[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A total of 32 companies have returned combined Employment Support Plan (JSS) payments of S $ 35 million as of May 9, a spokesman for the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said on Sunday (May 10) . These companies have also pledged to reject future JSS payments from the …
Read More »Some companies are coming back, donating Employment Support Plan payments: Heng Swee Keat, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Some companies have decided to pay back the Government’s Employment Support Plan (JSS) and reject future payments, while others are donating the money to charities, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Sunday (May 10) at night. A total of 32 companies have returned the payment …
Read More »All TCM salons can open from May 12 after review of circuit breaker measurements
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Beginning May 12, all TCM wards will be able to sell products at retail, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said on Friday (May 8). Currently, only about 130 TCM salons with registered professionals can sell retail products. They were given the green light to do so on May …
Read More »Malaysia’s conditional movement control order was extended for another four weeks until June 9, SE Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said Sunday (May 10) that he is extending the conditional order to stay home for another four weeks, until June 9. The Prime Minister said that although new Covid-19 cases are lower now than at the start of movement restrictions, the …
Read More »Tesla’s Elon Musk vows to pull ‘immediately’ out of California
[ad_1] PALTO ALTO, U.S. – Electric car maker Tesla will leave California and move its headquarters to another state, CEO Elon Musk said Saturday after local health officials refused to allow the company’s factory to reopen amid the coronavirus outbreak. “Frankly, this is the final straw,” Musk said in a …
Read More »Field Notes for Half a Pandemic, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] It’s been 34 days since Singapore went into semi-closure, with most workplaces, retail stores, and schools closed. On April 7, the government imposed what it called a “circuit breaker” to reduce the spread of the coronavirus that causes the Covid-19 disease that is ravaging the world. The rules of …
Read More »Morning Recap: The Best Stories from The Straits Times on May 10, Singapore News and Best Stories
[ad_1] Good Morning! Here are our top stories to start your Sunday, May 10. High barriers, visual marks among the measures that companies must have as of May 12 Businesses must also have a detailed plan for monitoring staff to ensure they comply with safe management measures. READ MORE HERE …
Read More »The challenge and promise of the post-Covid-19 economy, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] Over the years, economists have talked about the “post-war economy,” the “post-industrial economy,” and the “post-Brexit economy.” Now they are talking about the “post-Covid-19 economy”. It hasn’t reached us yet: Covid-19 is still raging around the world. But some of the contours of the economic future are already in …
Read More »Fresh pastures in the Covid-19 economy: From supermarkets to remote-working tools, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] While the pandemic has upended some businesses, it has boosted others like supermarkets and medical tech firms. Insight looks at the fresh pastures of the Covid-19 economy. The challenge and the promise of the post-Covid-19 economy An almost deserted Chinatown Complex. The post-Covid-19 economy will lead to a boom …
Read More »Seoul closes bars and clubs for fear of second wave COVID-19
[ad_1] SEOUL: The capital of South Korea ordered the closure of all clubs and bars after an explosion of new cases raised fears of a second wave of coronavirus. The nation has presented itself as a global model on how to curb the virus, but the Seoul mayor’s order on …
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