[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore received its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines on Monday (December 21) evening, making it the first country in Asia to receive the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. The shipment was transported on flight SQ7979 via Singapore Airlines (SIA) freighter 747-400, which departed from Brussels on Sunday …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Over the weekend, Britain reported a new variant of the coronavirus that Prime Minister Boris Johnson said could be “up to 70 percent more transmittable.” British Health Secretary Matt Hancock has described the tension as “out of control”, and the country has imposed a strict Christmas blockade to …
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[ad_1] Who says the kampung spirit is dead? While most of us might shoot ourselves upon seeing a fire, several Punggol residents are drawing attention online for valiantly trying to put out a fire in their neighbors’ apartment. The blaze, which engulfed a two-story unit in the Waterwoods condominium on …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Eight more employees of the Mandarin Orchard hotel are likely to have been previously infected with COVID-19, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Monday (December 21). His serological tests were positive, indicating probable past infections. Along with the three announced on Sunday, it is now reported that …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Eight more hotel employees in Mandarin Orchard Singapore were tested positive for serological tests, indicating probable past Covid-19 infections, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Monday afternoon (December 21). This is in addition to the three cases announced on Sunday. Epidemiological investigations of these 11 cases …
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[ad_1] Cara Wong and Jean IauThe times of the straitDecember 19, 2020 Two men who were the last to be seen with their schoolmate before she disappeared for 13 years are now charged with murdering her. Ahmad Danial Mohamed Rafa’ee, 35, one of the two, was charged in court on …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Education (MOE) looks forward to working with institutes of higher education (DIH) and schools to standardize modules used to teach respect and boundaries, and protocol and response to issues that arise, said the Minister of State Sun Xueling. There have been a recent spate of …
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[ad_1] SYDNEY: Australia said on Monday (December 21) that it had detected cases of the new virulent strain of coronavirus identified in the UK, while Hong Kong said it would suspend flights to Britain. Two travelers from the UK to Australia’s New South Wales state were found to carry the …
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[ad_1] Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is facing a second examination for a calf problem, but Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is hopeful that the Gabon forward will quickly return to action. The 31-year-old is expected to be sidelined for Tuesday’s Carabao Cup quarter-finals against Manchester City after missing out on Saturday’s Premier League …
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[ad_1] MANILA: Authorities in the Philippines said on Monday (December 21) that they were investigating a fatal shooting incident in Tarlac, north of the capital Manila, involving 46-year-old police officer Jonel Nuezca. He also reportedly faces double murder charges. Ad Ad In a statement, the Ministry of the Interior and …
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