[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Less than a week after it was announced that qualifying minimum wages will be increased for Employment Pass (EP) holders, Labor MP Patrick Tay urged the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Monday (31 May August) to consider increasing this minimum further. pay for two sectors: information and …
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[ad_1] It’s the transfer story that won’t go away, but of all the summer sagas, Thiago Alcántara from Bayern Munich to Liverpool is the least likely to happen … for now. Within that league table of “will they / won’t they?” deals, may include Barcelona’s Lionel Messi to Manchester City …
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[ad_1] PARIS: China’s Foreign Minister defended the detention camps in Xinjiang and Hong Kong’s new security law on Sunday (August 30), ignoring the human rights concerns of European countries and warning against interference in the Chinese affairs. Foreign Minister Wang Yi is on his first European tour since the virus …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) ordered the closure of a bar on Science Park Drive and two restaurants after they were found to have disobeyed safe management measures. S-Tripes Hotpot, a restaurant on Havelock Road, will have to close from Sept. 2-11, after SFA officials found it …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – After getting out of the game with its questionable marketing collateral, the Bellagraph Nova Group’s (BN) ill-fated bid to take over Newcastle United Football Club (NUFC) looks set to end in defeat. On Saturday (August 29), Newcastle-based newspaper The Chronicle published a report with the headline “Mike …
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[ad_1] TORONTO: The high-profile COVID-19 vaccines developed in Russia and China share a potential shortcoming: They are based on a common cold virus that many people have been exposed to, potentially limiting their effectiveness, some experts say. CanSino Biologics’ vaccine, approved for military use in China, is a modified form …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Constant adaptation, restructuring and transformation have been central to Singapore’s economic history for decades, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Monday (August 31). But even as the Republic adapts to the change brought on by Covid-19, it must stay true to its values, he told …
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[ad_1] SYDNEY: Australia’s parliament is ready to investigate alleged foreign interference in public universities, a government minister said on Monday (Aug 31), as concerns about Chinese influence mount. An investigation proposed by the security and intelligence committee follows a series of controversies over China’s influence on Australian campuses, ranging from …
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[ad_1] TAIPEI: A U.S. Navy warship has transited the narrow and sensitive Taiwan Strait, Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense said on Monday (Aug. 31), the second such operation in two weeks amid surging surges. tensions between China and the United States. The ministry said a US destroyer, which it did not …
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[ad_1] – Advertising – SINGAPORE – On Saturday morning (August 29) a fire broke out in one of the units at The Peak in Toa Payoh, leading to the evacuation of 300 people and the transfer of three more to hospital. According to the Singapore Civil Defense Force (SCDF), they …
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