[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Human Resources Minister Josephine Teo will appoint an Investigation Committee to examine the factors that led to a fatal fire and explosion at Stars Engrg in Tuas on Wednesday (February 24), the Human Resources Ministry said on Saturday . The incident caused the death of three workers and …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – With a narrow window of opportunity to transform its economy, Singapore needs to press ahead with planned investments to secure its next decade of growth, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Friday (February 26). Doing so would allow the economy to create …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: From oil refineries to petrochemical plants, veterinary clinics and ground checkpoints, the work of National Environment Agency (NEA) officer Parthiban Balachandran takes you all over Singapore. Technical Supervisor of NEA’s Department of Radiation Protection and Nuclear Science, Mr. Parthiban is on the lookout for invisible radioactive sources and …
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The Biden administration plans to allow a Trump-era rule targeting Chinese tech companies to take effect that is seen as posing a threat to the United States despite objections from American companies, it said on Friday (February 26) the United States Department of Commerce. The department issued an …
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[ad_1] BEIJING: The situation on the other side of the Taiwan Strait appears to be on the brink of crisis since 2018. Beijing has sent numerous sorties of military aircraft to conduct exercises near Taiwan and frequently crossed the middle line of the Taiwan Strait. Commercial Commercial The mainland is …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Retired local actor and director Ng Aik Leong, better known as Huang Yiliang, was sentenced on Friday (February 26) to 10 months in prison for assaulting a Bangladeshi worker in 2018. The 59-year-old Singaporean used a metal scraper to hit the worker, Mr. Jahidul, twice in the …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The goods and services tax (GST) should be increased to fund increased recurring spending in key areas such as healthcare and to provide more social safety nets, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Friday (February 26). A $ 6 billion guarantee package set aside in …
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[ad_1] NEW YORK: Myanmar’s ambassador to the UN, Kyaw Moe Tun, speaking on behalf of the elected civilian government of the country overthrown in a military coup on February 1, appealed to the United Nations on Friday (February 26) “to use all necessary means to take action against the Myanmar …
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON: A US intelligence report released on Friday (February 26) said that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a key figure in the US-Saudi relationship, “approved” the gruesome killing of the dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The prince, who is the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia and who will …
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[ad_1] People taking photos at the Hongbao River event at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore. (PHOTO: Getty Images) SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MINSA) confirmed 13 new cases of COVID-19 in Singapore on Friday (February 26), bringing the country’s total case count to 59,913. There are no new …
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