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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The issue of foreign workers in Singapore was raised again in Parliament during the budget debate on Thursday (February 25), and MPs on both sides of the aisle spoke on the matter. Non-constituent MP Leong Mun Wai (PSP) said there was an “urgent need” to rebalance the mix …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A teacher from the Berries enrichment center chain and a PSA employee were the two community cases of COVID-19 among the 10 new infections reported in Singapore on Thursday (February 25). The remaining eight cases were imported cases and had been placed on a stay-at-home notice upon arrival, …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The government does not expect Singapore to exit the third phase of reopening its post-COVID-19 circuit breaker “any time soon,” State Health Minister Janil Puthucheary said on Thursday (February 25). “Phase 3 is a new normal that will last until such time as there is evidence of the …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Night Safari has welcomed a pair of Malayan tiger cubs, the first successful birth of the critically endangered species in the Wildlife Reserves of Singapore (WRS) since 1998. The Malayan tiger is facing extinction along with five other remaining tiger subspecies around the world, WRS said in …

[ad_1] SYDNEY: Australian airline Qantas reported a revenue drop of $ 5.5 billion (SGD 7.3 billion) during the second half of 2020 and said international passenger flights would not resume until October as the pandemic continued to ravage the industry. The country’s largest airline said it suffered an underlying loss …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he would seek funding for legislation to boost chip manufacturing in the United States as semiconductor shortages have forced automakers and other American manufacturers to cut back on production. Biden also signed an executive order on Wednesday aimed at addressing …

[ad_1] BY THE NUMBERS US equity futures fell on Wednesday, a day after Wall Street’s wild ride in which the Nasdaq recovered almost all of a loss of nearly 4% to close at just 0.5%. The S&P 500 reversed a 1.8% decline to close slightly, snapping a five-session losing streak. …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore is discussing mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccine certificates with other countries, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Wednesday (February 24), calling it a necessary step to resume global travel. In a video recording posted on Facebook, Lee also said that there must be global cooperation so …

[ad_1] SEOUL: A North Korean defector wore a diving suit and fins during a daring six-hour swim around one of the world’s most fortified borders, a Seoul official said, and was captured only after apparently falling asleep. Clumsy South Korean forces failed to detect the man’s daring feat even though …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia could be ready for general elections once half of its 32 million inhabitants are vaccinated, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said. Speaking to the CNA in an exclusive interview on the eve of the launch of the largest national immunization program, Khairy said he …