[ad_1] Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Tiger Global Management LLC led a $ 1.6 billion investment in Chinese online education startup Zuoyebang, underscoring how the Covid-19 pandemic has turned distance learning into a hot business. Existing backers Softbank Vision Fund, Sequoia Capital China and FountainVest Partners also participated in the …
Read More »
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Although dining in groups of more than five was allowed for the first time in months, only a few did, and customers observed the safe handling measures as they did before, on the first day of Singapore’s third phase of reopening on Monday (December 28). People in …
Read More »
[ad_1] When she heard a scream and saw blood on the catwalk as they left The Central @ Clarke Quay on December 19, Ms. Nurlydia Abdul Razak had only one thought. A woman was injured on a nearby walkway after a fight involving more than 10 people, and the nurse …
Read More »
[ad_1] Not long after last week’s big uproar over four Mediacorp artists – Terence Cao, Jeffrey Xu, Shane Pow, and Sonia Chew – poking fun at Covid-19 rules at a birthday celebration in October, three more celebrities have apologized. publicly for participating in the same party. Actress Julie Tan, who …
Read More »
[ad_1] Sam Allardyce’s West Brom are the latest Premier League side to hope to secure a loan in January for a resurgent Manchester United striker. Despite vocal criticism, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has guided Man Utd to a strong national campaign so far. Advancement to the EFL Cup semifinals was achieved …
Read More »
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Deejay Sonia Chew has been barred from hosting Mediacorp’s annual countdown program amid investigations into whether Covid-19 safe distancing regulations were violated at a birthday party for actor Jeffrey Xu. The 29-year-old 987FM host, who attended the party, was supposed to host the Celebrate 2021 countdown show …
Read More »
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A contractor was fined S $ 8,500 for failing to ensure that a licensed plumber was performing regulated work on a private condominium along Kim Yan Road, leading to contamination of the water supply, the national agency said. of PUB water on Monday (December 28). The firm was …
Read More »
[ad_1] As tempting as it is to gawk at accident scenes, it goes without saying that motorists, and cyclists, should keep their eyes on the road. Unfortunately for a cyclist, those few seconds he spent looking at an accident scene along the Yishun Dam on Sunday morning (December 27) caused …
Read More »
[ad_1] Deal Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said on Sunday its board authorized an increase in the company’s share buyback program to $ 10 billion from $ 6 billion. FILE PHOTO: The Alibaba Group logo is seen during the company’s 11/11 Singles Day global shopping festival at its headquarters in Hangzhou, …
Read More »
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Two men linked to the death of a bystander after a 2017 fight in Geylang were sentenced to four years in prison and six strokes of the baton on Monday (December 28). Bangladeshi nationals Rana Sohel, 38, and Mollah Hasan, 34, had been convicted after trial on one …
Read More »