[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Video footage has emerged showing the moment a young woman ran into a burning car on Tanjong Pagar Road to save her fiancé and her four friends trapped inside. In images obtained by The Straits Times, the white BMW M4 coupe is seen skidding for two seconds …
Read More »MCO expanded in KL, Selangor, Johor and Penang until March 4, SE Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia has extended its ongoing partial lockdown to combat Covid-19 infections for another two weeks in three key states and the federal capital, Kuala Lumpur, while easing restrictions in the rest of the country. Chief Security Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said on Tuesday (February 16) that …
Read More »Aung San Suu Kyi hit with a second charge as Myanmar’s junta tightens control
[ad_1] YANGON: Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi was hit with another charge on Tuesday (February 16), after the army imposed a second internet shutdown overnight in an attempt to crush an anti-coup uprising. In the two weeks since the generals toppled Aung San Suu Kyi and placed the …
Read More »Malaysia extends MCO for Selangor, KL, Johor and Penang until March 4
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia announced on Tuesday (February 16) that the movement control order (MCO) will be extended to the states of Selangor, Johor and Penang, as well as the federal territory of Kuala Lumpur until March 4. Meanwhile, it will relax COVID-19 restrictions for most areas of the country, …
Read More »Budget 2021: Singapore $ 5.4 billion boost to SGUnited to support the hiring of 200,000 stores
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: SGUnited’s Jobs and Skills Package will receive an additional boost of S $ 5.4 billion to support the hiring of 200,000 locals this year and provide up to 35,000 internship and training opportunities, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat announced on Tuesday (16 February). The support package was …
Read More »Sri Mariamman Temple Chief Priest Charged With Breach Of Trust In $ 2 Million Jewelry Case
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The chief priest of Singapore’s oldest Hindu temple, the Sri Mariamman Temple, was charged in court on Tuesday (February 16) with criminal breach of trust of ceremonial jewelry with a pawn value of more than S $ 2 millions. Kandasamy Senapathi, 37, received five counts of breach of …
Read More »India’s Dramatic Drop in COVID-19 Cases Stumps Experts
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: When the COVID-19 pandemic gripped India, there were fears that it would sink the fragile healthcare system of the world’s second most populous country. Infections rose dramatically for months, and at one point, India looked like it could surpass the United States as the country with the …
Read More »NASA’s Perseverance rover to land on Mars on Thursday
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: After a seven-month journey, NASA’s Perseverance rover prepares to land on Mars on Thursday (February 18) after first negotiating a risky landing procedure that will mark the start of its multi-year search. of signs of ancient microbial life. The Mars 2020 mission, which departed from Florida in late …
Read More »3 sailors test positive for COVID-19 on a US ship that saw an outbreak last year
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Three Sailors aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt tested positive for COVID-19, the Navy said Monday (February 15), less than a year after a massive outbreak on the ship put it out of service in Guam for nearly two months. The Navy said the three sailors have not had …
Read More »Telco in Myanmar stops listing blackouts, citing employee fears
[ad_1] OSLO: Norwegian telecom operator Telenor said on Monday (February 15) that concerns for the safety of its employees had prevented it from including forced internet shutdowns in Myanmar following the February 1 military coup. READ: Myanmar experiences ‘near total internet shutdown’ Commercial Commercial While the board has repeatedly forced …
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