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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: For three years, a woman who worked in two beauty salons tricked 24 clients into paying around S $ 632,000 for non-existent packages for skin and body treatments. Malaysian Ong Siok Yong, 35, was sentenced to four years in jail on Wednesday (March 17) after pleading guilty to …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – PatSnap, founded in Singapore, achieved a valuation in excess of $ 1 billion (S $ 1.35 billion) in a new round of funding, with SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Tencent Investment among those backing the provider of patent analysis. CPE Industrial Fund and existing investors Sequoia …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell ominously warned Tuesday (March 16) of a “scorched earth” outlook if Democrats use their new majority to end Senate filibuster in hopes of forcing legislation that supports President Joe Biden’s agenda beyond the Republican opposition. McConnell unleashed the dire prognosis of …

[ad_1] MANILA – China is easing border restrictions to allow travelers from the Philippines, Indonesia and other places outside of Southeast Asia to enter again, provided they have taken Chinese-made Covid-19 vaccines. “This has nothing to do with the recognition of Chinese vaccines,” Zhao Lijian, a spokesman for the Chinese …

[ad_1] Wives (PHOTO: Getty Images) SINGAPORE – Eager to receive a package sent by a love interest, a woman embezzled more than $ 1.3 million from two companies to secure the package. Liew Bee Yee, 43, was jailed for six years on Wednesday (March 10), after pleading guilty to a …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: New SafeEntry Gateways will be deployed in select locations with large numbers of visitors, such as shopping malls, cinemas, hospitals and closed tourist attractions. Smart Nation and Digital Government Group (SNDGG) announced that beginning April 19, these venues will be required to implement the new SafeEntry Gateway in …

[ad_1] Security forces killed at least 22 anti-coup protesters in Myanmar’s poor industrial suburb of Hlaingthaya in Yangon on Sunday (March 14) after factories financed by China caught fire, an advocacy group said. Another 16 protesters were killed elsewhere, said the Association for Assistance to Political Prisoners (AAPP), as well …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Singapore is discussing the possibility of an air travel bubble that will allow residents of Singapore and Australia to travel between the two countries without the need for quarantine, the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday (March 14). The Republic is also currently in talks with Australia on …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a television interview that he expected Singapore to begin reopening its borders by the end of the year as more countries step up vaccination campaigns against COVID-19 infections. Singapore has largely banned leisure travel, but has implemented some official and business …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Singapore will use Covid-19 vaccines no matter where they are made, as long as they are safe and effective, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in an interview with the BBC broadcast on Sunday (March 14). “We will use vaccines from any source. Vaccines have no nationality. …