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Singapore Recalls Everest Fish Curry Masala, Alleges Presence Of Pesticide

April 19, 2024 admin

Everest has not issued a statement on this yet. New Delhi: Singapore has recalled Everest Fish Curry Masala, a popular spice product imported from India, alleging the presence of elevated levels of ethylene oxide, a pesticide deemed unsuitable for human consumption in the spice blend. This move comes in response to a notification issued by…

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How Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Sparked A Diplomatic Row

March 6, 2024 admin

The ‘Lover’ singer is performing six shows in Singapore from March 2 to 9. American singer Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour has sparked a diplomatic row as she is performing six sold-out shows in Singapore, which have disappointed the country’s neighbours, as per a report in the Independent. The exclusivity clause negotiated by Singapore Prime Minister…

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Singapore Experiencing New COVID-19 Wave, Warns Heath Minister

October 6, 2023 admin

“We will treat this as an endemic disease,” said Singapore Health Minister. (Representational) Singapore: Singapore is experiencing another COVID-19 wave, with more people expected to fall sick and be hospitalised in the coming weeks, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung warned on Friday. Ong Ye Kung said that the estimated daily cases have risen from about…

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Assets Seized In Singapore’s Money Laundering Case Swell To $1.76 Billion

September 21, 2023 admin

The amount was updated to S$1.8 billion in Swiss banks.(File) Singapore: The total value of assets seized in Singapore’s biggest money laundering case has swelled to S$2.4 billion ($1.76 billion), police said on Wednesday. The assets now include cash amounting to more than S$76 million, 68 gold bars, cryptocurrencies of more than S$38 million, more…

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Indian-Origin Singaporean Jailed For Coughing At Others While He Had Covid

September 19, 2023 admin

None of his colleagues contracted COVID-19 from the incident. Singapore: A 64-year-old Singaporean of Indian origin was sentenced to two weeks’ jail on Monday on pleading guilty to one count of breaching a COVID-19 regulation by failing to wear a mask that covered his nose and mouth while outside his home in 2021. Despite knowing…

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Indian-Origin Singapore Man Jailed For Obtaining Colleagues’ Salary Info

September 14, 2023 admin

Another 14 charges of a similar nature were considered for his sentencing. (Representational) Singapore: A 35-year-old Indian origin officer with Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower was jailed for five weeks on Thursday for having asked an ex-colleague from DBS Bank to access the salary information of his colleagues, according to a media report. Dinath Silvamany Muthaliyar,…

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Singapore’s Former Indian-Origin Minister Wins Presidential Election

September 1, 2023 admin

Former Singapore deputy prime minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam was elected president. (File) Singapore: Former Singapore deputy prime minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam was elected president Friday, according to official results, in the city-state’s first contested vote for the largely ceremonial position in more than a decade. The Elections Department declared the 66-year-old economist as the winner over two…

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India Decides To Allow Rice Export To Singapore In View Of “Special Ties”

August 29, 2023 admin

Notably, the export of non-basmati white rice was prohibited from July 20 to check the domestic prices. New Delhi: In view of the “special relationship” with Singapore, India has decided to allow the export of rice to “meet the food security requirements” of the Southeast nation, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. “India and…

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