[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Visitors planning to drive to Mandai Columbarium on peak days during the Qing Ming festival period must now make electronic appointments, the National Environment Agency said on Friday (March 5). Crowds at the three government-run columbariums in Mandai, Yishun and Choa Chu Kang, as well as Choa Chu …
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[ad_1] BEIJING: China’s parliament is considering changes to Hong Kong’s electoral committee, which selects the city’s leader, as well as granting him new powers to nominate and elect candidates for the city legislature, a senior parliament official said Friday (March 5th). The size, composition and formation method of the Hong …
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[ad_1] TOKYO: The remains of a woman who disappeared in the devastating tsunami in Japan in 2011 have been found and identified, police said on Friday (March 5), days before the 10th anniversary of the disaster. “The skeletal remains, including a skull, were found on February 17” on a beach …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A man originally charged with murder following a 2019 fight in Orchard Towers was sentenced Friday (March 5) to four years and nine months in jail with 12 baton strokes after pleading guilty to a reduced charge of being in company of someone who had a weapon …
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[ad_1] GENEVA: The United Nations Security Council should impose a “global arms embargo” and targeted sanctions against Myanmar’s military, a senior UN rights expert said on Thursday (March 4), expressing alarm over the brutal repression of protests against the coup. In a new report, Thomas Andrews, the UN special rapporteur …
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[ad_1] WELLINGTON (AFP) – Tsunami sirens sounded in coastal communities across the South Pacific on Friday (March 5), when a group of powerful earthquakes triggered warnings for tens of thousands of residents to rush to higher ground. Tsunami warnings were issued in countries as distant as Peru and Australia, after …
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The United States unveiled on Thursday (March 4) new measures to punish Myanmar’s military for its February 1 coup, blocking defense and interior ministries and major military conglomerates from certain types of commerce. Washington has also subjected Myanmar to “military end-use” export control restrictions, requiring its US suppliers …
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[ad_1] NEW YORK: Myanmar’s newly appointed ambassador to the United Nations resigned, saying his predecessor, who was fired by the military government, continues to represent the country, a UN spokesperson said on Thursday (March 4), the latest twist in a diplomatic row. The military, which overthrew Myanmar’s civilian leaders and …
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[ad_1] WELLINGTON: Tens of thousands of coastal residents in New Zealand, New Caledonia and Vanuatu fled to higher ground on Friday (March 5) when a group of powerful earthquakes triggered a tsunami watch across the Pacific. Warning sirens sounded in Noumea as authorities ordered evacuations amid fears that waves of …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Housing and Development Board (HDB) home buyers can look forward to a more streamlined buying process when new online features are rolled out to HDB Flat Portal later this year. This includes a new document that will consolidate the results on buyers’ eligibility for a new or resale …
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