One of the vessels from the 45th Chinese naval escort task force docked in Seychelles' Port Victoria on Thursday morning and was welcomed by officials from the Chinese Embassy, the community of Chinese in the island nation as well as teachers from the Confucius Institute. The ETF 18 or Urumqi is a boat named after the city of Xinjiang, China, and its arrival in Seychelles was greeted by a dragon dance. Upon its arrival, an official from the vessel came ashore to meet with the Chinese community, the Chinese Ambassador to Seychelles, Lin Nan and the Chief of Staff of the Seychelles Defence Forces, Jean Attala. They were then invited to visit the ship. An official from the vessel came ashore to meet the Chinese community. (Seychelles News Agency) Photo License: CC-BY  Visitors had a guided tour where the officers on board explained the different features of the ship and the different equipment they use. Speaking to the media, the chairperson of the Chinese Association of Seychelles, Rose-Mary Lee-Bluemner said, «We are very happy to be here. There are about 200 of us who came to welcome the ship this morning. I am happy to be able to visit the ship as well, it was very impressive.» The director of the Confucius Institute at the University in Seychelles, Jianmei Zhang, said, «We are very proud to have been invited to visit Urumqi. This ship represents our strong backbone and our strength as the People's Republic of China. The Seychellois are also visiting the ship and we hope this gesture strengthens the relationship between the two countries.» 

Seychelles' national airline, Air Seychelles, and SriLankan Airlines, the flag carrier of Sri Lanka, have announced a new code-sharing partnership, expanding the number of destinations accessible to customers from Mahe and Colombo starting this month. The airline said on Friday, «Over 20 destinations are included in the partnership, which includes much  requested ones such as Sydney and Melbourne in Australia as well as other popular stops in India, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. SriLankan Airlines' passengers will also be able to fly from Colombo to Mahe with the activation of the codeshare partnership.» This new codeshare agreement will allow Air Seychelles and SriLankan Airlines to place their codes on each other's flights and enable passengers to continue their journey conveniently using a single booking and with their baggage checked in all the way to the final destination. It also means passengers can book their travels with both airlines, through online travel agencies, as well as with local travel agents. When Air Seychelles launched the Colombo service in June last year, the two airlines signed an initial interline agreement that introduced multiple cities within the Southeast Asia region to the local market's choice of destinations. Air Seychelles' chief executive, Sandy Benoiton, said, «Now that we have been flying to Colombo for over 9 months, the twice-weekly flights have proven successful. The next step to solidifying our relationship is with this code-share, allowing even more passengers the convenience of a single ticket to more points served by our partner in Asia and Australia.» On his side, Richard Nuttall, CEO of SriLankan Airlines said, «We are pleased to boost our codeshare network and presence in the African region through this new partnership. We look forward to working with Air Seychelles to provide our customers with even more African destination options in the coming years.» Flights under the codeshare agreement are available to book now and will begin operating in April 2024.

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SINGAPORE — A 19-year-old student who posed as a Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) official to help scammers defraud a woman here was sentenced to eight weeks in jail on April 18. Chinese national Li Jiarui, a computer science student at the Singapore Institute of Management, pleaded guilty to two charges. They comprise one count of intentionally aiding unknown people with carrying out a domestic money transfer service and another count of engaging in a conspiracy to cheat CIMB bank. Another four similar charges were taken into consideration for his sentencing. The court heard that in October 2022, Li received a call, supposedly from DBS Bank, informing him that his identity had been misused for a credit card application in China. He then got a call from «Chinese police» who told him he was being investigated for money laundering. Li did not verify the authenticity of these claims. As part of the purported investigations, he opened several bank accounts and gave the details to the «Chinese police».

Several police officers outfitted with riot gear and weapons were seen breaching a HDB unit in Lengkok Bahru in a viral TikTok video uploaded by user Zailia7276 on Wednesday (April 17). In the video, officers can be seen positioning themselves outside the flat, with one officer pointing a riot-control weapon, the P4.1, through the grills of the metal gate. The P4.1, introduced into the Singapore Police Force's arsenal in 2015, is a less-than-lethal weapon that can be used to fire pepper spray and mark out rioters. The armed officer then steps aside as other officers bring over an electric saw from the right and begin to cut at the gate, sending sparks flying. Meanwhile, another group on the left stands at the ready with an officer in the front, holding a riot shield. An officer then steps in from the right, pulling the now-broken gate open as officers on the left rush into the flat.

An de leschte Woche gouf iwwert e méigleche Retour vum Nagelsmann bei den FC Bayern spekuléiert, elo gëtt et Kloerheet.

Et wiere keng Austeritéitsmesuren am Staatsbudget virgesinn an d'Investissementer géingen héich gehale ginn, dat géing ee begréissen.

