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Olympus Strengthens Surgical Portfolio with the Launch of POWERSEAL Advanced Bipolar Surgical Energy Devices

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TOKYO, Sept 21, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Olympus Corporation (Representative Executive Officer, President and CEO: Yasuo Takeuchi) announced the launch of the first devices in the new POWERSEAL™ family of advanced bipolar surgical energy products. The POWERSEAL 5mm Curved Jaw Tissue Sealer and Divider, Double-Action devices meet the highest standards of clinical performance for advanced bipolar surgical energy devices by delivering consistent sealing reliability in an ergonomic, multifunctional design that promotes procedural efficiency.[i]With the release of the POWERSEAL devices, Olympus is introducing a line of versatile advanced bipolar surgical energy devices that augment an extensive and differentiated surgical energy portfolio, which features the unique THUNDERBEAT™ hybrid energy devices and SONICBEAT™ ultrasonic dissectors. The POWERSEAL devices position Olympus competitively within the growing global market for advanced bipolar surgical energy devices, currently estimated at over $1.2B USD.[ii]The POWERSEAL devices provide surgeons with state-of-the-art sealing, dissection, and grasping capabilities in laparoscopic or open surgery while greatly reducing th...

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Concern, frustration as Covid-19 clusters disrupt life around Toa Payoh

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SINGAPORE - The crowds are gone in Toa Payoh, which is feeling the impact of several Covid-19 clusters emerging across the neighbourhood over the past few weeks. The Ministry of Health has identified various locations as virus clusters, the most recent being the Singapore Pools outlet at Block 111, Toa Payoh Lorong 1 and the bus interchange in Toa Payoh Central, currently the biggest of the clusters with 183 cases. The other clusters are the market and hawker centre at Block 210 Toa Payoh Lorong 8, the wholesale night vegetable market in Toa Payoh East Lorong 7, religious school Madrasah Irsyad Zuhri Al-Islamiah in Toa Payoh North, and Orient Goldsmiths and Jewellers in Toa Payoh Central. The usually busy hawker centre along Toa Payoh Lorong 8 was mostly empty when The Straits Times visited on Monday afternoon. Less than a quarter of the 80 stores were in operation with many hawkers having opted against opening on the first day since the premises had been closed for cleaning for three days. The cleaning, initially scheduled for Friday (Sept 24) was brought forward to last Sunday after Covid-19 cases were detected among stallholders and workers there. A total of 41 cases linked to t...

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Yale-NUS students get $70,000 subsidy a year, 3 times that given to those taking arts or science degree

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SINGAPORE - The Yale-NUS College may have provided a first-rate liberal arts education, but tuition alone came at a high cost of $90,800 per year for each student. Singaporean students paid $20,500 a year for tuition on their own, while the government subsidised the remaining $70,300 a year. In comparison, a Singaporean student enrolled this year in the newly set up College of Humanities and Sciences (CHS) at the National University of Singapore will pay $8,200 in tuition fees yearly and receive a tuition grant of $22,300 from the government. The total cost amounts to $30,500. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month Latest headlines and exclusive stories In-depth analyses and award-winning multimedia content Get access to all with our no-contract promotional package at only $0.99/month for the first 3 months* Subscribe now *Terms and conditions apply.

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35 people to be charged in court after police raid on unlicensed KTV

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SINGAPORE - The police will be charging 35 people aged between 17 and 34 who were caught in an unlicensed KTV operating in a unit in Tradehub 21 at Boon Lay Way. They will be charged in court on Wednesday (Sept 22) with violating restrictions on leaving their place of residence. In a statement on Tuesday, the police said 44 people were found in the unit on Jan 1 this year. Public entertainment and liquor were allegedly provided. Singapore had entered phase 3 restrictions on Dec 28 last year and measures then meant only up to eight persons were allowed for social gatherings. During the period, a limited number of nightlife establishments were allowed to reopen with Covid-19 safety measures in place. These measures included ensuring customers tested negative before entering and had their masks on at all times except while eating and drinking. Police on Tuesday said a 25-year-old man, who was part of the group, has been served a notice of composition, which likely entails a fine. They are currently investigating eight people, aged 20 to 27, from the group. Those found guilty of not complying with safe distancing measures can be fined up to $10,000, jailed for up to six months, or both...

