[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A judge on Friday (October 9) allowed a Chinese couple on trial for withholding information from health officials and obstructing COVID-19 contact tracing to return to China before the next leg of their trial in January. Both parties argued for and against the decision, and the defense asked …
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[ad_1] Samuel DevarajThe new roleOctober 9, 2020 A Sunday outing in Pulau Ubin placed a Filipino domestic worker in intensive care for 10 days, during which she underwent two operations on her inflamed brain. Calapini Marilou García, 50, had cycled to the island with two friends on September 27. After …
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[ad_1] PHUKET: Phuket’s go-go dancers sit playing on their phones in empty bars that line deserted streets as the Thai resort island reels from the ravages of the pandemic with little sign of recovery anytime soon. Pools are empty, chairs are stacked in deserted restaurants, and normally crowded beaches are …
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[ad_1] BERLIN • The German Foreign Minister has said that the King of Thailand, Maha Vajiralongkorn, should not be doing politics from the European country, where he spends much of his time. Foreign Minister Heiko Maas responded to a question from a Greens MP in the Bundestag on Wednesday at …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The only woman involved in a high-profile fight in Orchard Towers that resulted in the death of a man was jailed for five months on Friday (October 9). Despite initially indicating that she would demand a trial, 24-year-old Natalie Siow Yu Zhen said through her attorney Amarick …
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[ad_1] By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Marine Corps said Wednesday that its No. 2 officer, Gen. Gary Thomas, has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the second senior military officer to do so this week, another sign of danger to the top brass I met both …
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[ad_1] JAKARTA: The governor of the Indonesian capital said on Friday (October 9) that he would inform President Joko Widodo of protesters’ demand that a new polarizing labor law be repealed, as a growing number of regional leaders oppose the new legislation. Thousands of people have taken to the streets …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Just over 1,400 families will be the first to live in smart device-enabled Housing Board apartments in Punggol Northshore later this year. Spread over two Build-To-Order (BTO) projects, Northshore Residences I and II, the apartments are equipped with the “brain” of a smart home: smart plugs and …
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[ad_1] Upcoming cruises to nowhere will be a safer alternative to land vacations at a comparable price, according to the two cruise lines approved to go ahead with travel in time for the year-end vacations. Genting Cruise Lines’ World Dream will begin sailing on November 6, while Royal Caribbean’s Quantum …
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[ad_1] A 33-year-old man suffered injuries after being attacked by another man with a knife along Serangoon Road in the early hours of Thursday (October 8). Police said they were alerted to a case of voluntarily injuring with a dangerous weapon at 525 Serangoon Road at 1.30 am. “A 33-year-old …
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