[ad_1] Las Vegas Sands Corp. LVS Shares, + 2.06% rallied 3.0% in pre-market operations on Wednesday, after the casino operator announced deals to sell its Las Vegas property and operations for $ 6.25 billion to Apollo Global Management APO, + 1.55% and VICI Properties Inc. VICI, + 1.18% Shares in …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – An 82-year-old Singaporean man who initially tested negative for Covid-19 was between the two unrelated community cases announced on Wednesday (March 3). The retiree developed a runny nose, body aches and chills on February 14 and sought medical treatment at a general medicine clinic on February 22, …
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[ad_1] BANGKOK: Since arriving in Thailand a few years ago, Myanmar migrant worker Own Mar Shwe had been sending money home every month for her family to buy food and medicine. That stopped abruptly last month. Commercial Commercial Like millions of Myanmar migrants working abroad and sending their income home …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Two unrelated community cases were among 23 new COVID-19 infections reported in Singapore on Wednesday (March 3). The remaining 21 cases were imported infections and were placed on admission notice upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said. No new cases were reported in the dormitories …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: It is a typical Friday morning at Elias Park Elementary School and the Elementary 1 students are waiting to begin their lessons for the day. They are restless and a student starts screaming. The instructional support staff member, known as an allied educator, takes the student aside to …
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[ad_1] YANGON: At least 10 people were killed when Myanmar security forces fired at protesters on Wednesday (March 3) when multiple demonstrations across the country turned into violence. Myanmar has been in an uproar since February 1 when the military launched a coup and detained civilian leader Aung San Suu …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Eight people, including five men between the ages of 62 and 71, were arrested on Tuesday (March 2) for alleged drug-related offenses, the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) said on Wednesday. The raids in total seized about 51g of heroin, about 2kg of ice, 928g of cannabis, 1g of …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore’s first university of the arts will be established in a partnership between the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) and the LASALLE College of the Arts, Education Minister Lawrence Wong announced on Wednesday (March 3). It will be a private university supported by the government, with LASALLE …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – As of May 1 this year, foreigners staying in Singapore with Dependant’s Passes will need a work pass to work here, rather than a letter of consent. This means that their employers will need to apply for an employment pass (EP), an S pass or a work …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Attorney General’s Office (AGC) suspended the criminal proceedings and issued a conditional warning against lawyer Ravi Madasamy, better known as M Ravi, for allegedly defamation of Justice Minister K Shanmugam. The decision was made after “careful consideration” of statements by Ravi’s defense attorney, the AGC said in …
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