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Singapore Art Week to transform city with installations, residencies and more

Singapore is preparing to launch the seventh edition of Singapore Art Week, a visual arts celebration that takes place in multiple neighborhoods and venues, from the Civic District and Little India to other public and unconventional spaces around the city. Starting January 19, 2019, the event will unite art institutions,

Qatar FA official in UAE after being denied entry

  DOHA: A Qatari official and senior Asian Cup tournament organiser arrived in the United Arab Emirates Friday after being denied entry 24 hours earlier, amid a simmering diplomatic dispute between the two countries. Saoud al-Mohannadi, vice-president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the Qatar Football Association, arrived in

Fama to set up 29 more stalls nationwide

TAWAU: The Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) plans to have 29 more fresh fruit stalls (GBBS) throughout the country this year, said its chairman Ishak Ismail. According to him, up to November last year there were 339 GBBS nationwide, and the total sales value was RM110 million. “Two GBBS areas

Man City welcome Liverpool chase

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom:  Bernardo Silva says Manchester City will welcome the pressure of chasing down Liverpool after beating their rivals to revive the Premier League title race. Champions City moved within four points of the Premier League leaders with a tense 2-1 win over the Reds in a frantic clash

Beyonce helps Paris Louvre attract record visitor numbers

The world’s most popular museum, the Paris Louvre, received over 10 million visitors in 2018, a record which it partly attributed Thursday to a Beyonce video shot against the backdrop of the Mona Lisa and other famous works. Some 10.2 million people visited the museum last year, a 25 percent

Rakhine rebels attack police stations in pre-dawn raids

  YANGON: Ethnic Rakhine rebels carried out pre-dawn attacks on four police stations near the Bangladesh border, Myanmar’s army said yesterday, with the militants claiming to have taken 14 “prisoners of war” as operations ramped up. The western state has seen a surge in violence in recent weeks between the

Knifeman goes on bumper car rampage before killing himself

SYDNEY: An Australian man rammed his four-wheel drive into a Sydney police car, hijacked a supermarket delivery truck and taxi, rammed other cars and stabbed and wounded a passerby before killing himself in front of police yesterday. The dramatic chain of events, which police said was not terror-related, began when

Tway seizes early Champions’ lead, Johnson one stroke back

KAPALUA, United States: Kevin Tway got off to a roaring start in his Tournament of Champions debut, firing a bogey-free seven under 66 for one-shot lead in the PGA Tour’s first round of 2019. Tway had seven birdies and no bogeys as the Tour winners from 2018 kicked off the

Storm Pabuk lashes Thailand

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT (Thailand): Tourists marooned on Thai islands hunkered down yesterday as Tropical Storm Pabuk struck the kingdom, forcing airports and ferries to close and bringing power blackouts, heavy rains and massive sea swells. Boats were recalled to shore across the Gulf of Thailand, while three key southern airports

China could put reforms on hold to boost economy: Analysts

BEIJING: President Xi Jinping hailed China’s “reconstructive reforms” in a New Year speech, but the sorely needed changes could be put on ice in favour of averting a potentially devastating economic downturn. The way ahead is further complicated by a volatile trade dispute with the United States that – if