[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA (THE STAR / ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya in Malaysia, along with the state of Selangor, will be placed under the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) from midnight on Wednesday (October 14) ) following an increase in the number of Covid-19 …
Read More »Indonesia Aims To Begin Delivering Coronavirus Vaccines In Early November, SE Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] JAKARTA – Indonesia aims to begin administering coronavirus vaccines in early November relying on supply from Chinese drug makers as the world’s fourth most populous country battles a health crisis that may result in its first recession in more than two decades. The Coordinating Ministry of Maritime Affairs and …
Read More »Jail for ‘loving and selfless’ father who killed daughter with mental illness after years of abuse
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – After years of verbal abuse by his mentally ill daughter, a father, intending to use a metal pole to defend himself, beat his daughter repeatedly until she fell. Tan Tian Chye, 66, pressed a cloth against the 35-year-old woman’s neck until she was still. Tan was sentenced …
Read More »4 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, including 1 in the community and 2 imported, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Four new coronavirus cases were confirmed as of noon on Monday (October 12), bringing Singapore’s total to 57,880. They included a community case and a patient who was staying in a dormitory, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said on Monday. There were also two imported cases that …
Read More »‘Selfless Father’ Who Was Stressed About Caring For Adult Daughter With Mental Illness Is Jailed For Killing Her, Courts & Crime News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – For years, a “selfless, loving and devoted father” tirelessly cared for his demanding adult daughter, who incessantly scold her parents, constantly criticized them, and even made them bow down to her. The unemployed woman, Ms. Desiree Tan Jiaping, told her parents to transfer the money to her …
Read More »Singapore and Indonesia Announce Reciprocal Green Lane; applications will start on October 26, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The governments of both countries have announced a reciprocal greenway between Singapore and Indonesia. In a statement on Monday morning (October 12), both countries said that negotiations on the green lane had concluded and that applications would begin on October 26. The reciprocal green lane will allow …
Read More »Private lab in S’pore mistakenly discards 233 Covid-19 swab samples following protocol flaws, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A total of 233 Covid-19 swab samples were accidentally removed before being tested, following failures at a private medical laboratory. The lot was collected from clinics under the Swab-and-Send-Home (Sash) program. The test samples were “inadvertently discarded (from) prior to testing” at the lab, a Quest Laboratories …
Read More »Father jailed for killing mentally ill daughter in ‘tragic case’
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A caregiver depressed and under stress from caring for his unemployed and mentally ill daughter, a man strangled his “beloved” daughter, before calling the police to say that he had just killed his daughter. Tan Tian Chye, 66, was sentenced Monday (October 12) to two years and nine …
Read More »Lawyer sentenced to 21 months in jail for consuming ice and possessing drug paraphernalia, Courts & Crime News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A lawyer was sentenced to 21 months in jail on Monday (October 12) for using methamphetamine (methamphetamine), also known as “ice.” He had been caught in possession of the drug at the Woodlands checkpoint in March 2018. Mark Tan Teik Yu, 42, had previously pleaded guilty in …
Read More »Supreme Court Candidate Barrett pledges allegiance to the law as Senate hearing looms
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: US Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett will tell senators at her high-stakes confirmation hearing this week that she will approach cases based on the law, not her personal views, as the Democrats urged her to step aside in an upcoming Obamacare challenge. the law and any possible …
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