[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Singapore will extend a one-time baby support grant of $ 3,000, originally offered to parents of babies born between October 1, 2020 and September 30, 2022, to those whose babies were born before October, but who had a certified estimated due date on or after October 1. …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A man initially charged with the murder of another man in Orchard Towers last year received a conditional warning on Thursday (October 15). Chan Jia Xing, 27, received a discharge that does not amount to an acquittal by the state courts. This means that Chan will no …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MINSA) confirmed three new cases of COVID-19 in Singapore as of Thursday (October 15), bringing the country’s total cases to 57,892. All three new cases are asymptomatic and have been proactively detected, the ministry said. Of these, one resides in a dormitory of …
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[ad_1] MIAMI / PHILADELPHIA (REUTERS) – US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday criticized what he called President Donald Trump’s “panic” response to the coronavirus pandemic, while Trump defended his handling of a crisis that it has killed more than 216,000 Americans. The rivals spoke in simultaneous town halls …
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[ad_1] PARIS: Hainan gibbons, the rarest primates on Earth, were already on the brink of extinction in 2014 when the most powerful storm to hit the coast of China in half a century devastated their oasis on the island. Decades of economic development, along with logging and deforestation, had reduced …
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[ad_1] Friday, October 16, 2020 – 5:50 am New Silkroutes Group announced that non-independent and non-executive chairman Goh Jin Hian and chief financial officer Teo Thiam Chuan William have resigned. Dr. Goh resigned to “focus on personal matters and pursue other interests,” while Tan resigned “to devote more time to …
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[ad_1] BANGKOK: Tens of thousands took to a Bangkok street from shops, offices and schools, expressing shock, anger and defiance. The Thai government had announced emergency measures to ban gatherings of five or more people to try to end three months of protests. The response was one of the biggest …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Following the COVID-19 outbreak earlier this year, cities around the world moved quickly to force work from home. In Singapore, the government strongly encouraged employers to allow employees to stay home for work when the country increased its Disease Outbreak Response System Status (DORSCON) level to orange in …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – New Silkroutes Group has announced the resignations of its Chairman Goh Jin Hian and Chief Financial Officer William Teo Thiam Chuan, who are assisting the Singapore Police Department of Commercial Affairs with the investigations. Dr. Goh resigned “to devote more time to his personal affairs,” while Teo …
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[ad_1] CHICAGO: Wisconsin and other states in the U.S. Midwest are battling an increase in COVID-19 cases, with new infections and hospitalizations rising to record levels in an ominous sign of a nationwide resurgence to as temperatures cool. More than 22,000 new cases were reported Wednesday in the Midwest, eclipsing …
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