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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Surbana Jurong’s board of directors accepted the resignation of Mr. Liew Mun Leong as president, but did not name a successor to the position. In a statement on Friday night (September 11), the consulting firm’s group executive director, Wong Heang Fine, said: “While the change in the …

[ad_1] What was supposed to be a highlight moment quickly turned into a nightmare. When Nga Nguyen, a 27-year-old London socialite, was invited to her first Gucci show earlier this year, she was ecstatic. With her 26-year-old sister Nguyen Hong Nhung, she flew to Milan on February 18 to see …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Surbana Jurong thanked former President Liew Mun Leong for his service on Friday (September 11) and said his “immeasurable contributions” to the company will never be forgotten. The board of directors said in a press release that it has accepted Liew’s resignation, following his announcement Thursday that he …

[ad_1] SHANGHAI: The latest additions to China’s list of banned technology exports could disrupt a wide range of industries and raise the possibility that some global tech giants will have to split up their Chinese operations, legal experts said. The new list of export-banned technologies announced on August 28 came …

[ad_1] YANGON: Three years ago, the Myanmar military burned the Rohingya village of Kan Kya to the ground and razed its remains. Last year, the government erased his name from official maps, according to the United Nations. About 5 km from the Naf River that marks the border between Myanmar’s …

[ad_1] BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – The latest Covid-19 vaccine candidate to begin human trials is the first in which volunteers will not receive a painful injection. Instead, they will receive a spray through their nose. China on Wednesday (Sept. 9) approved phase I human trials for the nasal spray vaccine, which …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: For almost five decades, Singapore Airlines (SIA) has earned a reputation as one of the world’s best airlines, flying to 66 destinations around the world with a fleet of more than 130 aircraft. But it has been a devastating year for Singapore’s flag carrier due to COVID-19. Like …

[ad_1] FREELAND, Michigan: United States President Donald Trump predicted at a rally in Michigan on Thursday (September 10) that he would win electoral battleground status as thousands of supporters, largely unmasked, challenged state guidelines intended to contain COVID-19. “This is not the crowd of one person coming second,” Trump told …

[ad_1] Fri, September 11, 2020 – 6:30 pm Stories that you may have missed TikTok Owner To Spend Billions In Singapore After US Ban. BYTEDANCE, the Chinese owner of video-sharing app TikTok, plans to make Singapore its beachhead for the rest of Asia as part of its global expansion, according …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Singapore Airlines (SIA) is looking to launch destinationless flights that will depart and land at Changi Airport next month, in a bid to boost its struggling business. Sources told The Straits Times that the national airline is working to launch this option for domestic passengers, called “flights …