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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A semi-retired businessman who fatally stabbed his son-in-law in front of a lunchtime crowd three years ago was sentenced to eight and a half years in jail on Monday (September 21) in what Judge Dedar Singh Gill described it as “tragic”. case. Tan Nam Seng, 72, was …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR – The financial woes of two large and prominent local companies are raising concerns about the overall health of Malaysian businesses, particularly debt-laden publicly traded entities, amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The problems facing casino magnate Lim Kok Tay of the Genting Group, Malaysia’s richest businessman, and record …

[ad_1] NEW YORK: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) removed its guidance warning on possible airborne transmission of the novel coronavirus on Monday, saying the draft recommendation was published in error. The now-retired guide, posted on the agency’s website on Friday, recommended that people use air purifiers …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A rules-based multilateral system, with the United Nations at the center, is “our best hope for building a stable international environment,” Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Monday (September 21). Such a system has “given small states like Singapore a voice and an interest in the global …

[ad_1] YANGON: Myanmar announced a stay-at-home order for its largest city, Yangon, after reporting a record daily increase in new COVID-19 cases on Sunday (September 20). The order in Yangon, Myanmar’s commercial capital, takes effect on Monday and will force all employees to work from home. Schools were already closed …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The United States set a one-day record with more than 1 million coronavirus diagnostic tests being performed, but the country needs 6 to 10 million a day to control outbreaks, according to several experts. The country conducted 1,061,411 tests on Saturday (September 19), according to data from The …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The United States set a one-day record with more than 1 million coronavirus diagnostic tests being performed, but the country needs 6 to 10 million a day to control outbreaks, according to several experts. The country conducted 1,061,411 tests on Saturday (September 19), according to data from The …

[ad_1] A 42-year-old Certis Cisco officer was found with a gunshot wound to the head in East Coast Park on Saturday morning. Police found the auxiliary police officer around 6.15am near East Coast Park parking lot C2. The pistol handed to the officer was found by his side, police said. …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A 72-year-old man who stabbed and killed his son-in-law was sentenced to eight and a half years in jail on Monday (September 21) by the High Court. Tan Nam Seng pleaded guilty to a manslaughter charge after he stabbed Spencer Tuppani, 38, with a knife three times …

[ad_1] Dominic lowThe times of the straitSeptember 18, 2020 After getting sexually stimulated in public with a pair of shorts, a 35-year-old man took photos of the garment. He then uploaded the photos to his Instagram account, resulting in at least 38 police complaints that were filed against him. On …