SINGAPORE – Travellers have been making inquiries and some companies have already booked tickets following the announcement on Friday (Oct 22) of an upcoming Australia-Singapore travel arrangement. Experts said the move is a positive one, noting that Australia is a travel market almost as big to Singapore as the 11 current vaccinated travel lane (VTL) […]

FILE PHOTO: Mary Daly, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, poses after giving a speech on the U.S. economic outlook, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, U.S., November 12 2018. REUTERS/Ann Saphir (Reuters) – San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly said on Friday that recent ‘eye-popping’ inflation readings are driven by supply […]

SINGAPORE – Two-thirds of its 1,400 workers staying at Westlite Jalan Tukang dormitory have taken their serology tests to check for Covid-19 antibodies, Sembcorp Marine said in an update on Friday (Oct 22). About 53 per cent – roughly 750 workers – are now in Singapore’s national vaccination registry and recognised as vaccinated, the company […]

SINGAPORE – The friendship forged between students of the School of the Arts (Sota) and members of the Muscular Dystrophy Association Singapore (MDAS) is serving as the backdrop for an annual concert. Over the last five years, the two groups have come together to perform and raise money for MDAS and the Sota Endowment Fund. […]

SINGAPORE – Non-Singaporean students enrolled in government-funded schools will need to pay higher fees from next year. Monthly school fees will go up in 2022 and 2023 by between $25 and $60 for permanent residents (PR), the Ministry of Education (MOE) said on Thursday (Oct 21). International students will pay between $25 and $150 more, […]

SINGAPORE – Under the Appropriate Adult Scheme for Young Suspects (AAYS), a trained adult accompanies young suspects aged 16 and below during law enforcement interviews. Following a mother’s call to reform the protocols when interviewing young suspects or those with mental health issues, after her 17-year-old son died while he was facing drug-related charges , […]

JAKARTA (BLOOMBERG) – Indonesia is tightening air travel measures to ensure an anticipated jump in the number of passengers ahead of year-end holidays won’t lead to a resurgence in coronavirus infections. Airlines must allocate dedicated seats for any passengers who show symptoms during the flight, even when they have tested negative for the virus before departure, […]

SINGAPORE – A six-month programme to help mid-career professionals with no digital-related background take up business technology roles has seen an average of one in four participants securing jobs before completing the course. Boston Consulting Group (BCG), which runs the programme, said on Friday (Oct 22) that around 1,500 participants have enrolled in it since […]

SINGAPORE – More than 5,000 beds have been set aside for foreign workers to recover from Covid-19 in centralised facilities that are typically located in larger dormitories, since the start of October. There are also some 6,000 beds in dormitory recovery facilities spread across 48 dormitories. Updates on efforts to protect the well-being of migrant […]

SINGAPORE- Travel restrictions for healthcare workers here were lifted on Tuesday (Oct 19) but it is unlikely that masses of them will be going overseas soon. All three public healthcare clusters in Singapore told The Straits Times they would consider leave applications from their staff carefully to ensure operations would not be further impacted by […]