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[ad_1] HANOI: The father of one of 39 Vietnamese immigrants who suffocated in a truck in Britain said on Tuesday (December 22) that he felt sorry for the two men convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the deaths. The bodies of men and women were found inside a sealed container near …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: When the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from Singapore from Pfizer-BioNTech landed at Changi Airport on Monday (December 21), relief on the runway was palpable. Just hours earlier, fears of supply chain disruptions had emerged. Ad Ad European countries had closed their borders to isolate Britain after reports …

[ad_1] SAMUT SAKHON, Thailand: Thailand confirmed 427 new coronavirus infections and urged about 1,000 people from a quarter of the country’s provinces to be tested on Tuesday (December 22), in a bid to contain its largest COVID-19 outbreak. Until now. The new cases include 397 migrants in the southwestern province …

[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] South China morning post Former Chinese finance minister Lou Jiwei attacks regulators for ‘failing to act above risk’ Former Chinese Finance Minister Lou Jiwei criticized the country’s financial regulators, saying they had ignored systemic risks. In a speech delivered at the 50 China Wealth Management Forum in Shenzhen on …

[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] With the chilly sweater weather in Singapore these past few weeks, the cravings for something warm and thick to help us have definitely increased. While chicken soup, casseroles, and casseroles hit the spot, another comforting option you might want to consider is pao fan. Pao fan is a dish …

[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] REUTERS: Apple Inc is moving forward with autonomous car technology and is targeting 2024 to produce a passenger car that could include its own advanced battery technology, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The iPhone maker’s automotive efforts, known as Project Titan, have run unevenly since 2014, when …

[ad_1] Two Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) hotels were barred from accepting new reservations for a month after they failed to comply with secure management measures and allowed gatherings of 15 or more people. The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said yesterday that Beach Villas and Equarius Hotel received instructions to suspend …