D'Police mécht an hirem Bulletin drop opmierksam, dass an de leschten Deeg vill Onéierlecher hiert Onwiesen dreiwen.

Police-Asaz no engem Hiweis op eng «verdächteg Persoun» an engem Lycée zu Wuppertal an Däitschland. D'Spezialunitéite si sur Place.

В этом году компания «ШвидкоГроші» с гордостью объявляет, что была признана лучшей МФО 2024 года!

АРМА объявила о конкурсном отборе юрлиц, которым будет предоставлено право продать конфискованную у Медведчука яхту Royal Romance.

شبکه ۱۲ تلویزیون رژیم صهیونیستی به نقل از نتانیاهو نخست وزیر این رژیم اعلام کرد که ما به دنبال جنگ با ایران نیستیم.

مدیر روابط عمومی فرودگاه امام برخی شایعات مبنی بر لغو پروازهای عراق - ایران را تکذیب کرد.

هدف قرارگرفتن چند ریز پرنده‌ توسط پدافند هوایی موجب واکنش های جالبی از سوی مردم اصفهان شده است.

Вопросы исполнения законодательства о призыве граждан на срочную военную службу и службу в резерве обсудили сегодня представители ответственных ведомств на заседании областного координационного совещания по борьбе с преступностью и коррупцией. 

Милиция напоминает, что при поступлении подобных звонках необходимо немедленно прекратить разговор и сообщить о произошедшем в милицию.

Сумма ущерба составила около Br3 тыс. В отношении девушки следователи возбудили уголовное дело.

По оперативной информации 18 апреля в 7,5 км от государственной границы в населенном пункте Ковалевщина Вороновского района были задержаны двое граждан Беларуси. При себе правонарушители имели беспилотный летательный аппарат самолетного типа, ноутбук, блок для антенны, тепловизор и аккумуляторные батареи.

В связи с отключением электроснабжения на электрических сетях РУП «Минскэнерго» произошла кратковременная остановка насосного оборудования, что привело к снижению давления в сети водоснабжения в квартале улиц Мирошниченко - Гамарника - Кольцова - Лагойский тракт - Седых - Калиновского.

В регионах закрываются банковские отделения, сейчас некоторым жителям приходится ездить по несколько десятков километров, чтобы попасть в банк. Банки объясняют все просто: люди редко приходят в отделения, поэтому лучше звонить в банк по телефону или вызывать представителя банка на дом. Депутаты парламента думают, не пора ли принять шведский закон, в котором указано, на каком расстоянии от жителей должны находиться банки. Об этом рассказали журналисты телеканала LNK.

На минувшей неделе портал Delfi сообщал, что банк SEB повысил налог на обналичивание средств в банкоматах, а 18 апреля об изменениях налогов сообщил банк Luminor.

Energiministeren deltok fredag på en symbolsk kontraktsignering for å markere at Ventyr får den historiske oppgaven med utbygging av havvind i Nordsjøen.

Avtroppende helseminister Ingvild Kjerkol (Ap) vurderer fortsatt å klage på vedtaket om annullering av mastergraden. Hennes advokat reagerer på at en oppblåst plagiatkontroll ble framhevet i mediene.

Med frykt for eget liv ble han truet til å begå drap og overgrep i Baneheia, hevder Jan Helge Andersen. Samme sommer dro han likevel på ferie med kameraten.

Statsminister Jonas Gahr Støre (Ap) varsler endringer i regjeringen i et ekstraordinært statsråd på Slottet fredag ettermiddag.

Saken oppdateres.

Un brand de cafenele, situate în cartierele Mayfair și Marylebone din Londra vând o singură ceașcă de cafea la prețul de 265 de lire sterline, echivalentul a peste 300 de euro. Chiar și la acest preț exorbitant, iubitorii de cafea o apreciază la adevărata sa valoare.

Oman, sultanatul din Golf care a jucat mult timp rol de mediator între Teheran şi occidentali, a condamnat vineri „atacul israelian” în Iran, după exploziile produse în zori în provincia iraniană Ispahan, atribuite Israelului de media din Statele Unite, care citează responsabili americani.

Adrien Stephane Mureșan, fiul omului de afaceri Sever Mureșan, s-a predat miercuri, 17 aprilie, autorităților franceze. Era dat în urmărire internațională și condamnat la trei ani de închisoare cu executare.

Un puternic atac cu rachete al Rusiei asupra regiunii Dnipropetrovsk (centrul Ucrainei) a ucis cel puţin opt persoane, a rănit peste 25 şi a avariat instalaţii de infrastructură critică, au anunţat vineri dimineaţă autorităţile locale, citate de Reuters.

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