[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Several shopping malls, including AMK Hub, 313 @ somerset, and Orchard Central, have been added to the list of public places visited by the community’s COVID-19 cases during their infectious period. The Timezone and Prata Raya outlets at AMK Hub were listed on September 23, while two restaurants, …
Read More »Local comedian Mark Lee receives Best Actor nomination at the Golden Horse Awards, Entertainment News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Singaporean actor Mark Lee competes for a Golden Horse award. The 51-year-old comedian, a prolific Singaporean television and film host and actor with works such as Money No Enough (1998), received a Best Leading Actor award for his portrayal of drag queen in the No.1 family film. …
Read More »Tower Transit Beats SMRT to Win $ 1.03 Billion in Bulim and Sembawang-Yishun Bus Packages, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Land Transport Authority (LTA) awarded the Bulim and Sembawang-Yishun bus packages to Tower Transit Singapore (TTS) on Wednesday (September 30), and the routes previously operated by SMRT will now be delivered to the British operator. The five-year, $ 1.03 billion contract for 56 bus routes will …
Read More »Suicide scare: Yishun woman locks herself in apartment after landlord asks her to move out
[ad_1] Relocation can be a stressful process. But one woman took it especially hard when her landlord asked her to move, culminating in her arrest after a four-hour standoff. The 47-year-old woman was arrested under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act at Block 625 Yishun Street 61 on Sunday …
Read More »Lijnders stunned by unattainable Jota trait; Arsenal’s claim makes a surprise
[ad_1] Publication date: Wednesday, September 30, 2020 1:02 AM Liverpool assistant boss Pep Lijnders says forward Diogo Jota has the deadly instinct of a forward to be in the right place at the right time to score. Jack marked his debut in the Reds’ Premier League on Monday with a …
Read More »Selected mosques to offer 50 more spaces for congregational prayers starting October 7
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Starting next Wednesday (October 7), 19 mosques in Singapore will open 50 more spaces for daily congregational prayers, as part of plans for progressive reopening amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The increase in available spaces from 50 to 100 worshipers is to “meet the demand of the parishioners in …
Read More »Woman allowed teens to smoke methamphetamine in her apartment, jailed and fined in first case
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: In the first such prosecution, a woman was jailed and fined on Wednesday (September 30) for allowing teenagers to smoke methamphetamine in her apartment, along with other drug and cigarette smuggling offenses. Noor Fadhilah Azlan, 28, was sentenced to seven years and nine months in prison and fined …
Read More »Shell to cut up to 9,000 jobs by 2022
[ad_1] LONDON: Energy company Shell unveiled on Wednesday (September 30) a major restructuring to combat the drop in oil prices driven by the coronavirus pandemic, warning that it will also lead to further asset writedowns in the third quarter. Royal Dutch Shell said in a statement that it would cut …
Read More »COVID-19: Singapore to lift border restrictions for some visitors from Australia and Vietnam
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore will lift border restrictions for some visitors from Australia, excluding the state of Victoria and Vietnam from October 8, after doing so for Brunei and New Zealand earlier this month. The two countries have successfully controlled the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and the import risk is …
Read More »Mandatory CareShield Life for everyone born in 1980 or later begins October 1, Health News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A new mandatory national long-term care insurance goes into effect on Thursday (October 1) for all residents born in 1980 or later. Called CareShield Life, it provides payments for people with severe disabilities. Straits Times Senior Health Correspondent Salma Khalik answers questions about this new scheme. Q: …
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