By Greg Waldron2021-05-18T05:16:00+01:00
A resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic in the Asia-Pacific, as well as tougher quarantine rules at home, appear at odds with the Singapore Airlines Group’s steady ratcheting up of capacity.
Bad news has come thick and fast in Singapore. Hours after the perennially-delayed Hong Kong travel bubble was again pushed back this time owing to a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases in Singapore the World Economic Forum cancelled its Singapore meeting in August. The event had been anticipated as a stage for the Southeast Asian country to showcase its ability to conduct major events safely.
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Media mogul Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily, leaves the Court of Final Appeal by prison van in Hong Kong, China February 9, 2021. Reuters
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HONG KONG, Apr 17 Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was jailed for 14 months on last night along with four other veteran democracy activists for their roles in protests that helped trigger a sweeping crackdown on dissent by China sentences that prompted consternation from the US, Britain and the EU.
Lai was given two jail terms for separate rallies in August 2019, at the peak of a democracy uprising that paralysed the financial hub for months.
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