[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A deadly disease primarily affecting rabbits was detected in Singapore, the Animal and Veterinary Service (AVS) said on Thursday (September 17). Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHD) is highly contagious, acute and fatal, although it is not zoonotic and does not affect humans or other animal species, added AVS, which …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Framing the decision to impose COVID-19 closures versus reopening economies as a choice between public health and the economy is a “false” dichotomy, the director-general of the World Organization of Health (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “That is a bogus choice,” Dr. Tedros said in a prerecorded message played …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Three food and beverage establishments have been temporarily closed for violating COVID-19 security measures, the Ministry of Sustainability and Environment (MSE) reported on Thursday (September 17). Fifteen other outlets have also been fined from S $ 1,000 onwards for disobeying the rules, the ministry added in a press …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Certis said late Thursday (September 17) that it was investigating an incident in the bedroom of a migrant worker that involved its officers discarding confiscated alcohol. Responding to inquiries from the CNA, Certis said: “We are aware that our auxiliary police officers deployed to the Tuas View dormitory …
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[ad_1] Thu, September 17, 2020 – 10:26 am [SINGAPORE] The Singapore casino Las Vegas Sands Corp hired a law firm to conduct a new investigation into employee transfers of more than $ 1 billion in player money to third parties, according to people familiar with the matter. Davinder Singh Chambers, …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – SBS Transit will help its staff to sue abusers in court, if they choose, by appointing and paying attorneys, following a series of recent abuse cases. In a statement on Thursday (September 17), the trucking company said it does not “tolerate any abuse against its staff and …
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[ad_1] Publication date: Thursday, September 17, 2020 10:14 AM Real Madrid have reportedly turned down the possibility of signing Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli as part of the deal to bring Gareth Bale back to North London. The end of Wales seems to be closing in on a surprise return to …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR – The founder and partner of SEA Gamer Mall, a Perak-based digital game store, has been arrested in Malaysia after being indicted by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) for his involvement in the group of international piracy APT-41. They were arrested by a Malaysian police team …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A director of three companies admitted in district court on Thursday (September 17) that he had illegally supplied nearly $ 580,000 worth of luxury goods to North Korea. They include perfumes, cosmetics, and watches “coated with a precious metal.” Chong Hock Yen runs three local companies: SCN …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – On Thursday (September 17) local biotech company Veredus Laboratories released a Covid-19 test kit that greatly reduces the time it takes to diagnose a patient. Using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing process, the VereRT Covid-19 PCR Kit makes it possible to detect the virus directly from …
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