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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: 2020 will be remembered above all for the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed more than a million people and infected many more around the world. But lurking in the shadows of the pandemic is another pestilence, a long-standing public health threat in tropical and subtropical regions of the …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON / LOS ANGELES: President Donald Trump, when asked if he was going to speak out against white supremacists and militia groups during the US presidential debate on Tuesday night, told the right-wing Proud Boys group to “step back and stay out. “ WHO ARE THE PROUD GUYS? Ad …

[ad_1] NEW YORK: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday (September 30) that it is time for countries to start using money from their national COVID-19 response and recovery plans to help fund the World Health Organization Global Vaccine Plan. The ACT-Accelerator program and its COVAX facility has received …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: President Halimah Yacob and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong congratulated their Chinese counterparts on Thursday (October 1) on the 71st anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. In her letter to President Xi Jinping, Ms. Halimah said that “China has made immense progress in the …

[ad_1] Amazon is expanding its operations in Singapore, in the latest sign of the city-state’s growing appeal as an Asian hub for global tech companies. The US technology group will take over three floors of Citigroup’s offices in the central business district, according to two people with knowledge of the …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The world needs to strengthen cooperation to accelerate the development of COVID-19 vaccines and ensure “affordable, fair and equitable access” for all, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Wednesday (September 30). In a video address at a high-level event at the United Nations General Assembly, Mr. …

[ad_1] Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) responded after a man expressed concern about the statues found in the lobby of the Hotel Michael. Stomper Ramon He said he was “shocked” to see the “nude statues” at the five-star hotel located in RWS on Friday night (September 25). “The statues are indecent …

[ad_1] LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hold a press conference on COVID-19 on Wednesday (September 30) as he deals with a second wave of the rapidly spreading COVID-19 outbreak and mounting anger on his own. party by the restrictions imposed on citizens. Britain, which has the worst official …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A series of industry-specific Human Resources (HR) manuals is being developed to guide HR professionals in addressing and solving industry-specific challenges, announced on Wednesday (September 30) the Minister of State for Human Resources, Zaqy Mohamad. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and the Institute of Human Resource Professionals (IHRP) …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – To be prepared for the future, Singaporeans should not think that the currently valued skill sets will be enough to surpass them in the years to come. This and two other cherished beliefs were labeled as myths that the managing director of the Economic Development Board, Chng …