[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 800 companies in the food sector have offered around 6,700 job, internship and training opportunities since April. Of these, 5,420 have been for jobs, of which 2,070 (about 38 percent) have been for professional, managerial, executive and technical functions …
Read More »China to lose access to Australian space tracking station
[ad_1] SYDNEY: China will lose access to a strategic space-tracking station in Western Australia when its contract expires, the facility’s owners said, a decision that cuts off the expansion of Beijing’s space exploration and navigation capabilities in the Pacific region. The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) has a contract allowing Beijing …
Read More »At least 10 dead after building collapses in India, dozens feared trapped
[ad_1] MUMBAI: At least 10 people died after a three-story residential building collapsed in India on Monday (September 21), authorities said. The accident in the city of Bhiwandi, neighboring India’s financial capital Mumbai, occurred at around 3.40 am (5.40 am Singapore time), local authorities said. Ad Ad “Ten people have …
Read More »Video from the Chinese air force appears to show a simulated attack on the US air base in Guam.
[ad_1] BEIJING: China’s air force released a video showing nuclear-capable H-6 bombers conducting a simulated attack on what appears to be the Andersen Air Force Base on the US Pacific island of Guam, as regional tensions continue to increase. The video, posted on Saturday (September 19) on the Weibo account …
Read More »Taiwan military says it has the right to fight back amid threats from China
[ad_1] TAIPEI: Taiwan said on Monday (September 21) that its armed forces have the right to self-defense and to counterattack amid “harassment and threats”, in an apparent warning to China, which last week sent numerous planes across the middle line of the sensitive Taiwan Strait. Tensions have soared in recent …
Read More »Broker take: CGS-CIMB kicks off SBS Transit with ‘add’, updates ComfortDelGro, Companies & Markets
[ad_1] Mon, September 21, 2020 – 1:47 PM CGS-CIMB has started hedging on SBS Transit with an “additional” call and a price target of S $ 3.40, saying it is “time to get on the stock.” The market has not discounted the bus and train operator’s recovery scenario and potential …
Read More »Boon Tat Street Death: Man Jailed for 8 1/2 Years for Killing Son-in-Law, Courts & Crime News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A semi-retired businessman who fatally stabbed his son-in-law in front of a lunchtime crowd three years ago was sentenced to eight and a half years in jail on Monday (September 21) in what Judge Dedar Singh Gill described it as “tragic”. case. Tan Nam Seng, 72, was …
Read More »FinCEN documents show that banks moved illicit funds
[ad_1] NEW YORK: Multiple global banks moved large sums of allegedly illicit funds over a period of nearly two decades, despite red flags about the origin of the money, BuzzFeed and other outlets reported on Sunday (Sept. 20), citing confidential documents. presented by banks to the United States government. The …
Read More »AIA Singapore to Create Up to 500 Job Opportunities to Help Address Unemployment Amid COVID-19
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Insurance provider AIA Singapore has committed to creating up to 500 job opportunities for recent graduates and mid-career job seekers to help cushion the blow of rising unemployment amid COVID-19. Successful candidates will undergo a 10-month initial training program, leading to three certifications in finance and investment. Ad …
Read More »Boon Tat Street death: man who stabbed son-in-law three times is incarcerated
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: An elderly man who stabbed his son-in-law three times in broad daylight during a busy lunch hour and stood next to him as he died was sentenced to eight and a half years in jail on Monday (September 21). The judge said it was a “cruel and shameless …
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