[ad_1] SINGAPORE: When officials from the National Parks Board (NParks) received a tip that someone was selling fighting fish via Telegram and knocked on Muhammad Irfan Khairudin’s door, they found two bearded dragons being kept illegally in his apartment. Ang Mo Kio. Irfan, 28, was fined S $ 3,000 in …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – PatSnap, founded in Singapore, achieved a valuation in excess of $ 1 billion (S $ 1.35 billion) in a new round of funding, with SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Tencent Investment among those backing the provider of patent analysis. CPE Industrial Fund and existing investors Sequoia …
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[ad_1] TOKYO: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday (March 17) that China was acting aggressively and repressively, citing its actions in the East and South Seas of China, where it has territorial disputes with Japan. and other Asian nations. Speaking to a roundtable of Japanese journalists in …
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[ad_1] The families of dozens of people killed in demonstrations against the military government in Myanmar attended their funerals on Tuesday (March 16) when protesters again challenged the security forces despite the rising death toll. Hundreds of mourners took to the streets at the funeral of medical student Khant Nyar …
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell ominously warned Tuesday (March 16) of a “scorched earth” outlook if Democrats use their new majority to end Senate filibuster in hopes of forcing legislation that supports President Joe Biden’s agenda beyond the Republican opposition. McConnell unleashed the dire prognosis of …
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[ad_1] SYDNEY: Vaccine passports are generating a lot of buzz even though the World Health Organization has repeatedly advised against them. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) hopes that blockchain-based digital applications will get people flying again. Tour groups see them as a possible basis for an earlier opening. Commercial …
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[ad_1] YANGON (REUTERS) – Thousands of residents fled an industrial suburb of Myanmar’s commercial capital on Tuesday (March 16) after the ruling junta subjected it to martial law following bloody anti-coup protests over the weekend. “It’s like a war zone here, they are shooting everywhere,” a union organizer in Hlaing …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MOH) facilitated the Covid-19 vaccination guidelines last week, paving the way for cancer patients and those with allergies to receive the injections. Announcing the move in a circular addressed to Singaporean doctors last Friday (March 12), the Health Ministry said it follows local …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A 30-year-old man admitted to assaulting his 68-year-old mother in her home for a few years, including using a metal padlock to hit her in the groin. Andy Koh Ju Hua, who was a master’s student at the time of the crimes, starved his mother to death …
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[ad_1] The new centers offering the Modern COVID-19 vaccine will be located at Hong Kah North Community Club (CC), Marsiling CC, Punggol 21 CC and Radin Mas CC, the Health Ministry said. (PHOTO: Getty Images) SINGAPORE – Singapore will begin using the Modern COVID-19 vaccine in four new vaccination centers …
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