[ad_1] Deal Asian stocks opened weaker on Tuesday on concerns about further pandemic closures in Europe and after reports about financial institutions allegedly moving illicit funds hurt global banking stocks. FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective mask, following a coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, walks past a screen displaying the Nikkei …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Two British citizens who disobeyed safe distancing measures during the circuit breaker period by meeting others at Robertson Quay were fined on Tuesday (September 22). Alfred Jon Veloso Waring, 35, and Olagunju Daniel Olalekan Olasunkanmi, 31, appeared in court to face one charge of violating the measures …
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[ad_1] BEIJING: Chinese real estate mogul and outspoken critic of President Xi Jinping was jailed for 18 years on Tuesday (September 22) for “corruption, bribery and embezzlement of public funds,” according to a court statement. Ren Zhiqiang, once an elite among the ruling Communist Party’s inner circle, disappeared from the …
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – US President Donald Trump is moving toward the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court, according to people familiar with the matter, despite the fact that the President said on Monday (September 21) that he is …
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[ad_1] Animal rights group PETA is asking Singapore Airlines to serve only vegan food on its proposed flights to nowhere. The airline recently made a splash by pointing to the three-hour scenic flights later this year. PETA believes that high-profile flights are a good opportunity for Singapore Airlines to express …
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[ad_1] Tue, September 22, 2020-9: 38 am Shares in SINGAPORE continued their slide on Tuesday following a regional defeat on Monday driven in large part by pockets of Covid-19 resurgence around the world, particularly in Europe and the UK. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) lost about 0.3 percent or …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Another male tertiary student ended up in court, this time for allegedly trespassing in hostel rooms at the National University of Singapore (NUS) to steal underwear belonging to female occupants. Pei Shao Bo, who was a student at NUS, was charged on Monday (September 21) with five …
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[ad_1] An elderly man was charged $ 4,445 for a one-time facial at a beauty salon in Tampines, sparking a dispute in which police were called to the scene. Stomp Ho Contributor He said his 87-year-old grandfather visited E.Zone, located in the Tampines Bus Interchange, on Sept. 17 for a …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Five men, aged 37 to 51, have been jailed for smuggling chewing tobacco worth S $ 213,000 into Singapore, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said on Tuesday (September 22). Officials from the Immigration and Checkpoint Authority (ICA) discovered more than 53,200 bags of chewing tobacco hidden in Malaysian-registered …
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[ad_1] Singaporeans sure know a bargain when they see it. When Furama RiverFront Singapore launched their Work From Hotel (WFH) passes, it seemed like a good deal. For $ 15 a day, you get $ 10 in credits for meals, free-flow beverages, including coffee and soft drinks, and use of …
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