SINGAPORE – There has been an alarming rise in workplace accidents and deaths this year, said National Trades Union Congress assistant secretary-general Melvin Yong on Saturday (Sept 25). He said in a Facebook post the recent blast at Tuas Incineration Plant was a grim reminder of this. For at least the third time this year, the […]
KUALA LUMPUR – After he was laid off in mid-June due to the Covid-19 pandemic, former Malaysian tour bus driver Mohd Amin Azim started selling nasi lemak with his wife. Against all odds, the couple’s food delivery business has thrived, bringing in more income than what Mr Amin used to earn. Please subscribe or log […]
SINGAPORE – A 37-year-old man allegedly involved in a robbery at a hostel in Chinatown was charged in court on Saturday (Sept 25). Goh Soon Kim, a Singaporean, is accused of robbing four victims of $1,000 in cash at S Inn Chinatown in Temple Street on Friday while armed with a flick knife. His alleged […]
SINGAPORE – The rustic isle of Pulau Ubin is known as a treasure trove of biodiversity. But plans are afoot to ensure that nature continues to flourish on the island in the Republic’s north east,and is not threatened by coastal erosion or sea level rise. From next year, the National Parks Board (NParks) will begin […]
BEIJING (AFP) – Every morning, Sam Josti logged on from her US home to teach children halfway around the world, just one of thousands of foreign language tutors giving Chinese students a rare window into Western culture. But tutors like Massachusetts-based Josti have taken a sharp financial hit after Beijing’s harsh crackdown on extracurricular classes […]
SINGAPORE – The boss of the workers who died after an explosion at a Tuas workshop in February said at an inquiry hearing that he had given a problematic mixer machine “an ultimatum” on Feb 12 following a small fire. On Friday (Sept 24), Mr Chua Xing Da, 37, the sole director and shareholder of […]
SINGAPORE – Working from home will be the default for employees who are able to do so as part of month-long measures to curb the current wave of Covid-19 infections, the authorities announced on Friday (Sept 24). The Ministry of Health (MOH) said the measures will be in place from next Monday (Sept 27) to […]
SINGAPORE – From Monday (Sept 27), people will be allowed to gather only in groups of two, as Singapore tightens restrictions to slow the exponential rise in Covid-19 cases. These measures will last a month and will be lifted on Oct 25, with the measures reviewed in two weeks and adjusted, depending on the community […]
SINGAPORE – Businesses such as food and beverage (F&B) outlets and retailers will receive about $650 million in wage subsidies, rental waivers and other forms of support to help them cope with the tightened Covid-19 curbs. The sum will be funded from the higher-than-expected revenues collected by the Government to date, with no further draw […]
SINGAPORE – The authorities plan to have up to 1,600 intensive care unit beds for Covid-19 patients if needed, up from the 1,000 previously planned, as they accelerate the implementation of ramped-up plans as cases surge. This is done “at the expense of some degradation of normal services”, so some elective procedures will have to […]