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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Could the Taiwan-Palau travel bubble provide a role model for Singapore, paving the way for leisure travel to take place between sunny islands? The answer is not that simple. According to experts, travel bubbles with other islands are not likely to be inherently safer than similar deals …

[ad_1] Opponents of Myanmar’s coup protested again on Saturday (March 20) as international pressure on the military junta increased to stop the crackdown on democracy supporters, and Asian neighbors joined Western countries in condemning the force. lethal. A young man was shot and killed in one of Yangon’s most turbulent …

[ad_1] Deal Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Saturday his company would shut down if its cars were used for spying, his first comments on news that China’s military has banned Teslas from its facilities. FILE PHOTO: Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk reacts following the company’s initial public …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Covid-19 pandemic may have led some people here to gain weight, but it had the opposite effect on senior nurse Nadiah Erniyanti Maliki. The 35-year-old, who works at the Tampines Polyclinic, has lost 15 kg since the circuit breaker last year, in an attempt to control …

[ad_1] Photographer: Qilai Shen / Bloomberg Photographer: Qilai Shen / Bloomberg Chinese giant of passenger transport Didi Chuxing Technology Co. is accelerating plans for an initial public offering next quarter to capitalize on a post-pandemic shift, people familiar with its plans said. Didi, the largest investment in SoftBank Group Corp.’s …

[ad_1] BEIJING: China is prepared to ease border restrictions to allow some foreigners, including those from the US, India and Australia, to return, provided they have taken a COVID-19 vaccine made in China. The country has been closed to most foreigners since last March to stem the spread of the …

[ad_1] BEIJING: Chinese health authorities reported on Thursday (March 18) the first locally transmitted COVID-19 case in the country since February 14. The case was detected in a health worker in the city of Xi’an, in the northwestern province of Shaanxi. The patient works at a local hospital and is …

[ad_1] YANGON: Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi is facing new charges of corruption from the ruling junta that her lawyer said on Thursday (March 18) were “unfounded” but could assure she could never return to law. politics. The February 1 coup that toppled the government of Aung …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE- OCBC customers who wish to do so can enter their NRIC number and look in front of a camera to verify the balance of their accounts at the bank’s ATMs. OCBC said the new ATM facial biometrics feature will eliminate the need to carry an ATM card, which …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A 53-year-old woman will be charged on Thursday (March 18) for alleged money laundering in connection with an internet love scam. The victim of the alleged scam was a 71-year-old man who made a police report in June 2020. According to police, the man had befriended and developed …