[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The only coronavirus case in the community on Friday (March 26) was a 26-year-old Myanmar citizen employed as a foreign domestic worker here, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said. This is the first case of Covid-19 transmitted locally since March 12. She developed a cough and a …
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[ad_1] MOSCOW: Russia wants to strengthen military ties with Myanmar, its state media reported on Friday (March 26), after a meeting between senior defense officials and a junta condemned by Western countries for killing hundreds of civilian protesters. Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin met Friday in the capital, Naypyidaw, …
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[ad_1] Asia Singapore’s foreign minister also said he was “pessimistic” about developments in Myanmar, an issue he discussed with Indonesian leaders. Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan at the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 25, 2021 (Photo: Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs) 26 Mar 2021 08:56 PM (Updated: 26 …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The defense attorney for a lawyer who has been in custody since June 2019 for allegedly embezzling millions of dollars from clients is seeking to have him released on bail. Jeffrey Ong Su Aun, a former managing partner at JLC Advisors LLP, has been in pretrial detention for …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: There is “minimal waste” of COVID-19 vaccine doses at Singapore vaccination sites, with usage rates carefully monitored through appointments, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Friday (March 26). Monitoring allows advance planning of vaccine needs, to facilitate shipping and delivery of an adequate number of doses to …
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[ad_1] BANGKOK (REUTERS) – Thai health officials were quick to quell public fears on Friday (March 26) after confirming that a man had died 10 days after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine earlier this month. The cause of death was from an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and a rupture, said senior …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore reported a locally transmitted COVID-19 case as of noon on Friday (March 26), the first of these infections in two weeks. The community’s case was one of 12 new infections reported on Friday, the Health Ministry (MINSA) said in its preliminary daily update. Commercial Commercial The remaining …
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[ad_1] Deal Burberry has lost a Chinese brand ambassador and its signature tartan design was removed from a popular video game, becoming the first luxury brand to be targeted by the Chinese reaction to Western abuse allegations in Xinjiang. FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past a Burberry boutique in Beijing, …
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[ad_1] John Burke, chief of the Sandwich, Massachusetts, Fire Department, with a device designed to detect airborne coronavirus particles. (Thermo Fisher Scientific via The New York Times) A decade ago, when firefighter John Burke earned his master’s degree in health care emergency management, he wrote his thesis on pandemic planning. …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore’s shipping industry is feeling the effects of a bottleneck in the global supply chain, with an increase in the number of commercial vessels docking and an increase in the volume of containers at the country’s port in recent years. months. A sudden surge in demand has outstripped …
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