[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Seventeen more people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the theft, misappropriation or disposal of Budget 2020 grocery vouchers. Preliminary investigations indicate that the cases are likely unrelated and opportunistic in nature, police said late Friday night (October 16). Eight men and six women between …
Read More »Suite Life: Nerd at the Shipping Container Hotel in Singapore’s Science and Technology Center, Travel News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – There are two types of people in this world: those who get excited about living in recycled packaging, and those who don’t. As I step into the blue box that will be my home for the next 20 hours, I think about the trips he has made …
Read More »End of the reign of New Zealand King Winston Peters
[ad_1] WELLINGTON: Winston Peters, the kingmaker who put Jacinda Ardern in power three years ago and served as her deputy prime minister, was on Saturday (October 17) a significant victim of the landslide victory of the Ardern Labor Party in the New Zealand elections. However, the 75-year-old man who first …
Read More »Jacinda Ardern wins by landslide victory in New Zealand ‘Covid election’, Australia / NZ News & Top Stories
[ad_1] AUCKLAND (AFP) – Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern thanked New Zealanders on Saturday (October 17) for handing her party a landslide victory in the general election thanks to her government’s success in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic. “Thank you to the many people who gave us their vote, who trusted us …
Read More »British COVID-19 Test Advisor Calls For Lockdown Of ‘Circuit Breaker’
[ad_1] LONDON: A professor who has advised the British government on its COVID-19 testing program said on Saturday (October 17) that a brief nationwide shutdown was needed due to “tearing” infection levels in parts of England. As a second wave of infections accelerates, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government has favored …
Read More »AGC Flag Social Media Posts Alleging Racial Bias
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Attorney General’s Office (AGC) ordered police to investigate social media posts alleging preferential treatment for certain careers for possible contempt of court, following a case in which a defendant , who is Chinese, received a conditional warning. . In a press release issued on Friday (October …
Read More »Suite Life: Relax on a yacht and be cared for by a butler, as part of Orchard Hotel’s Yacht-cation, Travel News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Orchard Hotel’s yacht and suite vacation promo photos and videos show young adults sipping champagne, living the carefree, Instagram-worthy luxury life on a yacht. Not your usual hotel stay, for sure. But I wondered if all this opulence would be lost to two exhausted parents with a …
Read More »Malaysia to implement early release of inmates amid Covid-19 outbreaks behind bars, SE Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR – When Malaysia’s Department of Prisons announced a plan to release selected inmates in an attempt to break the chain of Covid-19 infection behind bars, it gave Madam Tan Kam Chee hope of seeing her son soon. The 78-year-old woman said her son, in his 40s, was …
Read More »Hong Kong activist ‘Grandma Wong’ says held 14 months in China
[ad_1] HONG KONG: An elderly woman who disappeared in the middle of the Hong Kong protests last year resurfaced in the financial center on Saturday (October 17) after a 14-month absence, saying she had been detained in China. Alexandra Wong said she was forced to give up her activism in …
Read More »Solskjaer’s midfield plan in tatters, with Fernandes fueling Pogba’s revolt
[ad_1] Publication Date: Saturday, October 17, 2020 10:02 AM Paul Pogba ‘hates’ playing a deeper role in midfield at Manchester United and wants to contribute more in attack alongside Bruno Fernandes, according to a report. Fernandes He has become one of the first names on the United team sheet with …
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