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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – It’s been a difficult year for 56-year-old Abdul Rahim Safari. Like many others, the administration officer had to work longer hours due to the new housekeeping work, and was unable to visit or pray at the mosque during Hari Raya. In addition, he was hospitalized in March …

[ad_1] The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Photographer: Michael Nagle / Bloomberg Photographer: Michael Nagle / Bloomberg The New York Stock Exchange said it will delist three Chinese corporations to comply with a U.S. executive order imposing restrictions on companies identified as affiliated with the Chinese military. China Mobile Ltd., …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – It’s been a difficult year for 56-year-old Abdul Rahim Safari. Like many others, the administration officer had to work longer hours due to the new housekeeping work, and was unable to visit or pray at the mosque during Hari Raya. In addition, he was hospitalized in March …

[ad_1] Alibabais (NYSE: BABA) Shares recently tumbled after the company was hit by a triple hit from antitrust action. First, China’s SAMR (State Administration of Market Regulation) fined Alibaba for its unapproved acquisition of the department store chain InTime Retail. Just over a week later, SAMR launched an antitrust investigation …

[ad_1] BRUSSELS: Starting January 1, 2021, British and EU citizens will face the reality of Brexit as the transition period ends and borders that were removed decades ago return. Although an agreement has been reached to allow duty-free trade through the English Channel, from that date, the British will be …

[ad_1] Photographer: Suhaimi Abdullah / Getty Images Photographer: Suhaimi Abdullah / Getty Images Two people in Singapore who returned from the UK have undergone preliminary tests to have a new strain of Covid-19 circulating there, the Ministry of Health. it said in a statement. One of the people who initially …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Singapore should face the new year with renewed confidence and hope after passing through an “exceptionally tested” 2020, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Thursday (December 31). In his traditional New Year’s message, Lee said the country has faced an unprecedented crisis and stabilized its Covid-19 …

[ad_1] Thursday, December 31, 2020 – 11:33 am UPDATED Thu, Dec 31, 2020 – 12:28 pm ALMOST two years after its developer was slapped with a no-sale license, the Normanton Park private residential project can now go on the market. However, there are several conditions attached to the sale of …

[ad_1] LONDON: Brexit comes true on Thursday (December 31) as Britain abandons the customs union and Europe’s single market, ending nearly half a century of often turbulent ties with its closest neighbors. The UK’s tortuous exit from the European Union takes full effect when Big Ben hits 11pm. In central …

[ad_1] Many Singaporeans step up to give their time and money to those in need The coronavirus and efforts to curb its spread hit the economy hugely this year, with a sharp increase in workers losing their jobs or taking a sharp pay cut. But the darker times also brought …