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[ad_1] SYDNEY: Australian Trade Minister Simon Birmingham said Canberra did not know why the Chinese authorities had detained Australian citizen Cheng Lei, as he warned that the risks to Australian companies linked to China had changed. The Australian government confirmed late Monday (August 31) that Cheng, a high-profile commercial presenter …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – All workers staying in dormitories, as well as those working in the construction, marine and process sectors and visiting work sites, must be cleaned up by September 5. The reminder came from the Ministry of Manpower, the Building and Construction Authority (BCA), the Health Promotion Board (HPB) …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Singtel launched 5G trial services in Singapore on Tuesday (September 1), the second telecom company after StarHub to enable consumers to browse a faster mobile network. Singtel’s 5G services are free to the first 20,000 customers with 5G-compatible smartphones as part of a three-month trial, and its …

[ad_1] JAKARTA: Indonesia hopes there will be a reciprocal green lane for essential travel with Singapore immediately, President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday (September 1). Speaking to journalists from foreign media, Mr. Widodo expressed his hope that the greenway will be a boost for bilateral ties, specifically in the economic …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) intends to review the hiring practices of companies whose “Singaporean core has weakened”, as well as those whose Employment Pass (EP) and S Pass workforce is ” excessively concentrated “in a single source foreign nationality, said Labor Minister Josephine Teo. The move comes …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will ensure fair recruitment opportunities while preparing Singaporeans as leaders and specialists in the financial services sector, Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung said on Tuesday (September 1). Mr. Ong, who is also a member of the MAS board, cited concerns that some …

[ad_1] COPENHAGEN: Transportation group Maersk will cut job cuts as part of a major reorganization, an internal email sent to Maersk employees shows. Maersk, which handles about one in five containers shipped worldwide, has been under pressure from investors to accelerate its transformation from an unwieldy conglomerate. Ad Ad The …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Residents of Singapore and Brunei will soon be able to travel between the two countries for essential business and official purposes, after both sides agreed to establish a reciprocal green lane. This was announced in a joint press release on Tuesday (September 1) by the Singapore and Brunei …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Several directors on Tuesday resigned from a Singaporean firm linked to bidders from the Newcastle United soccer club, the latest hiatus for the bidding group since Reuters reported that doctored photos of Barack Obama were among several suspicious claims that had been made. done. The resignations …

[ad_1] Tue, September 01, 2020-9: 32 am UPDATED Tue, Sep 01, 2020 – 1:43 pm AXINGTON announced Tuesday that four of its directors, including non-independent and non-executive chairman Shen Che, have resigned from the company. Shen, 32, also known as Evangeline Shen, resigned after a month and a half in …