[ad_1] Police are requesting information on the whereabouts of a 72-year-old woman who was last seen in the vicinity of 10 Stirling Road in Queenstown on Sunday (October 4). Mdm Siew Pek Chun was last seen in an oversized light blue shirt (pictured below) and black pants around 2 p.m., …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Leong Sze Hian may not have known that the allegations he shared were false, but he made no attempt to determine the truth in any way, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said, taking the stand as a witness in the second half of Tuesday’s libel hearing. In …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Housing Board (HDB) can confiscate their apartments from apartment owners if they intentionally make misleading or false statements when transferring ownership of an apartment, following changes to a law that Parliament passed the Tuesday (October 6). Currently, such mandatory acquisition is only allowed when apartment owners …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Some Operationally Ready National Military (NSmen) will be required to undergo COVID-19 testing starting in October, if proximity to others cannot be avoided during training at the camp. This is an additional measure to improve the detection of COVID-19 infections, as more training activities have resumed, Defense Minister …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A high school teacher accused of misappropriating about S $ 40,000 from students said in court that she kept no records of the money she raised. Maslinda Zainal, a former head of the English Department at Woodgrove High School, took the stand on Tuesday (Oct. 6) and claimed …
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[ad_1] GENEVA: A COVID-19 vaccine could be ready by the end of the year, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday (October 6), without giving further details. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for solidarity and political commitment from all leaders to ensure equitable distribution of …
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[ad_1] The country’s deputy prime minister said the incentive would help reassure people facing financial pressure and concerned about their work. “We have received comments that Covid-19 has caused some would-be fathers to postpone their parenting plans,” Heng Swee Keat told lawmakers on Monday. “This is totally understandable, especially when …
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Defying critics, US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (October 6) that Americans were learning to live with COVID-19, a day after returning to the White House for further intensive treatment. after being hospitalized with the coronavirus. Trump, who returned Monday night after nearly four days at Walter …
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[ad_1] JAKARTA – Indonesia is caught in a blame game as Covid-19 cases rise. The government has blamed it on people’s failure to adhere to safe protocols, but critics say the government has prioritized resurrecting the economy rather than dealing with the pandemic. Much of the anger against the government …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Despite the sharp increase in COVID-19 cases in Malaysia, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Tuesday (October 6) that the government has not considered re-enforcing a national lockdown. In a televised national address, Mr. Muhyiddin explained that this was because doing so could lead to the collapse …
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