[ad_1] Fri, May 15, 2020 – 3:44 PM Despite a drop in new home sales in April, the very wealthy had no trouble spending money for their favorite asset amidst the “circuit breaker.” There were five homes sold last month that cost more than S $ 5 million each, the …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: This year’s Haj plans for 900 local Muslim pilgrims will be postponed until 2021 in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, the Singapore Islamic Religious Council (MUIS) said on Friday (May 15). Pilgrims who have registered to perform their Haj this year will automatically be rescheduled to make …
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The United States Senate passed legislation Thursday (May 14) that urges President Donald Trump’s government to tighten its response to China’s crackdown on its Uighur Muslim minority, the latest push in Washington to punish China. , as Trump blames Beijing for worsening the coronavirus pandemic. The Republican-led Senate …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Contractors who have complied with the COVID-19 security measures for the construction sector announced by the government on Friday (May 15) can begin work on their projects, said National Development Minister Lawrence Wong. This is in addition to the plan to allow time-sensitive and critical projects, such as …
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[ad_1] BEIJING: China’s industrial production grew again for the first time this year in April, official data showed on Friday (May 15), as the country continued its gradual recovery after the coronavirus halted activity. Industrial production grew more than expected 3.9 percent year-on-year last month in a sign that China, …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Muslims in Singapore should refrain from making traditional Hari Raya visits this year and avoid gatherings across households, said the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) on Friday (15 May). While the number of COVID-19 cases in the community has failed since the circuit breaker began on …
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[ad_1] BEIJING: A major city in northeast China has quarantined more than 7,500 people after discovering three new cases of coronavirus in the past five days, as the region sees an increase in infections. China has largely controlled the virus after months of blockades and travel restrictions, but fears of …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MOH) reported on 793 new preliminary cases of COVID-19 in Singapore as of Friday (May 15) at noon, with a total of 26,891. Of these, the vast majority are foreign workers living in dormitories, the ministry said, while one case is a Singaporean …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Blocks in the dormitories for healthy migrant workers, whether those were negative or recovered from the coronavirus, will have strict measures to try to minimize the chances of a new outbreak. The measures are designed to control the movement of people in and out of these areas, …
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[ad_1] HONG KONG: Crushed within the 4.6-square-meter living space she shares with her son, Wong Mei-ying knows that social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic is almost impossible. Hong Konger, 70, lives in one of the city’s famous “flat cubicles,” subdivided apartments that make up some of the world’s most densely …
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