call From FBI In Huawei CFO US Extradition Case
[ad_1] Deal A Canadian border official testified on Friday that he received an “unusual” request from the FBI for the phone number of the shift supervisor the next day, when Huawei’s CFO Meng Wanzhou would arrive in Canada. Huawei Technologies CFO Meng Wanzhou leaves her home to attend a court …
Read More »Commentary: China outperforms the US in post-crisis recovery, again
[ad_1] NEW HAVEN, Connecticut: Just as China led the global economic recovery after the 2008 global financial crisis, it plays a similar role today. Its post-COVID rally is gathering momentum amid a developed world that remains on shaky ground. Unfortunately, this is a bitter pill for many, especially in the …
Read More »Relax Covid-19 Curbs or Open Borders in S’pore Phase 3, But Not Both, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] Singapore is at a crossroads. Community cases here are extremely low now, with only six in the last fortnight. This means that measures to contain the virus here are working and Singapore should be able to alleviate them significantly with little risk, experts told The Straits Times. Singapore may …
Read More »Valuable lessons from the first brush with Covid-19 help Lee Ah Mooi at home to deal with the second incident, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home had a brush with Covid-19 twice this year, but the two incidents couldn’t have been more different. In March, it became the first nursing home to report a case of coronavirus at its Thomson Road branch. At its peak, there were …
Read More »Tunisian family of alleged Nice cutler, incredulous at attack
[ad_1] The family of a man arrested for killing three parishioners in France weeks after leaving their Tunis home has told AFP they are fighting to believe that he carried out the attack. But before that “he was drinking alcohol and using drugs. I used to say to him, ‘We …
Read More »Trump or Biden? What impact can the outcome of the US elections have in Asia?
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: It was one of his first proclamations in office: “Trade wars are good and easy to win.” And since US President Donald Trump took office four years ago, international trade, the lifeblood of Asia, has been under tremendous strain. Ad Ad It has taken a hard line, particularly …
Read More »Two women entrepreneurs turn difficult-to-recycle food containers into cobblestones in Indonesia
[ad_1] JAKARTA: At first glance, the 1,000-square-meter property located on a busy Jakarta street looked like a normal brick factory. There were stacks of pavers of different colors, sizes and shapes (hexagonal, octagonal and rectangular) in the front yard, ready to be shipped. Ad Ad Its parking lot displayed the …
Read More »Thai protesters organize ‘popular catwalk’ in central Bangkok against fashion brand Princess
[ad_1] BANGKOK: Protesters gathered in Bangkok’s Silom shopping district on Thursday (October 29) to express their opposition against a royal fashion brand owned by the daughter of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana. Princess Sirivannavari’s fashion brand was scheduled to showcase its 2020-2021 fall / winter collection at 8pm on …
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