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《怒火》电影NFT慈善拍卖 上架仅一周 被热烈抢拍至逾20万港元

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HONG KONG, Sep 21, 2021 - (亚太商讯 via SEAPRWire.com) - 英皇电影以卖座电影《怒火》Burning Man概念影片铸成香港首个电影NFT。该NFT 于9月16日登录本地NFT买卖平台HKD.com NFT，上架仅一周拍卖价由0.01个以太币（约港元257.4*）屡创新高至8个以太币（约港元205,920*），目前竞拍仍十分活跃。《怒火》为陈木胜导演终极巅峰之作，于内地冲破12亿人民币票房，在香港亦录得2,500万港元票房纪录，为本年度亚洲第一大片。该NFT作品将于9月28日结束拍卖，所得的全数收益将会捐赠予仁济医院慈善基金。香港首个电影NFT：《怒火》Burning Man概念影片。《怒火》Burning Man概念影片展现一副以火光钢丝棉质感组成的人体图像。英皇电影香港首个电影NFT：《怒火》Burning Man《怒火》Burning Man概念影片展现一副以火光钢丝棉质感组成的人体图像。陈木胜导演对此一见钟情，爱不释手，认定此设计概念完满表达出电影精髓。电影海报剧照师曾觅 Quist将此概念图像制成动画版概念影片Burning Man。英皇电影开创香港电影业先河，将此概念影片铸成NFT，并在HKD.com NFT平台上进行慈善拍卖。NFT数字收藏品热潮席卷全球NFT为非同质化代币（Non-fungible token），是一种基于区块链生成的数字资产，多应用于数码艺术品领域，简单来说就是数码收藏品代币。不同形式的作品，如电影短片、剧照、画作或音乐等，数字化后放到区块链上便可铸成NFT。创作者可把作品放到NFT买卖平台上进行拍卖和交易。近年NFT趋势席卷全球，NBA、奢侈品牌等都响应热潮，相继推出NFT，由艺术家Beeple所创作的NFT更于本年3月在佳士得拍卖会中录得6千900万美元成交纪录。截至2021年9月，NFT全球拍卖额已经超过35亿美元。是次HKD.com与英皇电影强势连手，不但带领香港NFT发展，同时为本港慈善作出庞大贡献。香港首个NFT交易平台：HKD.com NFTHKD.com 透过今次与英皇电影的慈善合作推广秉承 HKD.com 创办人杨凯文先生的理念，推动数字资产予普罗大众认识，带领社会进入全新数字货币的领域。万众期待的NFT交易平台HKD.com NFT已于九月隆重登场，透过HKD.com NFT 交易平台，创作者除了在拍卖NFT时赚取收益，更可在该作品随后的每次交易中赚取利润分成。HKD.com NFT对创作者和收藏家提供公平、专业、可靠、易用的数字艺术品及收藏品买卖平台。*以2021年9月21日上午10时的以太坊价格计算媒体查询：Kenneth Wan+852 2398 8888kenneth.wan@hkd.comIvan Leung+852 2398 8888ivan.le...

