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[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] YANGON: Roads leading out of Myanmar’s largest city were clogged on Friday (March 19) with people fleeing the junta’s deadly crackdown on anti-coup dissent, while authorities in neighboring Thailand said they were preparing for an influx of refugees. Myanmar has been in crisis since the army toppled civilian leader …

[ad_1] JAKARTA: Indonesia’s most influential Islamic organization said AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine is “haram” or prohibited for Muslims, but its use may be temporarily allowed due to lack of alternatives. The Indonesian Ulema Council or MUI said it has conducted studies on the vaccine to see if it is “sacred and …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A Singaporean man was indicted in court on Friday (March 19) under the Infectious Diseases Act for making false statements in his application to choose not to deliver his stay-at-home notice in a dedicated facility. Vijeyakumar Z Joseph, 58, arrived at Changi Airport on November 22, 2020, the …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A 58-year-old Singaporean man was charged in court on Friday (March 19) with making false statements in his application to opt out of serving a stay-at-home notice (SHN) at dedicated facilities, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Authority said. Control Points (ICA). Vijeyakumar Z Joseph allegedly stated in …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Trains heading to Marina South Pier on the North-South MRT line were delayed due to a screen door failure during rush hour on Friday morning (March 19). At 8:28 a.m. M., operator SMRT told travelers on Twitter to add 10 minutes of travel time from Ang Mo …

[ad_1] A 66-year-old Indonesian woman who arrived with a long-term visit pass was among 15 new coronavirus cases reported by the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Thursday (March 18). All 15 cases were imported and placed on stay-at-home notices (SHNs) upon arrival in Singapore, the Health Ministry said. All were …

[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] TAIPEI – A day after confirming the launch of a travel bubble with Palau, Taiwan’s health minister said the next on the island’s list for a travel bubble is likely to be Singapore. Last December, Singapore announced a unilateral lifting of restrictions for travelers entering the country from Taiwan, …

[ad_1] Hitting the gas pedal took on a different meaning when a spin class left one hospitalized and at risk of kidney failure. “I almost lost my life after riding a bike,” Facebook user Atrina Lau said as she took to the platform to share her account and warn others …