[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The third and final man linked to an Ang Mo Kio jewelry theft last year was sentenced on Friday (November 13) to 27 months in jail and a $ 20,000 fine. Sharavindran Suppiah, 32, had previously pleaded guilty to four counts of dishonest receipt of stolen property, …
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[ad_1] Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah tested positive for the coronavirus, the Egyptian Football Association confirmed, ahead of the African Cup of Nations double qualifying match against Togo. Sources have told ESPN that the former Chelsea and AS Roma player, who is the Premier League’s top scorer this season with eight …
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[ad_1] REUTERS: A law firm representing Republican President Donald Trump’s campaign to challenge US election results in Pennsylvania is withdrawing from at least one of the cases challenging ballots in the battlefield state. Democrat Joe Biden took office last Saturday (November 7), thanks in part to a victory in Pennsylvania. …
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[ad_1] Doctor showing COVID-19 vaccine candidate. (PHOTO: Getty Images) SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Thursday (Nov 12) that it had appointed a 14-member committee on COVID-19 vaccination to make recommendations to the government on Singapore’s COVID-19 vaccination strategy. The recommendations of the committee, which was appointed …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Pokemon Go fans can visit up to 300 new Pokestops and Gyms at tourist establishments around the island starting Thursday (November 12). These new locations are the latest additions to the augmented reality game, following a partnership between the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and Niantic, the American …
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[ad_1] The mother and stepfather of an 11-year-old girl were charged yesterday with her murder. The couple, both 26, are on remand at the Central Police Division on Cantonment Road and appeared in court via video link. Each of them faces one count of murder with common intent and are …
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[ad_1] JAKARTA: Indonesia said on Friday (November 13) that it had requested emergency authorization to start a mass vaccination campaign by the end of the year, as the country’s COVID-19 infections reached a new daily record. In an interview with Reuters, President Joko Widodo, commonly known as Jokowi, said that …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s biggest budget, unveiled last week, came with big promises to ease public pain amid the Covid-19 nightmare, but criticism about its shortcomings has been swift and furious. While politicians criticized a proposed large outlay to revive a government propaganda unit and push for blanket bank …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – In its biggest heroin bust in 19 years, the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) seized 14.1 kg of the drug in an operation that also saw officers drag out a significant cache of other drugs. In 2001, CNB recovered 14.9 kg of the drug. Around 2.8 kg of …
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[ad_1] Grab has temporarily suspended a GrabHitch driver pending investigations into a passenger complaint involving abusive messages about LGBTQ positions. The distraught passenger took to Reddit on Thursday (Nov 12) with a post about brushing up against homophobia while booking a ride under Grab’s carpooling social service. Under the identifier …
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