[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MINSA) confirmed 12 new cases of COVID-19 in Singapore at noon on Wednesday (October 21), bringing the country’s total cases to 57,933. The 12 new cases are imported and asymptomatic, MINSA said, adding that they were proactively detected. The ministry also announced the …
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[ad_1] Even when Singapore finally enters phase three of its reopening, bars, pubs, karaoke lounges and nightclubs may need to remain closed. At a virtual press conference yesterday, the multi-ministerial working group presented a roadmap for phase three, which could happen before the end of the year if conditions permit. …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Mr. Kwek Leng Peck resigned from his position as a non-executive and non-independent director of City Developments Ltd (CDL), a position he held for more than 30 years, after clashing with the real estate giant’s board and management. Kwek, 64, is the cousin of Kwek Leng Beng, …
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[ad_1] BEIJING: A city in China’s Zhejiang province will offer experimental coronavirus vaccines to its residents as China expands an emergency use program to people in non-priority groups. Residents aged 18 to 59 in the city of Shaoxing, who are not in priority groups, can apply for the vaccine online, …
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[ad_1] The Attorney General’s Office (AGC) issued a demand letter to attorney M. Ravi to apologize and retract the comments he had made about a case involving a drug trafficker who escaped from the gallows. In a video interview with alternative news site The Online Citizen (TOC) on Monday, Ravi …
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[ad_1] BENGALURÚ (REUTERS) – Netflix on Tuesday (Oct. 20) posted its weakest subscriber gains in four years as streaming competition increased, pandemic restrictions eased and live sports returned to television. The company added 2.2 million paid subscribers globally during the quarter ending Sept. 30, missing Wall Street’s goal of 3.4 …
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[ad_1] CHICAGO / WASHINGTON: AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine trial in the United States is expected to resume as soon as this week after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration completed its review of a serious illness, they said. four sources to Reuters. AstraZeneca’s large late-stage American trial has been on hold …
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Alphabet Inc’s Google kicks off what is expected to be a lengthy legal battle over whether the online search and advertising company is unfairly using its enormous market power. . Here are some answers to key questions about the …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Workers’ Party (WP) has tabled a new motion in Parliament related to the issues raised in a court case involving Ms Parti Liyani, a former domestic worker of the former Changi Airport Group and president of Surbana Jurong, Liew Mun Leong. WP Chairperson Sylvia Lim (Aljunied …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Yong Yew Hin, the sole owner of the local Yong Thor Sat Trading Company, was fined S $ 25,000 on Wednesday (October 21) for illegally importing a variety of meat products. On October 30, 2019, officials from the Immigration and Checkpoint Authority (ICA) detected anomalies in scanned images …
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