[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Public Service Division on Friday (September 18) announced a new permanent secretary appointment and a change to another appointment. Mr. Chia Der Jiun, Deputy Managing Director (Corporate Development) of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will be appointed Second Permanent Secretary (Human Resources). Ad Ad Ms. Lai …
Read More »[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Eight men were arrested on Thursday (September 17) in a multi-location operation that saw more than S $ 120,000 worth of drugs seized. A total of approximately 375 g of ice, 37 g of heroin, approximately 135 g of ketamine and one Erimin-5 tablet were seized, the Central …
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[ad_1] BEIJING: China began combat drills near the Taiwan Strait on Friday (September 18), the same day a senior US official launched high-level meetings in Taipei, a move that has angered Beijing. Beijing has watched with growing alarm the increasingly close relationship between Taipei and Washington, and has intensified military …
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[ad_1] Ng Keng GeneThe times of the straitSeptember 17, 2020 A Singaporean man who fled a car involved in a high-speed chase last Saturday (September 12) morning was arrested. In a statement Thursday, the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) said the 29-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday for alleged drug trafficking …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Berjaya Corporation Berhad Group of Companies has no interest in SEA Gamer Mall (SEAGM), a Perak-based company whose top executives are currently facing extradition proceedings to the United States on cybercrime charges, said the mogul Vincent Tan. In a statement on September 18 (Friday), the Berjaya founder …
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[ad_1] Actors sometimes enter show business without any knowledge of the trade. In Desmond Tan’s case, his lack of performing arts prowess caused the production team a lot of pain. It was so bad that the cameraman even left the film set and simply told his assistant to hit the …
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[ad_1] SEOUL: The metropolitan government of the South Korean capital Seoul said on Friday (September 18) that it would seek 4.6 billion won ($ 4 million) in damages against a church for causing the spread of the coronavirus by disrupting efforts trace and test. A new wave of infections broke …
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[ad_1] BEIJING: US authorities have accused a global hacking collective known as APT41 of targeting company servers for ransom, compromising government networks and spying on Hong Kong activists. The US Department of Justice indicted seven members of the group, including five Chinese nationals, on Wednesday (September 16). Ad Ad Some …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A man linked to a chat group that hosted multiple upskirt images pleaded guilty on Friday (September 18) to a crime under the Movies Act. Justin Lee Han Shi, 20, admitted that he was in possession of more than 400 obscene films last year. Lee was one …
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[ad_1] MILLINOCKET, Maine: A wedding in rural Maine turned into a COVID-19 “super spread” event that left seven people dead and 177 infected, renewing a long-awaited fear of the disease in the northeastern US state that the worst of the pandemic was behind. The nuptials in early August were attended …
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