[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia reported a record 3,337 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday (Jan 14), the largest daily increase in cases since the start of the pandemic. Selangor state reported the highest number of new infections – 1,036 – followed by Johor and Sabah, with 460 and 389 new infections …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: On Thursday (Jan 14) a wet market and food center in Yishun and JEM Mall in Jurong East were added to the Ministry of Health (MOH) list of public places visited by community COVID-19 cases during your infectious period. Chong Pang City Food Center and Wet Market and …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Approximately 27,000 employees ashore were screened for COVID-19 in a “single sweep” between Jan.2 and Jan.8, the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) said on Thursday (Jan. 14), adding that all least one tested negative. “All were negative in the PCR test, except for one person who was positive …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Investigators found flaws in Underwater World Singapore’s (UWS) security measures after a stingray fatally stings one of its divers in 2016. Among other things, a district court heard Thursday (January 14) that the now-defunct Sentosa attraction had failed to provide adequate emergency recovery procedures during diving operations. …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Olympic swimmer Mark Chay, conservation scientist Koh Lian Pin and Security Industry Association Director Joshua Thomas Raj are among the nine New Nominee MPs (NMPs) to be appointed by President Halimah Yacob for a period of two and a half years starting next Thursday (January 21). The …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has asked Members of Parliament (MP) to write to the king and ask that the emergency proclamation be withdrawn and parliament convened as soon as possible. In the statement on January 14 (Thursday), Anwar said that parliament should meet again by January …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The appliance megastore courts will take over the main retail space at The Heeren, which was recently vacated by the rugged Robinsons last month, and will turn the point of sale into their new flagship store. The flagship store will occupy all six floors of The Heeren …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Hume MRT station on the Downtown Line will be upgraded and operational by JSM Construction Group for a contract value of $ 34.3 million, the Land Transportation Authority (LTA) said on Thursday (January 14). Works on the station are expected to be completed in 2025, as …
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[ad_1] SEOUL: The South Korean Supreme Court upheld a 20-year prison term for former President Park Geun-hye on Thursday (January 14) for bribery and other crimes as it concluded a landmark corruption case that marked a shocking drop in disgrace for the first country of the country. female leader and …
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[ad_1] MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin: A state board on Wednesday (January 13) suspended the license of a Wisconsin pharmacist accused of ruining more than 500 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine because he thought it was unsafe. Steven Brandenburg was working at Advocate Aurora Health in Grafton, about 20 miles north of Milwaukee, …
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