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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Workers’ Party (WP) MP Jamus Lim’s first parliamentary speech on Thursday (September 3) on minimum wage and compassionate policymaking prompted a number of questions and strong reactions from several MPs from the Popular Action Party (PAP). Associate Professor Lim, MP for Sengkang GRC, argued that the root …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The move to further increase the qualifying salary for S Pass holders has raised concerns from business owners in some industries, who said they sometimes have no choice but to turn to foreign workers as it is difficult to recruit Singaporeans for certain positions. The companies CNA spoke …

[ad_1] Toh Guan Dormitory in Singapore on April 19. Photographer: Ore Huiying / Getty Images Photographer: Ore Huiying / Getty Images Singapore has found three new clumps of viruses in dormitories of previously declared disease-free migrant workers, rekindling concerns about a source of infections that has challenged the city-state’s strategy …

[ad_1] As Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s administration faces mounting pressure from political actors to call snap elections, Malaysians appear to have accepted his leadership, with a local poll claiming that two out of three people gave it a positive approval rating. The government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic was likely …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – For the seventh year in a row, Singapore has held the top spot as the most innovative nation in Asia-Pacific in the latest Global Innovation Index. The annual index, published by the World Intellectual Property Organization, Cornell University and Insead, ranks 131 economies based on their ability …

[ad_1] By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – Seventy-six wealthy nations have now pledged to join a global COVID-19 vaccine allocation plan co-led by the World Health Organization (WHO) that aims to help buy and distribute fairly. injections, the co-director of the project. he said Wednesday. Seth Berkley, executive director of …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) asked state public health officials to prepare to distribute a potential coronavirus vaccine to high-risk groups in late October, according to They showed documents released by the agency on Wednesday (September 2). . The timing of a vaccine has …

[ad_1] Thursday, September 03, 2020 – 2:22 pm The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced on Thursday that it will take steps to boost Singapore dollar (SGD) and US dollar (USD) financing for banks in an effort to promote more stable financing conditions and strengthen the resilience of the sector. …

[ad_1] Hong Kong’s financial institutions could face especially aggressive sanctions from the United States if President Donald Trump loses the election against Joe Biden in November, an international sanctions expert warned on Thursday. Hong Kong’s Home Rule Act, which came into effect in July in response to the national security …

[ad_1] An employer who has faced backlash online over a controversial job offer has told AsiaOne why it offers what many consider excruciatingly low compensation for necessary work. Sky Hoon’s list on job search sites calling out content writers went viral on social media after she posted it earlier this …