[ad_1] Following a Facebook post alleging that he told a couple of elderly residents to move out, Chua Chu Kang Member of Parliament (MP) Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim came out to say that was not the case at all. In a Facebook post on Saturday (Aug 29), he addressed a “malicious …
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[ad_1] SEOUL: Private educational establishments closed for the first time and traffic was lighter in the South Korean capital on Monday (Aug 31), the first business day of stricter social distancing rules designed to halt a second wave of coronavirus outbreaks. South Korea took an unprecedented step on Friday to …
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[ad_1] Tim Culpan is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering technology. He previously covered technology for Bloomberg News. * It is important to remember that the two search engines also create and use their own data based on user behavior. This data collection is powered by its proprietary algorithms, creating a …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – 41 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed as of noon on Monday (Aug 31), bringing Singapore’s total to 56,812. They included three community cases, all of which are holders of work passes, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said. There were also seven imported cases that were included …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The High Court on Monday (August 31) upheld the acquittal of two men, who were tried jointly last year for receiving payment in connection with the sexual exploitation of a male child victim of human trafficking. The case, believed to be the first reported involving a foreign …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Companies will not be allowed to practice meaningless discrimination against local workers, as in the current difficult economic climate, it is “even more important” that Singaporeans have fair opportunities to find meaningful work, said the second minister of Manpower Tan See Leng on Monday (Aug 31). Indeed, …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – More details and photos are emerging of the incident at a cinema in the Nex shopping center that left two women injured when a ventilation duct fell from the ceiling on Sunday afternoon (August 30). In an email, Straits Times reader Johnny Quek said that his 19-year-old …
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[ad_1] Felicia tan Posted on Mon, Aug 31, 2020 / 11:45 am GMT + 8 / Updated 3 hours ago If you have been studying the list of companies on the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX), you will find that the three Singapore banks – DBS Group Holdings, United Overseas Bank …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A hospital has created portable systems that can convert wards, intensive care units (ICUs) and operating rooms into negative pressure isolation rooms in a matter of hours to house patients with infectious diseases. One of the two transparent chamber-shaped systems at Singapore General Hospital (SGH), called the …
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[ad_1] BANGKOK: Thailand delayed the purchase of two submarines from China for $ 724 million on Monday (Aug. 31), following public outrage over the controversial deal as the kingdom’s economy stagnates due to the coronavirus pandemic. Under a 2015 agreement, Thailand was one of the first countries to purchase Chinese …
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