HONG KONG, Dec 8, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – The 10th Business of IP Asia Forum (BIP Asia Forum), jointly organised by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and the Hong Kong Design Centre, was successfully held online on 3 and 4 December. More... » read more
SINGAPORE – Five local mosques will allow 250 worshippers each for every Friday prayer session from this week. This will take the total number of weekly spaces available to 19,365 from Dec 11, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) said on Facebook on Monday (Dec 7). The five mosques are Al-Islah, Al-Istighfar and Darul Ghufran... » read more
SINGAPORE – A babysitter who poisoned two babies under her care with an assortment of medicines, including some used to treat insomnia and anxiety disorders, was sentenced on Monday (Dec 7) to seven years’ imprisonment. After an earlier trial, District Judge John Ng convicted Sa’adiah Jamari, 39, of two counts of administering poisons to the... » read more
LOS ANGELES • Anthony Davis has vowed National Basketball Association (NBA) champions Los Angeles Lakers will be ready for the grind of another campaign despite a short turnaround between their pre-season opener and capturing their joint-record 17th crown. Less than two months after finishing off the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals, the Lakers face... » read more
About 91 per cent of those diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) here are receiving sustained antiretroviral therapy for it, and 91 per cent of this group have suppressed the virus. This exceeds two of the United Nations’ three “90-90-90” goals, the Health Ministry’s director of communicable diseases Vernon Lee said on Saturday. But... » read more
SINGAPORE – The police have warned the public about a new variant of phishing scams involving fake bank advertisements on mobile phone promotions. The fake advertisements claim that banks are working with telcos to offer mobile phone promotions, said the police in a statement on Friday (Dec 4). Such advertisements have been seen on social media... » read more
LONDON • Newcastle United’s game at Aston Villa tomorrow has been postponed due to a “significant increase” in positive Covid-19 tests at the club, the Premier League outfit said on Tuesday. “Several Newcastle United players and staff members are now self-isolating at home after returning positive test results in recent days,” a club statement said.... » read more
Cell-cultured meat may be an innovation that started out in a laboratory – but when scaled up, it will be done in a facility similar to a beer brewery, said Mr Josh Tetrick, chief executive of Eat Just. “The meat we’re making is created in large cultivators or bioreactors that, in time, will resemble a... » read more
MIAMI • Two-time Major winner Brittany Lincicome has withdrawn from this week’s LPGA Volunteers of America Classic in Dallas after testing positive for Covid-19. The 35-year-old American hopes to be able to return in time for next week’s final Major of the season, the 75th US Women’s Open from Dec 10-13 at Champions Golf Club... » read more
SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrived in court on Monday (Nov 30) to testify in his defamation suit against The Online Citizen (TOC) editor Terry Xu. Mr Xu’s lawyer Lim Tean began his cross-examination of PM Lee. The week-long hearing could also see the prime minister’s siblings, Dr Lee Wei Ling and Mr Lee Hsien... » read more
MANAMA • Lewis Hamilton insisted he is still focused despite having already clinched his seventh Formula One world championship, as he took his 98th career pole position in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix yesterday. His Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas was alongside him on the front row, while Red Bull’s Max Verstappen qualified third. The... » read more
SINGAPORE – The sight and sound of infants laughing are among the reasons Ms Jacintha Jayadas looks forward to her work as an early childhood educator. The 27-year-old said even on weekends, when she is off, she misses the children. Ms Jacintha, who is single, now works at Tots and Teddies in Telok Ayer, after... » read more
Feng Tianwei may have been knocked out of the promotional World Table Tennis (WTT) Macau showcase yesterday after she was beaten 3-1 (11-10, 11-7, 10-11, 11-3) by Chen Meng in the quarter-finals, but it was not all doom and gloom for Singapore’s world No. 9 paddler. Upsetting the world No. 1 was always going to... » read more
Journalists have a key role to play in fighting present and future pandemics, particularly in tackling the veritable flood of information – called an “infodemic” – they bring along, said Dr Sylvie Briand, director of the World Health Organisation’s Global Infectious Hazard Preparedness department, yesterday. “Epidemics bring a lot of fear and uncertainty… now (that)... » read more
SINGAPORE – Cabbie Peter Quek used to make 150 trips a week before the pandemic struck. That has fallen by a third to just more than 100 now. The 44-year-old’s monthly take-home income is down by half, from $3,000 to $1,500. Thankfully, he qualified for the Self-Employed Person Income Relief Scheme launched in March, which... » read more
LONDON • With injuries a cause for concern for many clubs amid the fixture pile-up caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Mikel Arteta has joined the chorus of club managers asking the Premier League to increase the number of substitutes they can use to five to reduce player fatigue. Earlier last week, clubs in the English... » read more
The road to recovery for Singapore’s beleaguered nightlife industry will be a long one, a Sunday Times poll has shown, with most respondents stating that they will not patronise establishments such as karaoke outlets and nightclubs during a planned pilot programme. The pilot to reopen selected establishments with strict measures in place – such as... » read more
SINGAPORE – A man who allegedly trespassed into the premises of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and defaced a statue of Mary was charged in court on Friday (Nov 20). Race Koh Jun Xian, 37, was charged with one count of criminal trespass and one count of defiling a place... » read more
LONDON (AFP) – Gareth Bale said Wales must secure the point they need in a “massive match” with Finland on Wednesday and guarantee promotion to the top tier of the Nations League. Bale says making the step up to League A is key to facing stronger opposition and gauging the progress the team is making.... » read more
BARCELONA (REUTERS) – Atletico Madrid and Uruguay forward Luis Suarez has tested positive for Covid-19, the Uruguay national team said in a statement on Monday (Nov 16). Uruguay’s statement said top scorer Suarez and stand-in goalkeeper Rodrigo Munoz plus a staff member had tested positive. Other members of the squad had all tested negative ahead... » read more