[ad_1] BENGALURU (REUTERS) – Hyatt Hotels Corp said late Monday (May 11) that it would fire 1,300 people worldwide as it tries to cope with the coronavirus crisis, which has practically halted world travel by keeping people inside. Hyatt said he had also cut the salaries of senior management, board …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR – The administration of Pakatan Harapan (PH) Kedah fell after two PKR members joined their former vice president Azmin Ali to defect from the coalition that lost federal power during the political crisis in late February. Lunas representative Azman Nasrudin and his Sidam counterpart Dr. Robert Ling …
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[ad_1] KABUL: Shagufa Haidari, 23, a stewardess from Kam Air in Afghanistan, used to fly six days a week across the country and abroad to Istanbul, Islamabad and Delhi. Then the new coronavirus arrived. Now he hardly flies, most of his colleagues have been suspended, and aviation officials warn that …
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[ad_1] SYDNEY (BLOOMBERG) – China has suspended meat imports from four Australian abattoirs, fueling concerns that escalating tensions between the two nations are damaging Australia’s most important trading relationship. The suspension will start on Tuesday (May 12), according to a statement on a customs website. The four plants make up …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: M1’s fiber broadband internet service was facing outages on Tuesday morning (May 12), the telecommunications company said in a Facebook post just before 8 am. Customers “in the western, central and eastern parts of Singapore” may be affected, M1 said, adding that its engineers were “working hard to …
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[ad_1] Tuesday, May 12, 2020 – 9:23 a.m. The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading in their securities on Tuesday: Wilmar International: The agribusiness group saw its profits drop in the first quarter due to market losses in investment securities, according to its results released on Monday. …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Hairdressers and hair salons saw spirited deals on Tuesday (May 12) morning when customers queued to trim their furry manes after these venues were forced to close for nearly three weeks. A line of more than 10 people was seen waiting outside Snip Avenue at Bishan Street …
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[ad_1] WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s foreign minister on Tuesday (May 12) said the country must defend itself after China warned that its endorsement of Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Organization (WHO) could damage ties. bilateral. Taiwan, with strong support from the United States, has stepped up its lobbying to be …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Two men are accused of assaulting a man with weapons in a cemetery on Sunday (May 10), leaving him with injuries including facial lacerations, puncture wounds to the legs and a deformity to the arm. Andre Chen Si’En, 29, and Gervan Wong Jun Heng, 24, were charged Tuesday …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – An Indian citizen is expected to be charged on Wednesday (May 13) after making false statements about his travel history to enter the Supreme Court. In a joint statement Tuesday, the Singapore Police Force and the Immigration and Control Authority (ICA) said the 47-year-old man faces two …
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