[ad_1] SINGAPORE (The Straits Times / ANN): Lee Hsien Yang’s role in his father’s last will was established by a Court of Three Judges, which noted more than once in its ruling that his wife Lee Suet Fern had simply acted on her wishes and had concentrated on what she …
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[ad_1] BEIJING: China plans to launch an unmanned spacecraft to the moon this week to bring back lunar rocks in the first attempt by any nation to retrieve samples from Earth’s natural satellite since the 1970s. The Chang’e-5 probe, named after the ancient Chinese goddess of the moon, will seek …
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[ad_1] TAIPEI: Thousands of people packed the streets of Taipei on Sunday for the annual “Autumn Struggle” protest march organized by labor groups, with much of the anger centered on the government’s decision to ease restrictions on meat imports American pork. Taiwan’s main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), rallied its …
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[ad_1] Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino insists he does not have a “personal battle” with Diogo Jota, despite the impressive recent shock from his teammate. Firmino has rarely had his role in Jurgen KloppThe side in question since the coach’s arrival in 2015. In fact, he has formed an iconic and …
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[ad_1] STOCKHOLM: A passenger ferry ran aground on Saturday (November 21) next to the islands between Sweden and Finland, leaving nearly 430 passengers and crew stranded overnight, the Finnish owner and the coast guard said. The Viking Line “Grace”, which sails between the Finnish port of Turku and the Swedish …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 12 new imported cases of COVID-19 as of noon on Sunday (Nov. 22), the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said in a preliminary daily update. All cases were placed on stay-at-home notice upon arrival in Singapore, the Health Ministry said. This is the largest increase in infections …
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[ad_1] HONG KONG – For the first time, the Hong Kong government has wielded its newfound power to make testing for Covid-19 mandatory, starting with visitors to 14 dance venues as a group that started at a dance club at Wan Chai continues to grow. Under the Disease Prevention and …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The year-old Brain Bank Singapore (BBS) welcomed its first two “deposits” this year, with the first of two brains donated on September 10. Recovering the brain is not an easy task. The body’s powerhouse, which weighs 1.2 kg on average, must be carefully, and with great respect, …
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[ad_1] HONG KONG: Relatives and supporters of 12 Hong Kong residents, detained in China after trying to flee the city by speedboat, protested on an island near the Chinese prison on Saturday (November 21), where they have been virtually incommunicado for almost three months. The 11 men and a woman …
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[ad_1] A controversial RM 43 billion (S $ 14.1 billion) port project off the coast of Melaka that was touted as the largest in the region when it was ready, surpassing that of Singapore, has been scrapped by the state government. The Melaka government said in a letter dated Monday …
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