[ad_1] SINGAPORE – President Halimah Yacob formally accepted the third supplemental supply and budget adjustments bill that provides for an additional $ 8 billion in support of Covid-19, President Tan Chuan-Jin said when Parliament met on Tuesday (3 of November). The bill was introduced last month and 33 deputies expressed …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Nine new coronavirus cases were confirmed as of Tuesday noon (Nov. 3), bringing Singapore’s total to 58,029. They include two cases of workers’ dormitories, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said on Tuesday. There were no new community cases. The remaining seven new patients were imported and included …
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[ad_1] HONG KONG: A former Hong Kong telecommunications worker was jailed on Tuesday (November 3) for posting personal details of police officers and their families during major protests last year, the first such conviction linked to political unrest. Chan King-hei, 33, was sentenced to two years in prison after being …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: After drinking champagne at a New Year’s Eve party, a woman took a Grab car home but was nervous that the driver was taking the wrong route. When Grab’s driver went to a gas kiosk for help, the woman followed him out of the car and attacked him …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Days after Robinsons department store announced it would close its last two outlets in Singapore, some vendors said the 162-year-old retailer owes them thousands of dollars. These suppliers sell their products on consignment, where they are paid only after the goods are sold to customers. Ad Ad Vera …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Nine new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Singapore as of noon on Tuesday (Nov. 3), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its preliminary daily update. Two of the infections were transmitted locally and both cases reside in dormitories, the Health Ministry said. This is the highest …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: An “honest mistake” was one of the contributing factors to the disruption of train services on October 14, Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung said in Parliament on Tuesday (November 3). Services on parts of the Circle Line were disrupted after an initial power failure affected the North-South East-West …
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[ad_1] Tue, November 03, 2020 – 3:09 PM A VICTORY by Democratic candidate Joe Biden over President Donald Trump in the US election will be seen as positive for Asian stocks, DBS Group Research said Tuesday. In a monthly strategy report, the research team noted that Biden is likely to …
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[ad_1] Deal Twitter Inc late Monday pointed to a tweet by US President Donald Trump, calling the Supreme Court’s decision to vote in Pennsylvania “very dangerous.” People holding mobile phones are silhouetted against a background projected with the Twitter logo in this illustrated image taken in Warsaw on September 27, …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Around 52,000 Singaporeans earn less than S $ 1,300 per month, including Workfare cash supplements and after deducting contributions to the Central Provident Fund (CPF), the Chief Minister of State for the Manpower, Zaqy Mohamad, in Parliament. The figure includes 30,000 full-time Singaporean employees working in areas such …
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