[ad_1] HONG KONG: A new variant of the novel coronavirus that is spreading rapidly in Britain appears to have infected two students who returned to Hong Kong from the UK, the Hong Kong Department of Health said on Wednesday (December 23). that the city got 22.5 million. COVID-19 vaccine dose. …
Read More »The court dismisses the challenge of the will of a wealthy widow by two children who obtained an inheritance less than that of their brothers, Courts & Crime News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Two sons of a wealthy widow, who each received a smaller inheritance than their three other siblings, questioned the validity of their will, claiming that their mother’s bipolar disorder had affected her mental ability to make a will. The mother of five, who went from being one …
Read More »Malaysians avoid travel during the Christmas period despite no ban as Covid-19 cases continue to rise, SE Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR – Every Christmas, Mr. Euphraim Yuvaraj travels to visit his grandmother and other relatives in Taiping, Perak, about 250 km north of the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur. It won’t make the three-hour trip this year, despite travel restrictions being lifted in most of peninsular Malaysia in time …
Read More »Fireworks at 11 central locations to usher in the New Year, Singapore news, and top stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – There will be no fireworks on this year’s Marina Bay New Year’s Eve countdown, but Singaporeans can still look forward to them at 11 locations in the heart of the country to usher in 2021. As part of the end of the year events organized by the …
Read More »New Year’s Eve fireworks to light up 11 locations in the heart
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: While there will be no fireworks display in Marina Bay this year due to public health concerns, residents can expect fireworks at 11 locations in the heart on New Year’s Eve. The screens, which are going virtual for the first time, are part of the end of the …
Read More »Japan high court allows retrial for ‘longest’ death row inmate
[ad_1] TOKYO: Japan’s highest court upheld a ruling granting a new trial to a man described as the world’s oldest death row inmate, a lawyer for the 84-year-old said on Wednesday (December 23). Iwao Hakamada has lived under a death sentence for more than half a century, after being found …
Read More »Man who assaulted his estranged wife at their children’s school is jailed and whipped, Courts & Crime News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A man became enraged and beat his estranged wife in front of the vice principals of their children’s primary school after a domestic dispute. The two assistant principals and a school counselor had to intervene before the wife asked for police help. The offender was sentenced Wednesday …
Read More »Cryptocurrency XRP Falls 24 Percent After US SEC Indicts Ripple
[ad_1] Deal Cryptocurrency XRP fell 18 percent to a month-low on Wednesday after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) accused blockchain partner Ripple of conducting an offering of unregistered securities of US $ 1.3 billion. FILE PHOTO: Representations of the virtual currencies Ripple, Bitcoin, Etherum, and Litecoin are seen …
Read More »KFConsole is real and has a huge advantage over the PS5 and Xbox Series X
[ad_1] Endorsed by Colonel Sanders himself, the KFConsole is here, finally solving a problem that literally no one cared about until now: how to keep your chicken warm while you play. Created in partnership with PC hardware maker Cooler Master, the KFC console promises to shake up the console war …
Read More »Expanded train and bus service hours on New Years Eve
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The hours of operation for some train and bus services will be extended on New Years Eve (December 31) until the early hours of New Year’s Day. Transportation operator SMRT said on Wednesday (December 23) that it was extending service hours for three of its train lines: the …
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