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Bitcoin swept up in global sell-off sparked by Evergrande

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NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) - Cryptocurrency prices slumped as a broad sell-off sparked by worries about contagion from China Evergrande Group swept through global markets. Bitcoin was down 8.1 per cent to trade around US$43,743 as of 5.11pm in New York. It had dropped as much as as 10.7 per cent earlier, which pushed it below US$43,000 and to its lowest level since the beginning of August. Ether briefly dropped below US$3,000. Popular DeFi tokens some of the biggest declines: Cardano fell more than 10 per cent over the last 24 hours, as did Dogecoin, while Polkadot lost roughly 16 per cent, according to CoinMarketCap.com. The losses mirrored the action in the broader market as global investors weighed the risks coming from Evergrande's debt woes and this week's Federal Reserve meeting. The S&P 500 fell 1.7 per cent in its worst session since May, while European equities tumbled the most in more than two months. "Some have attributed the sudden dip to the currently ongoing Evergrande situation in China which has already caused turmoil in traditional markets," wrote Jonas Luethy, a sales trader at GlobalBlock, the UK-based digital asset broker. "Analysts have suggested a choppy week is ahe...

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Global airlines relieved over lifting of US travel ban

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PARIS (AFP) - The United States' decision to lift restrictions on incoming travellers vaccinated against Covid-19 was met with a sigh of a relief by the global airline sector, which has been dealt a body blow by the pandemic. With transatlantic flights traditionally among the most lucrative for Europe's biggest airlines, the announcement on Monday (Sept 20) was "formidable news" for a sector that has haemorrhaged tens of billions of euros over the past 18 months, Air France-KLM chief Benjamin Smith told AFP. For most of Europe's flag carriers - such as Air France, British Airways and Lufthansa - the restrictions on long-haul routes across the Atlantic were particularly hard to swallow. Air France-KLM, for example, generates 40 per cent of its sales from its North Atlantic services, and for Germany's Lufthansa, the proportion is 50 per cent. "Today's news... marks an historic moment," said British Airways chief Sean Doyle. "Our customers should now feel that the world is reopening to them and they can book their trips with confidence." US airlines such as United, Delta and American are much more domestically orientated and less dependent on international services, which account for ...

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Fortunes tumble from Seattle to Shenzhen in Monday’s $182.5 billion global stock rout

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NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) - A global rout in stock markets sparked by concerns over China Evergrande Group hit the world's biggest fortunes on Monday (Sept 20), with the richest 500 people losing a combined US$135 billion (S$182.5 billion). Tesla's Elon Musk led the declines as his world-leading net worth fell US$7.2 billion to US$198 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. No. 2 Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com, lost US$5.6 billion, paring his fortune to US$194.2 billion. A cash crunch at Evergrande, China's most indebted developer, and a regulatory crackdown on the nation's real estate market stoked fears about possible financial contagion. Markets also reacted to US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's warning of economic catastrophe if lawmakers fail to raise the debt ceiling. The S&P 500 tumbled 1.7 per cent, the most since May. Evergrande founder and chairman Hui Ka Yan continued his precipitous drop in Bloomberg's wealth ranking as the company's shares fell to their lowest in a decade. His fortune now stands at US$7.3 billion, down from a peak of US$42 billion in 2017. Hong Kong's biggest property developers led some of the sharpest losses on Hong Kong's Hang Se...

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Wall Street ends sharply lower in broad sell-off

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NEW YORK (REUTERS) - Wall Street plunged on Monday (Sept 20) as fear of contagion from a potential collapse of China's Evergrande prompted a broad sell-off and sent investors fleeing equities for safety. The Nasdaq fell to its lowest level in about a month, and Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Facebook and Tesla were among the biggest drags on the index as well as the S&P 500. All 11 major S&P 500 sectors were lower, with economically sensitive groups like energy down the most. Investors also were nervous ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting this week. The banking sub-index dropped sharply while United States Treasury prices rose as worries about the possible default of Evergrande appeared to affect the broader market. "You kind of knew that when there was something that caught markets off guard, that it was going to lead to probably a bigger sell-off and you didn't know what the reason would be," said senior global market strategist Sameer Samana at Wells Fargo Investment Institute. "I guess it's the China news but... it's not altogether surprising given how bullish people were." Wednesday will bring the results of the Fed's policy meeting, where the central bank i...

