[ad_1] SINGAPORE – While cycling down a slope in a multi-story parking lot, a 13-year-old girl struck a metal railing and held it momentarily before falling six stories, a forensic court heard Thursday (September 3). The girl, who was relatively new to cycling, had possibly lost control of the bike …
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[ad_1] HANOI: Vietnam plans to restart international commercial flights to and from six Asian cities starting in mid-September, state media reported on Thursday (September 3), ending months of coronavirus-related suspension after easing some restrictions on foreign business travelers. The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) proposes to resume flights to …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Housing Board resale apartment sales remained strong in August, while prices grew at the fastest monthly rate since February. 1.4 percent fewer HDB resale flats were sold in August compared to July, but this volume was 23.5 percent higher than in the same month last year. In …
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[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO: President Donald Trump repeated on Tuesday (September 2) his demand for a share of the stock of any sale of TikTok’s operations in the United States to force such a deal. TikTok has been at the center of a diplomatic storm between Washington and Beijing, with Trump …
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[ad_1] A Tibetan-born Indian special forces soldier was killed in the latest border clash with Chinese troops on its disputed border with the Himalayas, a Tibetan representative said Tuesday. The death is the first of two reported incidents in 48 hours on the border that has increased tensions between the …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Mr Murali Pillai (Bukit Batok) has proposed that Parliament invest in a new IT system that can check attendance and the number of parliamentary questions posed by a Member. Such information would make it easier for people to hold MPs accountable, he said on Wednesday (September 2) …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Surbana Jurong’s international executive director Teo Eng Cheong resigned to pursue other interests, the urban and infrastructure consultancy said on Wednesday (September 2). Mr. Teo, 54, a former senior civil servant, joined Surbana Jurong in January 2016. He is married to the Minister of Human Resources, Josephine …
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[ad_1] Remember it? In the early 2000s, two young Singaporean singers made their way to Taiwan, then the capital of Chinese pop music, to try to build their careers. One was Stefanie Sun and the other was Stella Ng, who was called Huang Xiangyi in Chinese. So, at just 19 …
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[ad_1] TOKYO: Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga officially declared on Wednesday (September 2) that he would run for the leadership of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a race that has a high chance of winning to become the next Prime Minister. In a briefing, Suga said he wanted …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A fast track will be opened on Friday (September 4) for residents of Singapore and South Korea for those who need essential commercial or official travel between the two countries, the Foreign Ministry (MFA) said in a statement on Wednesday. . In a phone conversation on Wednesday, Singaporean …
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