[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The duties and privileges of the head of the Workers’ Party (WP), Pritam Singh, as leader of the opposition, were formally recognized in Parliament on Monday (August 31). One of the first orders of the day when the House opened proceedings at noon was a ministerial statement on …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen and United States Secretary of Defense Mark Esper reaffirmed on Monday (August 31) their countries’ commitment to the “excellent and long-lasting bilateral defense relationship and partnership between mutual benefit”. During a video conference, defense chiefs also reaffirmed the importance of the United States’ …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore’s social safety nets must adapt to “major changes” in the economy and labor market to keep inequality under control, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said in Parliament on Monday (Aug 31). With economic changes accelerating and job interruptions due to the adoption of increasingly common technology, …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Local authorities can do more in their bid to protect Singapore’s workforce, union leader Patrick Tay said in Parliament on Monday (August 31). In his speech addressing President Halimah Yacob’s remarks at the opening of Parliament last Monday, the Pioneer SMC Member of Parliament (MP) and the Undersecretary …
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[ad_1] BEIJING: Czech Senate President Milos Vystrcil “will pay a high price” for making an official trip to Taiwan, the top Chinese government diplomat said on Monday (August 31), in a warning ignored by Vystrcil, who said that he was not looking for a political confrontation. . Vystrcil arrived in …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Having more opposition MPs in Parliament will mean a greater diversity of views and a stronger debate, House Leader Indranee Rajah said on Monday (Aug 31). But Singapore should work to ensure that this diversity does not lead to the polarity of the country or the people, …
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[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] SINGAPORE – Oil magnate Lim Oon Kuin, better known as OK Lim, and his two sons have been sued by Hin Leong Trading’s judicial manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services, in their bid to recover US $ 3.5 billion (S $ 4.75 billion) plus another $ 90 million in dividends that …
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[ad_1] WELLINGTON: Schools and businesses reopened in Auckland on Monday (Aug 31) after the lifting of a lockdown on New Zealand’s largest city to contain the coronavirus resurgence, but face masks became mandatory on public transport around the country. The Pacific nation of 5 million people appeared to have been …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The blue mask is a common sight these days, but on Thursday morning (August 27) it was spotted on a Cargolux Airlines Boeing 747-8 at Changi Airport. Flight CLX 7952 landed in Singapore “masked”, four months after mask-faysal tests were mandatory for those here on April 14 …
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