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SMEStreet Global Women Leadership Awards and International Forum for Economic Empowerment Through Women Entrepreneurship to be Organized

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NEW DELHI, Sep 20, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - SMEStreet Foundation in association with WASME (World Association of SMEs) is all set to conduct Digital Forum For ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT THROUGH WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP- a Webinar with globally acclaimed women leaders. This global webinar on the topic of "Shaping up Entrepreneurship through Empowered Women and Women Workforce" is getting organized on digital platforms. This webinar will happen along with the SMEStreet Global Women Leadership Awards 2021 in which over 20 Women leaders across the world are getting facilitated and recognized for their game-changing work towards creating opportunities around their respective horizons.The webinar and the awards are likely to be conducted around the Second Week of October 2021.The campaign of inviting nominations for the Global Women Leadership Awards was kickstarted from World Entrepreneurs Day on 21 August 2021. And nominations from around the world have come. Supporting Partners for this webinar and awards are WASME (World Association of SMEs) and SAVE Foundation (Society for Advancement of Village Economy). And most importantly the initiative is also supported by the Ministry...

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盈利能力强劲 「大湾区」加持 东莞农商银行赴港IPO

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HONG KONG, Sep 20, 2021 - (亚太商讯 via SEAPRWire.com) - 据星岛日报报道，近日，东莞农村商业银行股份有限公司（以下简称「东莞农商银行」，股份代号 ：9889.HK）已进入招股期，这标志着，存款余额及贷款余额均在东莞市占率排第一的东莞农商银行的上市进程更进一步，即将叩开港股市场的大门。据了解，东莞农商银行始建于1952年，经过近70年的积累和发展，该行已成为中国领先的农商银行，根据中国银行业协会2021年发布的《2021中国银行业100强榜单》，以截至2020年12月31日的总资产统计，公司是中国第五大的农村商业银行。网点覆盖广泛 盈利能力强劲风控能力领先作为中国农商银行的先行者，东莞农商银行在东莞市商业银行中拥有最多的银行网点，产品组合能够满足不同用户需求。截至最后实际可行日期，公司共有505个网点，其中501个位于东莞，覆盖东莞所有行政区域。公司经营的东莞以外的分支机构共四个，分布在广东省的广州市、珠海市、惠州市及清远市。多样化的产品组合及全面的网点覆盖，为东莞农商银行的业绩增长提供了强力支持。2018-2020年以及截至2021年一季度，公司营业收入为97.78亿元(人民币，下同)、117.95亿元、120.47亿元以及31.56亿元;同期净利润为44.53亿元、48.7亿元、50.55亿元以及17.59亿元。截至2021年3月31日的三个月，平均资产回报率约为1.26%，而平均权益回报率为16.71%，盈利能力强劲，运营效率持续提升。除了靓丽的业绩，东莞农商银行的资产质素一直保持在优良的水平。招股书数据显示，截至2018年、2019年及2020年12月31日，东莞农商银行不良贷款率分别为1.27%、1.00%及0.82%，均低于香港上市的中国区域性银行不良贷款率的算术平均水平；截至2021年3月底，集团的不良贷款率已经降至0.79%。同时，集团的拨备覆盖率一直保持较高水平，分别达到345.74%、389.57%、375.13%及376.90%，优于监管机构所规定的拨备覆盖率不少于150%的基线。可以预期，该行强大的风险控制能力，对于其盈利能力也将起到反哺作用。在全面风险管理机制的支撑下，东莞农商银行充分发挥区域银行集团的优势，造就了其显著的竞争优势，取得了可观的资产规模增长。截至2021年3月31日，集团的总资产达人民币564,558.2百万元。业内排名不断上升 区域优势为其注入强大动力与此同时，东莞农商银行在业内的排名也随之不断上升。根据2021年7月出版的英国杂志《银行家》(《The Banker》)的排名，按截至2020年12月31日的一级资本计算，集团位居全球商业银行业第261位，中国商业银行业第44位，中国农村商业银行第六位。另外值得一提的是，东莞农商银行地处粤港澳大湾区，是中国开放程度最高、经...

