[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The requirements for the air travel bubble between Hong Kong and Singapore are not designed to be “totally symmetrical,” said Singapore Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday (Nov 11), Ong said that both cities had agreed on the need for COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction …
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The United States on Tuesday (Nov. 10) recorded a record 200,000 new cases of COVID-19 in one day, highlighting the desperate need for a vaccine after results of a medical trial fueled optimism across the world. News of the vaccine brought some relief to an otherwise bleak outlook, …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE / HONG KONG – Singapore travelers will be able to travel to Hong Kong for pleasure starting on November 22, in the first air travel bubble deal for the Republic since border restrictions were imposed amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The plan will start with one flight per day …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The charge for plastic bags in more than 20 NTUC FairPrice supermarkets and convenience stores will be extended for one more year from November 12 “following positive customer response.” The one-year pilot of loading plastic bags in all 25 stores saved 15.6 million plastic bags and saw about …
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[ad_1] TOKYO: Japan’s new prime minister declares war, but there is no danger of international conflict: the target of his anger is the humble ink stamp known as the hanko. It may seem paradoxical in a country that is often considered a futuristic paradise for technology lovers, but Japan’s business …
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[ad_1] Deal Far more tech company executives than outspoken tech critics were named to President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team on Tuesday, offering clues as to who will decide to fill the key roles and ultimately influence him. his administration’s thinking for years to come. US President-elect Joe Biden departs after …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Even when a COVID-19 vaccine is available, it is unlikely that the entire population of Singapore will be able to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said on Tuesday night (November 10). Addressing reporters at a multi-ministerial working group (MTF) virtual briefing on …
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AFP) – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo promised the world a “smooth transition” after the US elections on Tuesday (November 10), but refused to acknowledge President-elect Joe Biden’s victory and said Donald Trump will remain. in the power. “There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Shaken by an argument with his wife, a man caused his 11-year-old daughter to overdose on sleeping pills, leading to hospitalization for more than a month. She later told her daughter to lie to the police saying that she had taken the pills herself because she wanted …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A man was charged on Wednesday (November 11) with using a sickle to cut down a police officer in Sembawang two days earlier. Vikneswaran Sivan, 30, was charged with voluntarily causing harm with a sharp instrument. Ad Ad He is accused of cutting the back of the victim’s …
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