[ad_1] WASHINGTON: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials have prepared orders to block imports of cotton and tomato products from the Xinjiang region of western China on allegations that they are produced with forced labor, although it has been delayed a formal announcement. The announcement of the Trump administration’s actions, …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Nine companies have received grants totaling S $ 39.4 million under a plan to strengthen Singapore’s food security, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said on Wednesday (September 9). Announced in April, the 30×30 Express grant supports efforts to boost the production of common consumer foods such as eggs, …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A 51-year-old man professed his love for a 10-year-old girl on the social media app TikTok and agreed to meet her after school. The girl’s father saw the messages and asked his teacher not to allow his daughter to leave school after classes were over. However, on …
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[ad_1] It is not a ‘witch hunt’ In addition to being Chairman of Changi Airport Group, Liew is also Chairman of urban consulting firm Surbana Jurong Pte. And was the founding CEO of real estate giant Capitaland Ltd. He also served on the board of Singapore Exchange Ltd. and is …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia reported 24 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday (September 9), including six imported infections. Health Director General Noor Hisham Abdullah said the imported cases included two Bangladeshis in Negeri Sembilan and Kuala Lumpur, a Chinese and an Indonesian who were in Sabah, a South Korean in Selangor …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A 30-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman were arrested in a drug bust that saw the seizure of about $ 640,000 worth of narcotics. The duo, both Singaporeans, were arrested on Tuesday (Sept. 8) and are currently under investigation for alleged drug-related activities, the Central Narcotics Bureau …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will intensify supervisory commitment to ensure that Republic banks are well prepared for the transition to the swap offer rate (SOR), a key benchmark index of the interest rate, to Singapore. Average nightly rate (Sora) by the end …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Starting September 21, all Singapore residents will be able to collect a free pair of reusable masks under another initiative organized by the Temasek Foundation. Domestic helpers and workers with work passes will also be able to collect their masks using their FIN card. Ad Ad Temasek Holdings …
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[ad_1] From Zoom exercises to downsized fitness class sizes, many of our workouts have looked a little different. But outside left field, even for Covid-19 occasions, there was a group of fitness enthusiasts heading to an unusual location for their sweat session: the parking lot at Fort Canning Park. The …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Three men worked together to steal $ 365,000 from a man after tricking him into thinking they had bitcoins to sell. According to court documents, Jaromel Gee Ming Li, 29, and Mohd Abdul Rahman Mohamad, 39, hatched the plan in April 2018. Prosecutors said Abdul Rahman later …
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