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Ecopark launches world’s greenest residential complex

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Ecopark City, Vietnam, Sep 20, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Ecopark has launched Swan Lake Residences, world's largest onsen complex spanning 3,000 sqm, and the first of its kind in Vietnam. Ecopark is Vietnam's role model for a green residential complex, the largest of its kind in the country. It has received numerous awards for its beautiful landscaping and sustainable living. Perfect for people requiring exceptional living conditions for mental well-being, the total capacity of the Ecopark Project is about 110,000 residents. Hanoi, Vietnam, will be home to one of the most futuristic townships in the country, constructed specially to foster sustainability and human well-being.Ecopark launches Vietnam's largest residential complex (Hanoi, 9/2021). Undergoing development through multiple construction phases, Ecopark is a project of unparalleled capacity, estimated to cost about US$10 billion. Set within the Hung Yen Province, the Ecopark project will span 500 ha, with more than 20% of the area dedicated purely to natural elements, like flora, fauna, and clean water bodies. The Solforest Apartments shall consist of two luxury towers amidst thick forests and spectacular ...

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Resiliency and optimism shine through in Vietnam across the video industry

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HANOI, Vietnam, Sep 20, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - The Asia Video Industry Association hosted its country-focused virtual conference, Vietnam in View, on 8 September, to over 320 international and local speakers and delegates, sharing great optimism in a country that has arguably proven itself as one of the more resilient economies in Southeast Asia.The conference opened with a presentation on the State of the TV and Video Industry in Vietnam by Vu Tu Thanh, Consultant, AVIA, and Deputy Regional Managing Director & Representative, US-ASEAN Business Council. Over the last 3 years, Vietnam has seen significant developments with a completion of full digitalisation of its free-to-air (FTA) broadcast infrastructure. Competition was seen to be growing at all levels, between telcos and pay TV operators and between domestic industry and foreign services. Coupled with the fast development of OTT platforms, and with over 26 million television households almost all having access to TV and video, it has become a very promising market for the industry. In terms of revenue share, cable is still dominant, and by far the biggest revenue earner at almost US$300 million in 2020, u...

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Honda: Toni Bou Wins 15th Consecutive FIM Trial World Championship Title

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TOKYO, Sep 20, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - HRC (Honda Racing Corporation) contract rider and Honda factory team(1) (Repsol Honda Team) rider Toni Bou has won the 2021 FIM(2) Trial World Championship. He has clinched his 15th consecutive title by winning the final round in Portugal, held on September 18.Toni Bou (Portuguese GP)This year's Trial World Championship is contested over six rounds (nine trials). In the opening double-header round held in June, Bou finished 1st / 2nd. He then won the next round in France, marking his 120th career win in the competition. After the summer break, he was 1st / 3rd in Andorra, won the next round (again in France), and won both trials at the Spanish double-header. Going in to the final round at Portugal as championship favorite, Bou won the round giving him his 15th consecutive championship title.Since clinching his first world championship title in 2007 on HRC's Montesa COTA 4RT factory bike, Bou has increased his unparalleled consecutive championship titles to 15. He has also won his 14th consecutive X Trial World Championship, an indoor competition raced on artificially prepared sections, taking his total tally of championship t...

