[ad_1] JOHOR BAHRU: Johor police seized 201 million ringgit ($ 49.8 million) worth of drugs this week, making it the largest loot in the history of Malaysia’s anti-narcotics department, authorities said Sunday ( January 17). Officers carried out three raids on Thursday and Friday following investigations of 14 suspects from …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Investigations into the extinction of fish and the pinkish-purple color of the Sentosa South Cove waterway earlier this month have found it was caused by heavy and persistent rains in recent weeks that altered water conditions. The water samples tested had low levels of salinity and dissolved …
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The public will not see President Donald Trump’s White House records for years, but there is growing concern that the collection is not complete, leaving a void in the history of one of America’s most tumultuous presidencies. Trump has been arrogant about the law requiring records to be …
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[ad_1] BEIJING: Concerns intensified in mainland China about a possible new wave of coronavirus cases ahead of Chinese New Year next month, as authorities reported 109 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday (January 17), the majority of them in Hebei province surrounding Beijing. Although the new case count on January 16 …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – 30 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed as of noon on Sunday (January 17), bringing Singapore’s total to 59,113. There were 28 imported cases that were placed on a stay-at-home notice upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said. Sunday’s figure also included two …
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[ad_1] The family of a seven-year-old girl who was raped and murdered in 1995 received a notice about the unsolved crime after her appeal for more clues. Lim Shiow Rong’s body was found in some bushes near a sewer tank in front of Jalan Woodbridge on June 25, 1995. He …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Cherryloft Resorts & Hotels at Pasir Ris was fined $ 1,000 and ordered to suspend reservations for a month after it violated multiple secure management measures and allowed 19 people to gather on its premises. The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said on Sunday (January 17) that …
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[ad_1] BATANGAS, Philippines: When the second most active volcano in the Philippines, Taal, erupted in 1965, Teodora Caraig, born and raised on Volcano Island, fled but returned a year later. She continued to raise her children and grandchildren on the island, which is located on a lake and surrounds the …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A resort in Pasir Ris has been fined and ordered to suspend reservations after 19 people were found gathered, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said on Sunday (January 17). Cherryloft Resorts & Hotels, located at 159 Jalan Loyang Besar, was fined S $ 1,000 and will not be …
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[ad_1] SHANGHAI: When President-elect Joe Biden takes office next week, he will move quickly to transform most dimensions of American politics. A glaring exception is China. But if Biden maintains outgoing President Donald Trump’s confrontational approach to the world’s second-largest economy, he will come to regret it. Ad Ad While …
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