[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Four more foreigners had their work passes revoked for failing to comply with the stay-at-home notice (SHN) requirements in the past three months, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said on Friday (November 20). They had left their places of residence without valid reasons and without applying for …
Read More »Daily report: what happened today, government and economy
[ad_1] Friday, November 20, 2020 – 6:30 pm Stories that you may have missed CIMB Singapore eliminates three heads of business amid bank reorganization The three business heads that were cut are Josandi Thor, head of consumer banking, Yong Jiunn Run, head of commercial banking, and Lai Ven-Li, head of …
Read More »NTUC, environmental activists submit their elections for nominated members of parliament
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The National Trade Union Congress (NTUC) and a group of environmental activists have presented their elections for nominated members of parliament (NMP). On Friday (November 20), the union announced Mr. Abdul Samad Abdul Wahab, Vice President of NTUC, as their nomination. Ad Ad READ: Public Invited to Submit …
Read More »Singapore Shares Open Higher Friday; STI up 0.4%, shares
[ad_1] Friday, November 20, 2020-9: 39 am SINGAPORE shares opened higher on Friday morning, reversing Thursday’s decline, and posted overnight gains on Wall Street. The Straits Times Index (STI) rose 11.83 points, or 0.4 percent, to 2,788.83 at 9:02 am. The STI was down 11.59 points, or 0.4%, to 2,777 …
Read More »Stocks falter after Mnuchin disconnects from US stimulus.
[ad_1] Deal Global stocks came under pressure on Friday after US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin called for an end to pandemic relief for troubled companies, sparking a rare showdown between the central bank and the Treasury and weighed on the trust. FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective mask walks …
Read More »MSE in the process of working on and reviewing the sustainability guidelines for the public sector: Grace Fu
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Sustainability and Environment (MSE) is working on and reviewing its sustainability guidelines for the public sector, said its Minister Grace Fu. “We hope that with those guidelines, more public agencies think about sustainability, really assimilate this sense of sustainability in their work, in the way …
Read More »Comment: A COVID-19 Vaccine in Singapore? This is what has to happen first
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Last week, Pfizer announced the first results of its COVID-19 mRNA vaccine, which suggested it could reduce the risk of COVID-19 by 90 percent. This was followed earlier this week by a similar announcement from the US-based Moderna about its own vaccine, also based on mRNA technology. Ad …
Read More »Amid rising coronavirus, pressure mounts on US agency to approve transition from Trump to Biden
[ad_1] South China morning post Coronavirus: Pfizer and BioNtech to Seek Emergency US Approval ‘Within Days’ Following Better Than Expected Test Results Pfizer and BioNtech announced Wednesday that their Covid-19 vaccine had achieved 95 percent efficacy in their final clinical trials. The two companies said there was sufficient data to …
Read More »DBS CEO Welcomes China Fintech Crackdown After Ants Scrutiny
[ad_1] The chief executive of DBS Group Holdings Ltd. welcomes increased regulatory scrutiny of fintech companies in China and elsewhere in Asia, saying it will create fairer competition with banks that have been subject to more stringent supervision. . “Over time, it will begin to have a more level playing …
Read More »NTUC Care Fund to reopen applications with new criteria
[ad_1] South China morning post Coronavirus: Pfizer and BioNtech to Seek Emergency US Approval ‘Within Days’ Following Better Than Expected Test Results Pfizer and BioNtech announced Wednesday that their Covid-19 vaccine had achieved 95 percent efficacy in their final clinical trials. The two companies said there was sufficient data to …
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