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反垄断的新机遇 国美有望成受惠者

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HONG KONG, Sep 20, 2021 - (亚太商讯 via SEAPRWire.com) - 市场监管趋严，目的是把不公平的市场潜规则去掉，从而为市场带来更公平、公开的共同富贵未来。今年9月9日，工信部组织召开关于互联网专项整治会议，核心议题是禁止互联网大型企业之间的互相屏蔽，形成垄断，把中小企业的生存空间大幅收窄，甚至将之赶绝。中小企业的发展是推动市场向前发展的动力，若扼杀其存在的空间，最终反成为社会健康发展的拌脚石。从中央近期措施中，可以看到对一些行业的可持续健康发展作出政策性的支持。特别是对不断发展的新零售生态，致力创造出更开放及公平的环境。当然，这些措施将会对现有的头部企业带来负面影响，因为未来它们都要面临重大的挑战。但对于腰部企业来说，却是难得的机遇，随着过去的垄断屏障消失，相信未来在流量成本上将有望大大减少，营运效益得以提升，亦有望加速盈利能力的扩大。在这个电商腰部领域中，国美(493)是首选。因为公司具有三大优势，强大供应链及物流资源、线上线下双平台，以及巨大的「家‧生活」赛道。众所周知，2021年被业界视为「元宇宙」的元年，零售业通过线下与在线的融通、虚拟与现实的混同、物质与精神的交融，正在持续重塑零售业态与生态。而近年持续向在线线下双平台深化转型，走在万亿「家‧生活」赛道上的国美，其核心竞争力已沉淀累积多年，在完成在线基建的建设、线下网格化社群布局后，综合实力已远胜往日，这可以从「真快乐」APP于今年初上线以来，创造出巨大的GMV增长中可见端倪。今年上半年，国美整体销售收入达260.4亿元(人民币，下同)，同比上升37%；综合毛利达37.1亿元，同比上升67%；综合毛利率稳步回升，同比上升2.7个百分点至14.3%。与此同时，国美在线线下会员已达到2.28亿，其中网上「真快乐」平台购买人数同比大升约10倍，购买商品总数及订单数同比大升约4倍，活跃用户数量呈近3倍同比增长。虽然整体流量与行业头部企业仍有一定的差距，但高速增长的幅度却远胜同业平均水平。此说明了拥有强大供应链及物流配送资源的国美，早已拥有实力挑战第一梯队，现在公平公正公开的反垄断原则下，门户打开了，流量营运效应有望加速提升，未来前景绝对可看高一线。事实上，在互联网和数字技术广泛应用之前，实体零售经历了百货业态和连锁业态的两次大升级，供应链从经销走向直采，从地方性零售扩展到全国零售网络。在品牌连锁的新模式下，零售场景和服务实现了统一和标准化，商品丰富度显著提升，价格也更加透明、更加亲民，流通渠道覆盖的广度和服务的深度都得到了拓宽和提升，一大批「中国制造」的家电品牌、消费品牌也在这一过程中迅速的崛起。而国美亦在此历练中成长，并建立其强大的供应链资源和庞大的全国门店网络。因为有此透明公开的营运基础，国美将可通过更广泛的多方合作，形成更大的竞争优势，并革新现有新零售生态，走向...

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Kids told not to follow clowns loitering outside primary schools; Tan Chuan-Jin urges firm to stop ‘viral marketing nonsense’

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SINGAPORE - Parents with children attending Tao Nan School were informed that people dressed as clowns have been seen loitering outside the school. The school said that the individuals, who were spotted near other primary schools, had requested children to follow them, Tao Nan School's principal Poh Qinyu said in a letter to parents seen by The Straits Times. She urged parents to inform their children not to be lured by any strangers and to notify the school and the police immediately if any suspicious characters are seen near the school premises. The clowns have been reportedly spotted in several locations, such as Katong and Tampines, as seen in social media posts in the past week. Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin uploaded a photo of one of the individuals, who was dressed as a clown and seen in Bedok South, in a Facebook post on Monday. He said: "Whoever is doing what I assume to be some viral marketing nonsense, stop it! "I trust the police are investigating this. It's not amusing and just plain dangerous." ST has contacted the police for comment. More on this topic Related Story Singapore 'killer clown' prankster takes down videos, apologises for prank that backfired

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Waiver of foreign worker levies during SHN extended till end December: MOM

