[ad_1] BEIJING: Days after a 17-year-old girl tested positive for COVID-19 in a remote part of western China last week, health authorities said they had tested more than 4.7 million people in the region. China’s strict formula of immediate lockdowns and mass testing, even at the first signs of infection, …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – When a woman was arrested earlier this month at the Novena Square shopping center, video of her arrest was circulated, with some claiming that the police had abused their power and arrested her for no reason. This use of misinformation was an attempt to delegitimize the police, …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Congregants can now use the TraceTogether app or token to register at 40 of Singapore’s 71 mosques, with the Singapore Islamic Religious Council (Muis) gearing up for the end of the year, when mandatory TraceTogether registrations will take place in the public places. TraceTogether records were entered …
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[ad_1] If there’s one thing that is every driver’s nightmare, it’s finding a place to park. So when a netizen took to Facebook yesterday (Oct 29) to share a photo of a banner requesting visitors to “refrain from parking” at an HDB parking lot in Jalan Kayu, things understandably heated …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Robinsons said on Friday (October 30) that it will close its last two department stores at The Heeren and Raffles City Shopping Center. We recall the defining moments of one of Singapore’s oldest local department stores. 1858: A new company, Spicer & Robinson, is founded by the …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR – Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad received further criticism on Friday (October 30) for his tweet the day before that “Muslims have the right to be angry and kill millions of French for past massacres. “. He defended himself on Friday, saying his next prayer that …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: After her husband was taken to court for making illegal loans to borrowers, including a client of his, a real estate agent bribed his client into giving a false statement for her husband’s trial. When she was arrested and charged with tampering with witnesses, the woman escaped in …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore’s labor market is likely to bottom out later this year, but the recovery will be uneven, economists said. According to figures released on Friday (October 30), the country’s unemployment rate rose to 3.6 percent in September from 3.4 percent in August. Ad Ad The number of layoffs …
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[ad_1] Publication date: Friday, October 30, 2020 9:18 AM Divock Origi’s time as a Liverpool player could be coming to an end after a reliable source suggested two reasons why his time at Anfield could soon be over. Origi has tried the Reds‘Senior backup of his famous three forwards in …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has banned two former bank employees for fraud and dishonest conduct following their convictions in state courts in separate cases. Lu Chor Sheng, a former treasury advisor at OCBC Bank, received a 17-year ban order (PO), while Timothy Tan Swee Thiam, …
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