[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Court of Appeal reserved judgment on Thursday (September 17) on two appeals by the Singapore Democratic Party and The Online Citizen (TOC) against correction orders issued under the Online Falsehood and Tampering Protection Act ( POFMA). The SDP is accused of making false statements about unemployment in …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: For falsifying expense reduction letters so that his parents could receive the COVID-19 support grant, a 43-year-old man was sentenced to three months in jail on Thursday (September 17). Court documents showed that Edward Goh, who is unemployed, had forged two dismissal documents for his parents, who are …
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[ad_1] BEIJING / TAIPEI: China will provide a “necessary response” to a visit by US Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Keith Krach to the Taiwan claimed by China, and filed a complaint with Washington, the Ministry of Finance said on Thursday (September 17). Foreign Relations before your arrival. Krach, who …
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[ad_1] JAKARTA: Indonesian government institutions should establish examples of disciplined health protocols, House Speaker Puan Maharani said, following the emergence of COVID-19 clusters in key ministries. In a statement on Thursday (September 17), Mdm Maharani said that COVID-19 has spread to 30 ministerial offices and agencies in the capital, according …
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[ad_1] COPENHAGEN: The World Health Organization on Thursday (September 17) warned of “alarming rates of transmission” of COVID-19 in Europe and warned countries against reducing quarantine periods. WHO’s regional director for Europe, Hans Kluge, said the number of coronavirus cases seen in September “should serve as a wake-up call for …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A 41-year-old man was fined S $ 9,000 for wrongfully confining three of his workers for a total of 42 days between May and June this year. Shaun Pang Tong Heng, General Manager of the Ad-Meth Mech-Field Manufacturing Company, pleaded guilty in state courts on Thursday (September 17) …
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[ad_1] A man unhappy with the way his elderly mother was treated at an elderly care facility recently used Facebook to air his complaints. In his post on Tuesday (September 15), Royston Tan wrote: “It is a shame to treat a defenseless old man with such callous and inhuman treatment. …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – In a final verdict ending a rare legal case that has seen many twists and turns in the past nine years, a 34-year-old Nigerian was acquitted of a capital drug trafficking charge after the Court of Appeal revoke its 2015 decision to convict him. After a 4-1 …
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[ad_1] BRISBANE: Australia is known for its poisonous spiders, snakes, and sea creatures, but researchers have now identified “scorpion-like” toxins secreted by a tree that can cause excruciating pain for weeks. Split-second contact with the dendrocnide tree, a rainforest nettle known by its indigenous name gympie-gympie, produces a much more …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Using multiple accounts with fictitious names on food delivery applications, a 27-year-old man ordered food using the addresses of his neighbors and instructed passengers to deliver meals there. He also promised passengers that he would pay them after delivery, but never did. Leonard Tan Tong Han was …
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