[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The COVID-19 pandemic may have informed your vacation plans, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to travel, you’ll just have to do it locally. The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said on Wednesday (16 September) that all Singaporeans over the age of 18 will soon receive SingapoRediscovers coupons worth …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The COVID-19 pandemic may have informed your vacation plans, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to travel, you’ll just have to do it locally. The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said on Wednesday (16 September) that all Singaporeans over the age of 18 will soon receive SingapoRediscovers coupons worth …
Read More »Former Principal and Tuition Center Teachers Jailed for Helping Students Cheat on O-Level Exams
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A director and two professors at a private school devised a plan to help six foreign students cheat on the 2016 GCE O-Level exams, using Bluetooth devices and mobile phones strapped to the students’ bodies. After a lengthy trial, then-director Pony Poh Yuan Nie, 54, was sentenced on …
Read More »Lasalle student, 22, dies from dorm in Selegie, Singapore news
[ad_1] A 22-year-old student from Hong Kong died from the 10th floor of her dorm on Monday morning (September 14). She was found immobile at the foot of the Selegie home around 5.04 am and a paramedic pronounced her dead at the scene, police told AsiaOne. Speaking with Lianhe Zaobao, …
Read More »Singapore becomes hub of Chinese technology amid tensions in the US
[ad_1] Image copyright fake images Some of China’s largest tech firms are expanding their operations in Singapore as tensions rise between Washington and Beijing. Tencent and Alibaba are increasing their presence in the city-state, while TikTok owner ByteDance is reportedly investing billions of dollars. Considered neutral territory, Singapore has good …
Read More »Coronavirus cases in India exceed 5 million
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Total coronavirus cases in India topped 5 million on Wednesday (Sept. 16), data from the Health Ministry showed, as the pandemic extends its grip over the vast country at an increasingly rapid pace. With its last 1 million cases recorded in just 11 days, a world record, …
Read More »Taiwanese artist Alien Huang dies at 36
[ad_1] Alien Huang. (Facebook, photo by @ aes.alien) Alien Huang. (Facebook, photo by @ aes.alien) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Taiwanese celebrity Alien Huang (黃鴻 升) died suddenly of unknown causes at the age of 36 on Wednesday (September 16). At 11 a.m. on Wednesday morning, the Taipei Fire Department received …
Read More »Don’t do this for an MC: Prime Minister Lee tries to get bitten by mosquitoes, Singapore News
[ad_1] Mosquitoes can be the nightmare of many Singaporeans’ lives, but Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was unfazed when he got up close and personal with a scourge of them on Tuesday (September 15). Documenting his visit to the Environmental Health Institute on his Instagram Stories, PM Lee shared a …
Read More »Frequently asked questions: what you need to know about SingapoRediscovers vouchers
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said on Wednesday (September 16) that citizens will receive local tourism vouchers to help businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement comes after Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said in August that vouchers of S $ 320 million will be handed …
Read More »Man stayed longer in Singapore and embarked on a crime spree to meet his daily needs, jailed and flogged
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A Malaysian man whose work permit was canceled in January stayed longer in Singapore hoping to find a job, but turned to crime to meet his daily needs after exhausting his savings. On eight charges including robbery, dishonest misappropriation and cheating, Song Yin, 26, was sentenced on Wednesday …
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