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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A man sentenced to life in prison and three strokes of a cane in 2004 for his role in the abduction of a seven-year-old girl the previous year committed suicide on July 8 this year in Changi Prison. Chua Ser Lien, 58, who had a history of …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Five food and beverage establishments were ordered to temporarily close for failing to comply with COVID-19 measures over the weekend, the Ministry of Sustainability and Environment (MSE) said on Tuesday (December 22). In addition, 16 points of sale and 36 customers will be fined for violating safe management …

[ad_1] BANGKOK / SEOUL (THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION) – The Thomson Reuters Foundation has uncovered the deaths of hundreds of mostly undocumented Thai migrant workers in South Korea, prompting the United Nations to request an investigation into the fate of the migrants known as “little ghosts”. . At least 522 Thais …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Long-term pass holders and short-term visitors with a recent trip to the UK will not be able to enter Singapore from 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday (December 23), the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. (MOH). Travelers, including short-term visitors who have traveled to the UK in the past 14 …

[ad_1] TAIPEI (REUTERS, BLOOMBERG) – The government of Taiwan reported on Tuesday (December 22) its first locally transmitted Covid-19 case since April 12. The individual who tested positive for Covid-19 was friends with a person who had already been confirmed to be infected with the virus, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A man sentenced to life in prison in 2004 for kidnapping climbed on a railing in the psychiatric housing unit of Changi Prison during time in the courtyard and released himself, falling one floor lower and dying of a wound on the head. The coroner ruled his death …

[ad_1] SYDNEY: Australia’s most populous state reported on Tuesday (December 22) its smallest one-day increase in new COVID-19 cases in nearly a week, fueling optimism that contact tracing and social distancing were working to control a dangerous new outbreak in Sydney. New South Wales (NSW) reported eight new locally acquired …

[ad_1] TOKYO: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe underwent voluntary questioning by Tokyo prosecutors on Monday (Dec. 21) in a case against his secretary for undeclared political funds, public broadcaster NHK reported Tuesday. , citing unidentified sources. Abe, who resigned over poor health in September, is under fire on suspicion …

[ad_1] South China morning post Hong Kong fourth wave: experts warn of business closures, shopping mall curfew ‘if residents don’t cooperate’ as city records 74 new Covid-19 cases Hong Kong’s leading health experts have called for the closure of non-essential businesses and the reduction of opening hours in shopping malls, …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will be among the first people in the country to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in an attempt to convince the public that it is safe and effective. The vaccine will be given first to front-line healthcare workers, followed by those in …