[ad_1] SEOUL (REUTERS) – In a handful of South Korean hospitals, designated nurses are using specially designed syringes to squeeze additional doses of coronavirus vaccine from each vial in an attempt to stretch the still limited number of vials to cover more. persons. The practice has sparked a debate over …
Read More »Myanmar Security Forces Raid Striking Railway Workers Complex
[ad_1] Myanmar security forces on Wednesday (March 10) launched a raid on the compound of striking railway workers’ staff who oppose the military junta when ousted lawmakers appointed an interim vice president to take over from politicians. detained. Railway personnel in Yangon are part of a civil disobedience movement that …
Read More »With the bilateral treaty, investment between Indonesia and Singapore could grow up to 22% in the next 5 years: Retno Marsudi
[ad_1] JAKARTA: Indonesia expects the Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) with Singapore to boost two-way investment by 18-22% over the next five years, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said on Tuesday (March 9). The treaty, which came into force on Tuesday after the two sides exchanged instruments of ratification, would also serve …
Read More »TVXQ’s Yunho is investigated for violating social distancing regulations + SM publishes an apology
[ad_1] SM Entertainment has released a statement regarding Yunho for violating COVID-19 social distancing regulations. On March 9, it was reported that the TVXQ member was being investigated by the police for staying at a restaurant in Gangnam until approximately 12 a.m. KST on a night in late February. According …
Read More »Second NLD official dies in custody as protests continue in Myanmar
[ad_1] YANGON: A National League for Democracy (NLD) official of deposed Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi died in custody after being arrested early Tuesday (March 9), a former member of parliament said. Ba Myo Thein, a disbanded upper house deputy, told Reuters that party official Zaw Myat Linn was …
Read More »Twelve Cupcakes Wage Case: Co-Founder Jaime Teo Fine $ 65,000 for His Role in Underpaid Staff, Courts & Crime News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Artiste Jaime Teo Chai-lin, 43, was fined $ 65,000 on Tuesday (March 9) for failing to prevent Twelve Cupcakes, a local confectionery chain she co-founded, from paying its foreign workers less. The Singaporean, who is also a former model, pleaded guilty on February 4-10 to the charges …
Read More »How Toyota Thrives When Things Are Bad
[ad_1] Toyota may have pioneered the just-in-time manufacturing strategy, but when it comes to chips, its decision to stock what have become key components in cars dates back a decade before the Fukushima disaster. After the catastrophe broke Toyota’s supply chains on March 11, 2011, the world’s largest automaker realized …
Read More »Hin Leong Trading to be formally closed, Money News
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The High Court has given the green light to the liquidation of Hin Leong Trading, marking the end of the road for the collapsed oil trading giant after nearly a year of restructuring. In a hearing on Monday morning (March 8) before Superior Court Judge Kannan Ramesh, …
Read More »Deadly packages from South Korea: delivery workers suffer the brunt of the pandemic boom
[ad_1] BUCHEON, South Korea: It is 5.30 in the morning. Most of South Korea is still asleep, but a logistics hub in the city of Bucheon, near Seoul, is already buzzing with activity. Commercial Commercial Delivery workers are sorting thousands of packages, organizing them by addresses to which these same …
Read More »Commentary: The gig economy: a surprise boost from the pandemic and in Singapore, it’s going nowhere
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has dashed hopes for a better future. In Asia Pacific, 81 million jobs were lost in 2020, according to a new report from the International Labor Organization. Commercial Commercial The unemployment rate in many countries has increased from single digits to double …
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