[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore will lift border restrictions for visitors to Taiwan from December 18, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAAS) said on Friday (December 11). Effective immediately, travelers can apply for a single-entry Air Travel Pass (ATP) to enter Singapore starting next Friday, CAAS said in a press release, adding that …
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[ad_1] SEOUL: As a teenager in North Korea, Lee Soon-keum bitterly resented her father, a prisoner of war, as his status meant that he would have to work in coal mines like him. Years later, she says she was forced to watch him and her brother execute them by firing …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A two-night live concert with Benjamin Kheng of Sam Willows and other Singapore artists will be held at the Sands Theater in Marina Bay Sands (MBS) on December 18 and 19, with up to 500 people allowed to attend each night. This is the first performance at the …
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[ad_1] HONG KONG: A Hong Kong teenager was found guilty on Friday (December 11) of insulting China’s national flag and an illegal gathering as Beijing accelerates its crackdown on dissent and the city’s pro-democracy movement. Pro-Beijing authorities have increasingly targeted the most prominent activists in the financial center, including young …
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[ad_1] NEW YORK: US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris have been named Time magazine’s 2020 “Person of the Year,” the post announced Thursday (December 10). The Democratic couple were chosen before three other finalists: frontline healthcare workers and Anthony Fauci, the movement for racial justice, and President …
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[ad_1] A cyclist, who had hit a pedestrian who later died, was jailed yesterday for a week. Toni Timo Salminen, 42, pleaded guilty to negligent cycling, causing the death of Chew Fook Yew. The Finn was unable to maintain proper surveillance while on Sims Avenue at around 6:15 p.m. on …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: As of December 18, Grab customers will have to pay an additional fee of S $ 0.30 for all trips except GrabHitch and GrabResponse. This follows last month’s lifting of the measures imposed on Grab by the Competition and Consumers Commission of Singapore (CCCS). The restrictions were implemented …
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – A panel of outside advisers from the US Food and Drug Administration voted overwhelmingly on Thursday (December 10) to support the emergency use of Pfizer Inc.’s coronavirus vaccine, paving the way. for the agency to authorize the injection for a nation that has lost more than …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A potential COVID-19 antibody drug developed by a Singapore-based company will be tested in 1,305 infected patients locally and abroad, in what would be its final test before it can be approved for treatment in Singapore . Biotechnology firm Tychan said on Friday (December 11) that it had …
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[ad_1] South China morning post Meng Wanzhou Hearing: Canada Border Chief Warned Officer Not to Create More Logs, Should They Be Accessed Through Information Act His superiors told a high-ranking Canadian border officer, whose team examined Meng Wanzhou prior to his arrest at Vancouver airport two years ago, not to …
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