[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Unsubsidized street vendors wishing to retire will now be able to relinquish their jobs to non-relatives, in a new street vendor succession scheme proposed by a task force created to safeguard the culture of street vendors in Singapore. It is the first scheme of its kind aimed …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – It was her son’s degenerative eye disease that put ophthalmologist Dr. Audrey Looi and her husband, neurosurgeon, Dr. Ang Beng Ti, on the path of philanthropy. The couple were devastated a decade ago to discover that James, now 19, suffered from Stargardt’s disease, which causes progressive loss …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore’s security agencies have been on heightened alert since early September following terrorist attacks in Europe and other parts of the world, the Home Office (MHA) said on Tuesday (November 24). As part of the “enhanced security posture”, the Department of Homeland Security (ISD) has launched investigations into …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Eighteen new COVID-19 cases were reported in Singapore as of noon on Tuesday (Nov. 24), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a preliminary daily update. All boxes were imported and placed on a stay-at-home notice upon arrival in Singapore. Ad Ad This is the highest number of …
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[ad_1] KAOHSIUNG: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen promised on Tuesday (November 24) to defend the sovereignty of the democratic island with the construction of a new fleet of domestically developed submarines, a key project supported by the United States to counter the neighboring China. Taiwan, which China claims as its own …
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[ad_1] Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said this while witnessing the CDC’s 10th Central Singapore Naming Ceremony. File photo of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. (Photo: Xabryna Kek) November 24, 2020 02:06 pm (Updated: November 24, 2020 02:52 PM) Marker SINGAPORE: The Community Development Councils (CDC) are the “crucial …
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[ad_1] MANILA: The Chinese embassy in the Philippines has denounced the United States for “creating chaos” in Asia, after a visiting White House envoy backed countries in disputes with China and accused Beijing of using military pressure to promote its interests. During a trip to Manila on Monday (November 23), …
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[ad_1] BEIJING: Hundreds of flights at one of China’s busiest airports were canceled on Tuesday (Nov. 24) as Shanghai raced to control a local coronavirus outbreak. Health officials have examined thousands of staff members at Pudong International Airport since a small cluster of COVID-19 cases in the city was linked …
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[ad_1] NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc banker Roger Ng has called for the overseas bribery case against him to be dismissed, saying he “warned” the bank not to do business with Malaysian financier Jho Low. Ng, who says he told Goldman that “Low could not be …
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[ad_1] BANGKOK: Tensions are rising around the protests in Thailand, with police shooting six people last week and using tear gas and water cannons on the streets of Bangkok. The Thai capital is preparing for the next big rally on Wednesday (Nov 25), and protesters plan to demonstrate at the …
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