[ad_1] ANCHORAGE, Alaska: China’s actions “threaten the rule-based order that maintains global stability,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday (March 18) at the opening of a two-day meeting. with their Chinese counterparts in Alaska. The US side “will discuss our deep concerns with China’s actions, including Xinjiang,” where …
Read More »66-year-old Indonesian woman among 15 imported Covid-19 cases in S’pore, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] A 66-year-old Indonesian woman who arrived with a long-term visit pass was among 15 new coronavirus cases reported by the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Thursday (March 18). All 15 cases were imported and placed on stay-at-home notices (SHNs) upon arrival in Singapore, the Health Ministry said. All were …
Read More »North Korea says it will sever ties with Malaysia over the extradition of an ‘innocent citizen’ to the US.
[ad_1] SEOUL: North Korea said it would sever diplomatic ties with Malaysia after a court ruled that a North Korean man could be extradited to the United States to face money laundering charges, in a statement from the Foreign Ministry published on the state cable. of KCNA news on Friday …
Read More »Trial Begins for SAF Captain Accused of Reckless Act in NSF Death in Bionix Case, Courts & Crime News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The captain of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) accused of acting rashly in an incident that led to the death of full-time National Serviceman (NSF) Liu Kai pleaded not guilty on Thursday (March 18). Corporal First Class (CFC) Liu, 22, was driving Ong Lin Jie in a …
Read More »Woman in a wheelchair highlights the daily struggles living on the elevator-free access level in an HDB flat with a narrow hallway
[ad_1] A woman in a wheelchair recently posted a video on Facebook showing what it is like, from her perspective, to live on a non-elevator access level in an HDB flat with a narrow hallway. In a four-minute video uploaded on March 8, Facebook user Cocoanna Christian shows her daily …
Read More »China to issue visas to foreigners who have received COVID-19 vaccine made in China
[ad_1] BEIJING: China is prepared to ease border restrictions to allow some foreigners, including those from the US, India and Australia, to return, provided they have taken a COVID-19 vaccine made in China. The country has been closed to most foreigners since last March to stem the spread of the …
Read More »China reports first local COVID-19 case in more than a month
[ad_1] BEIJING: Chinese health authorities reported on Thursday (March 18) the first locally transmitted COVID-19 case in the country since February 14. The case was detected in a health worker in the city of Xi’an, in the northwestern province of Shaanxi. The patient works at a local hospital and is …
Read More »Overthrown Myanmar Leader Aung San Suu Kyi Faces New Board Corruption Charges
[ad_1] YANGON: Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi is facing new charges of corruption from the ruling junta that her lawyer said on Thursday (March 18) were “unfounded” but could assure she could never return to law. politics. The February 1 coup that toppled the government of Aung …
Read More »Woman committed sexual acts with a minor friend of her daughter with mild intellectual disability
[ad_1] Shaffiq AlkhatibThe times of the straitMarch 17, 2021 A housewife performed sexual acts with her daughter’s underage schoolmate while the girl, then 13, was lying in the same bed, a district court heard on Wednesday (March 17). The woman was aware that the boy with a mild intellectual disability, …
Read More »OCBC ATMs to Begin Offering Facial Recognition for Transactions, Banking News and Featured Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE- OCBC customers who wish to do so can enter their NRIC number and look in front of a camera to verify the balance of their accounts at the bank’s ATMs. OCBC said the new ATM facial biometrics feature will eliminate the need to carry an ATM card, which …
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