[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Picking up the new reusable face masks was a straightforward process for many Singaporeans on the first day of distribution by the Temasek Foundation on Monday (November 30). Those with whom The Straits Times spoke said the vending machines were easy to use as they simply had …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: JPMorgan Chase & Co plans to double the number of private bankers serving Chinese clients from Singapore over the next two years, indicating its ambition to take advantage of the growth of Asia’s second-largest wealth market. The US bank currently has more than a dozen relationship managers serving …
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[ad_1] The chances that Jack Ma’s Ant Group Co. will be able to reactivate its huge stock listing next year are increasingly slim as China reviews the rules governing the fintech industry, according to regulatory officials familiar with the matter. Ant is still in the early stages of reviewing the …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Teams of two private ambulance operators trained for a wider range of emergencies will respond to calls in the Singapore Civil Defense Force (SCDF) ambulances and uniforms under a new recruitment model. This new agreement between SCDF and private ambulance operators Unistrong Technology and Lentor Ambulance begins …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is seeking compensation of around S $ 150,000 for alleged defamation of blogger Leong Sze Hian. Both parties presented their final arguments in person on Monday (November 30) in the defamation lawsuit brought by Lee against Leong after he shared an article from …
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[ad_1] Deal Universal Studios Japan will open its new Nintendo-themed area on February 4, the Osaka-based theme park said on Monday, after delaying the summer opening due to the coronavirus outbreak. An aerial view shows Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan theme park in Osaka, western Japan November 30, …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Five new coronavirus cases were confirmed as of noon on Monday (Nov. 30), bringing Singapore’s total to 58,218. They included four imported cases that had been placed on stay-at-home notices (SHNs) upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said. There was also a case in …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A cornerback who tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Singapore was due to participate in a ONE Championship event on Friday (December 4). The 58-year-old man tested negative for COVID-19 before flying from Belarus to Singapore, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and ONE said on Monday in …
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[ad_1] Mon, November 30, 2020 – 4:38 pm Two statutory boards in Singapore separately announced changes in their leadership on Monday. The current Executive Director (CEO) of the National Environment Agency (NEA), Tan Meng Dui, will become Executive Director of the Housing and Development Board (HDB) effective February 26, 2021. …
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[ad_1] JAKARTA: Thousands have fled the scene of a rumbling Indonesian volcano that erupted to life for the first time in several years, spewing a huge plume of smoke and ash, the disaster agency said on Monday (November 30). The evacuation of more than 4,400 residents came when Mount Ili …
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