[ad_1] By Jessica Jaganathan, Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Stung by the collapse of Asia’s leading independent oil trading company, some global banks have come together to search for the personal assets of the family behind Hin Leong Trading, which has left creditors on the hook. for billions of dollars. …
Read More »Myanmar’s junta criticized for deaths of children amid anti-coup protests
[ad_1] YANGON: Myanmar’s junta faced fresh international criticism on Friday (April 2) for the deaths of more than 40 children and the “enforced disappearance” of hundreds of people in its crackdown on anti-coup protests. The ruthless repression by the armed forces of demonstrations against his takeover on February 1 has …
Read More »PM Lee Calls For His Name And Photo To Be Removed From BitClout Crypto Platform That Monetizes Singapore News, News And Twitter Profiles
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has requested that his name and photograph be removed from a cryptocurrency platform that used his profile without his knowledge. The Straits Times saw what appeared to be the profile of the prime minister on the BitClout platform on Wednesday (March 31) …
Read More »43 new boxes of COVID-19 in Singapore, all imported
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Forty-three new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Singapore as of noon on Friday (April 2), all imported infections. This is the highest daily count of new cases since January 30, when 58 new infections were reported. Commercial Commercial All cases were placed on a stay-at-home notice or …
Read More »On Good Friday and the closure of COVID-19 empty the streets of Manila
[ad_1] MANILA: Filipinos celebrated Good Friday, one of the most solemn holidays in Asia’s largest Roman Catholic nation, with streets and churches deserted after a strict lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19. Main roads and highways were eerily quiet after religious gatherings were banned in metro Manila and four …
Read More »SIA is banned from landing flights from S’pore in Hong Kong for 2 weeks
[ad_1] South China morning post Canada had to arrest Meng Wanzhou and it was not arbitrary, but the detention is now illegal, says his lawyer. Canada was forced to arrest Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver airport more than two years ago, but his detention has now been revealed as illegal, the …
Read More »Taiwan train was full when it crashed, passengers were upright and sprawled: Reports
[ad_1] TAIPEI: An express train that derailed in a tunnel in eastern Taiwan on Friday (April 2) morning was carrying about 490 people, said the island’s Transportation Minister Lin Chia-lung. This was higher than the previous figure of 350 people provided by the fire department. Commercial Commercial The train was …
Read More »43 New Covid-19 Cases in Singapore, All Imported, Featured Singapore News and Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – 43 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed as of noon on Friday (April 2), all imported and posted on stay-at-home notices or isolated on arrival. There were no community cases or infections of migrant workers’ bedrooms. More details will be announced Friday night. The new cases brought …
Read More »China aims to vaccinate the entire city in 5 days after the outbreak
[ad_1] BEIJING: A Chinese border city affected by a new COVID-19 outbreak began a five-day campaign on Friday (April 2) to vaccinate its entire population of 300,000. State broadcaster CCTV showed people lining up and getting vaccinated in Ruili, where 16 cases have been confirmed since Tuesday. Twelve of them …
Read More »At least 36 dead and many injured after a train carrying 350 people derailed in Taiwan
[ad_1] TAIPEI: At least 36 people were killed and dozens more injured when a train derailed in a tunnel in Taiwan on Friday (April 2) after apparently colliding with a truck, in the island’s worst rail disaster in at least four decades. The train, an express traveling from Taipei to …
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