Business

[ad_1] LONDON: British retailer Marks & Spencer, seeking to avoid a repeat of last Christmas when its performance was ruined by excessive food waste, is implementing a supply chain program that it says will solve the problem. Reporting on holiday trading in January, two months before the COVID-19 pandemic paralyzed …

[ad_1] One of Poon Hiu-wing’s mother’s favorite things was seeing the latest blockbuster with her daughter at the movies, sometimes followed by a visit to clothing stores in trendy districts and hipster dessert places hidden in buildings without lift. But the mother hasn’t been to a movie theater since the …

[ad_1] JOHOR BAHRU: The Johor state government will present a special plan for the early reopening of the Malaysia-Singapore border at the Causeway and Second Link to the federal government soon. Johor’s Chief Minister Hasni Mohammad said the plan would be presented to the Economic Action Council on October 19. …

[ad_1] The Zouk nightclub will transform its dance floor into a spinning studio by day and a cinema by night as it spins to stay afloat with clubs out of play for the foreseeable future. Zouk Group CEO Andrew Li told The Sunday Times that the alliance with spinning studio …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in India surpassed 7 million on Sunday (October 11) with a number of new cases declining in recent weeks, even as health experts warn of the onset of fatigue from the mask and distancing. The Ministry of Health recorded another 74,383 …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE, October 10 (dpa): Singapore will award couples a $ 3,000 ($ 2,213) grant for any child born over the next two years, the government announced. The “one-time” payment is intended to “further help couples defray the costs of raising children” during the novel coronavirus pandemic, the Prime Minister’s …

[ad_1] For a couple of years, Anil David has been praying for a substantial government contract because it would be a resounding support for his social enterprise Agape Connecting People, a contact center founded by an ex-offender and employing other ex-offenders. single mothers and people with disabilities. Covid-19 made that …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Women in our society are like pieces of meat put on the table for men to slice, declared Chan Choy Siong in a fiery speech to the Legislative Assembly in April 1960. Choy Siong, a member of Delta’s Popular Action Party (PAP) and a passionate advocate for women’s …

[ad_1] Donald Trump said he hopes to resume the campaign on Saturday after receiving the green light from his doctor, even as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi prepares to reveal plans to investigate the president’s ability to govern after contracting Covid- 19. With only 26 days left until the Nov. 3 …

[ad_1] JAKARTA: Environmentalists in Indonesia are calling for the repeal of a controversial law aimed at job creation because it is seen as promoting business interests at the expense of the environment and labor. Indonesia, the world’s largest producer of palm oil and nickel ore for electric vehicle batteries, has …