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SINGAPORE - The waiver of foreign worker levies for S Pass and work permit holders for the duration of their stay-home notice (SHN) period will be extended to the end of the year, said Manpower Minister Tan See Leng on Monday (Sept 20). This is to help employers bring in workers safely and give them more time to adjust and manage the costs of SHN requirements. Dr Tan, who is also the second minister for Trade and Industry, added it is also to support the construction sector which has been badly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The waiver applies to migrant domestic workers as well. The waiver period was due to end this month (September). More on this topic. Related Story Higher foreign worker levy rebates for essential sectors in S'pore Related Story Singapore business sentiment improves slightly for Q4 but construction, transportation stay gloomy: Survey

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The New Paper goes fully digital from Dec 10

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SINGAPORE - The move is part of SPH Media Trust's mission to accelerate the digital transformation of newsrooms and to meet audience preferences in a rapidly-changing media landscape. Going fully digital will allow SPH Media Trust to serve TNP readers better, said Mr Khaw Boon Wan, chairman of the trust, in an interview with The Sunday Times yesterday. "We have discussed and we have decided to let The New Paper pivot to be fully digital as soon as possible," said Mr Khaw. "In other words, we cease the print production, reform the newsroom, enhance their online presence, so that they can serve their readers, their audience much better round the clock." SPH Media Trust, a company limited by guarantee (CLG), will take over Singapore Press Holdings' media business by December. The CLG is a profit-making commercial venture with profits reinvested in the business. In May, mainboard-listed SPH had announced that it planned to hive off its media business to a CLG as part of a company-wide strategic review. Mr Khaw, the former coordinating minister for infrastructure and transport who had retired from politics in June last year, was named chairman of the CLG. Former SPH deputy chief executi...

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Dates Announced for ASEAN Ceramics as Messe Munchen & Asian Exhibition Services Collaborate to Stage the Shows from 2022

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BANGKOK, Sep 20, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Messe Munchen, through their Southeast Asian regional operation MMI Asia Pte Ltd (MMI), have joined forces with Asian Exhibition Services (AES) to take ASEAN Ceramics to a new international level of excellence in the two key markets for the region, Thailand, and Vietnam from 2022. The ceramic manufacturing exhibition and conference will continue to alternate annually as ASEAN Ceramics Thailand and ASEAN Ceramics Vietnam, providing complete coverage and access for the industry.The events will continue to boost the ceramics industry in ASEAN through showcasing the world's leading equipment, technologies, innovations, and solutions needed to grow and meet the challenges it faces in the years to come. Messe Munchen's strength through the ceramitec network which includes the show in Munich, ceramitec conference and Indian Ceramics Asia, will enable leading global suppliers to gain access to key buyers in the manufacturing "hot spots" of the booming ASEAN market. This strength is coupled with AES's strong local positioning and experience to bring together a world-class event in one of the world's most important ceramic region.Wor...

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Probation not recommended for S’porean at UK uni who took voyeuristic videos of women: Prosecutor

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SINGAPORE - Probation is not recommended for a Singaporean student from a top British university who filmed multiple women at various places here, a district court heard on Monday (Sept 20). The prosecution told this to the court after the offender was earlier assessed, including by a probation officer, for his suitability for probation. On July 29, the man, 23, had pleaded guilty to seven counts of insulting the women's modesty and an offence under the Films Act. On Monday, defence lawyer Kalidass Murugaiyan told the court that he had some questions for the probation officer and psychologist who attended to the offender. The lawyer told District Judge Tan Jen Tse he wanted to know how the risk assessment was undertaken. The offender, who cannot be named due to a gag order, is now out on bail of $20,000. His pre-trial conference will be held on Oct 18. During the earlier proceeding on July 29, the court heard that the clips he recorded involved 11 identified women and one unknown victim. Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Foo Shi Hao then applied to the court for the gag order on his identity to be lifted, noting that the victims were unanimous in supporting the move. The gag order had...