Health

[ad_1] Mon, Nov 23, 2020 – 6:30 pm Stories that you may have missed Singapore’s GDP is forecast to contract between 6% and 6.5% in 2020; expected rebound next year: MTI GDP is projected to grow between 4% and 6% in 2021, as the world’s major economies rebound from the …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Five new coronavirus cases were confirmed as of noon on Monday (November 23), all of which were imported. This means that there were no new community cases and no worker bedrooms for the thirteenth day in a row. This is the longest stretch without a community case …

[ad_1] NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – A new escape route has emerged for anyone looking to circumvent the blockades of the second wave. Earlier this month, Iceland quietly implemented changes to its remote work visa program for citizens outside the European Schengen Area. Americans, and any foreign national who does not …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A woman who sued the national water agency PUB after falling into a 6-foot-deep sewer five years ago added her diagnosis of schizophrenia in February this year to the list of injuries she allegedly suffered as a result of the accident. Ms. Chan Hui Peng, 47, believes …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will close some of Top Glove’s factories in stages as it moves forward to screen employees for COVID-19 following a large spike in infections, a senior minister said on Monday (Nov 23). The world’s largest manufacturer of latex gloves has racked up record profits this year …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Two former nominee MPs (NMPs), social entrepreneur Anthea Ong and Singapore Chinese Orchestra Executive Director Terence Ho, are seeking a second term in Parliament. Other new candidates who have applied include Mr. Johann Annuar, CEO of the nonprofit Engineering Good, community artist Terence Tan, playwright and poet …

[ad_1] Mon, Nov 23, 2020 – 5:37 pm COVID-19 has put pressure on the financial health of Singaporeans, affecting their ability to pay off their home loans and reducing their passive income, according to the latest OCBC survey. OCBC’s Financial Well-being Index, which launched in 2019, has dropped to 61 …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia reported a record 1,884 new COVID-19 cases on Monday (Nov 23), following an increase in infections linked to workplace clusters in the Klang Valley. This is the highest daily number of new cases since the COVID-19 outbreak in the country, said Health Director-General Noor Hisham Abdullah. …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Some flee in boats. Some hide on the stilts under their houses. Others run into the forest. Across Malaysia’s Sabah region, stateless residents and undocumented migrants are fleeing public health officials conducting COVID-19 testing, fearing arrest or deportation. Ad Ad The race to tackle COVID-19 in Sabah, …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – President Donald Trump faces mounting pressure from prominent Republicans to begin a transition to President-elect Joe Biden, or even admit defeat, as Trump’s legal challenges failed to gain traction. Several key Trump allies appeared to lose patience over the weekend. Senators Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and …