[ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore on Monday received its first batch of the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech, according to its flag carrier, ahead of a launch in the city-state that health officials say could be as soon as two or three weeks. far. Singapore Airlines, which was transporting the vaccines …
Read More »Serial Scammer Jailed Again After Committing Cheating Crimes Involving Over $ 900,000, Courts & Crime News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A serial offender returns to jail for cheating for the third time in eight years after defrauding her victims out of more than $ 900,000, the most she has ever cheated. Kaveena Jaya Kumar, 42, “had difficulty staying out of the crime” and “had no qualms about …
Read More »Mosquitoes captured by residents of Tampines may be Wolbachia-Aedes species released by the NEA to prevent dengue
[ad_1] A resident of Block 509 Tampines Central 1 shared her frustrations with Stomp on December 7 after noticing a large number of mosquitoes on her mother’s apartment since she moved in October. By using electric fly swatters during hourly eliminations, Stomper Alone managed to catch and kill 323 mosquitoes …
Read More »Jail for Second Man Linked to Customs Operations Command Complex Site Inspection Graft Case, Court and Crime News and Highlights
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A former deputy director of projects was jailed for 15 weeks and fined $ 6,000 on Monday (December 21) for his role in a corruption case over construction site inspections of the Customs Operations Command Complex (COCC) . Chinese national Guo Jiaxun, 34, who worked for construction …
Read More »2 Resorts World Sentosa hotels will suspend reservations for 1 month after failing to comply with COVID-19 measures: STB
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Two Resorts World Sentosa hotels, Beach Villas and Equarius Hotel, were ordered to suspend bookings for a month after failing to comply with COVID-19 secure management measures, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said on Monday ( December 21). The suspension will begin on Tuesday and end on January …
Read More »Singapore Airlines has spent S $ 7.1 billion of S $ 8.8 billion raised on the issuance of rights, Companies and Markets
[ad_1] Mon, December 21, 2020 – 6:33 pm SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) has used approximately S $ 7.1 billion of the S $ 8.8 billion raised from a rights issue in June, it said in a filing with the Singapore Stock Exchange on Monday. Between October 14 and December 13, the …
Read More »Malaysia records more than 2,000 new Covid-19 infections, most of them local, SE Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA (THE STAR / ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Malaysia recorded 2,018 more Covid-19 infections on Monday (December 21), bringing the country’s total confirmed cases to 95,327. One person died from the coronavirus, bringing Malaysia’s Covid-19 death toll to 438. Also on Monday, 1,084 Covid-19 patients were discharged, meaning 78,393 …
Read More »First Covid-19 Vaccine Shipment Arrives in S’pore on SIA Flight from Brussels, Health News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine arrived in Singapore, a crucial first step in vaccinating the population. The vaccine, the first shipment of its kind to reach Asia, was carried by a Singapore Airlines (SIA) Boeing 747-400 freighter, SQ7979. The flight had departed Brussels, Belgium, …
Read More »Lab-grown chicken dishes will sell for S $ 23 at the 1880 private members club next month
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The world’s first laboratory-grown chicken product will be sold to customers of the 1880 private members club in early January. This will be the first global commercial debut of farmed chicken by the American company Eat Just, which announced earlier this month that it had received the world’s …
Read More »Robinsons store in Raffles City will be open from Christmas through New Years, Consumer News and Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Robinsons department store in Raffles City will remain open for the Christmas and New Years period next year, although it has not yet officially announced its last day. Meanwhile, this week offers greater discounts on items from the cosmetics, toiletries, toys and appliances sections. Robinsons liquidators …
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