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In a response to a CNA query, the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) said on Thursday the shipowner of Marine Honour is liable for costs incurred, and that the ship has insurance coverage to meet the liability.
The lack of bids is a setback for efforts tackling high rents as the government pushes out a new kind of long-term serviced apartment. The Upper Thomson Road site was one of two earmarked for construction of some apartments requiring a minimum three-month stay, up from the current seven-day requirement.
Banks had higher exposure to money laundering threats and could be more easily exploited due to the sheer volume of transactions they handle and their exposure to customers from high-risk jurisdictions, the home affairs ministry, the central bank and the finance ministry said in a statement.
TANJUNGPINANG, Indonesia (AP) — Morwan Mohammad walks down an old hotel corridor on Batam Island in northwestern Indonesia before entering a 6-square-meter (64-square-foot) room that has been home to him and his growing family for the past eight years.
Speaking to This Week in Asia in an exclusive interview on Wednesday, Zelenko said: “Of course, it was a [diplomatic] success. The fact that the summit took place is a milestone in the entire peaceful process, finding ways for just, lasting and comprehensive peace for Ukraine.”
A man who hosted a drug-fuelled birthday party for 34 guests during the Covid-19 pandemic was sentenced to jail for two years and one week on Tuesday.
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is seeking to strengthen ties with longtime partner Vietnam on a state visit Thursday that comes as Moscow faces growing international isolation because of its military actions in Ukraine.