[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, banks prepare for a wave of delinquent loans as the coronavirus pandemic shakes business cash flows and creates difficulties in paying down debt. Singapore-based Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. said on Friday that its net profit for the first quarter ending in …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: In the year prior to the death of her employer, an Indonesian maid repeatedly stole approximately S $ 7,000 in cash and jewelry despite being caught from the start. After the elderly victim died, her son called the police. The maid was sentenced to seven months in prison …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: High barriers to create a safe physical distance of at least 1m between employee workstations, as well as in shared spaces such as pantries and meeting rooms, or the use of visual markers to achieve a similar result, They are among the new measures that should be in …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed 768 new cases of Covid-19 in Singapore as of Friday noon (May 8), bringing the total count to 21,707. These include 10 Singapore residents and permanent residents, while migrant workers living in dormitories make up the majority of the …
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[ad_1] HONG KONG: Rival lawmakers squabbled in the Hong Kong legislature on Friday (May 8) followed by electing the chairman of a key committee, a new sign of mounting political tension as the COVID-19 pandemic dwindles in the city. Lawmakers yelled at each other and pushed each other at the …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Companies must establish safe management measures in the workplace to prevent Covid-19 from spreading again in the community even when local transmission numbers drop, the Ministry of Human Resources said on Saturday, May 9. These are some of the measures. 1. Have a detailed monitoring plan – …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Having to undergo chemotherapy did not stop retired Amy Lee, 71, from doing her part for charity. The grandmother of six, who had a relapse of breast cancer last year, made more than 300 masks in the past month as part of a grassroots initiative called Masks …
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON (XINHUA, AFP) – A personal assistant to Ivanka Trump, the oldest daughter of United States President Donald Trump, tested positive for the coronavirus, US media reported. Citing an anonymous source, CNN reported Friday (May 8) that the assistant, who is working personally for Ivanka, has not been close …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Ms. Jayme Tan received the “best Mother’s Day gift” last Wednesday (May 6): her husband at home. Mr. Xie Jiahao finally reunited with his wife and children after 51 days of fighting Covid-19, all for a good deed. On March 16, the 37-year-old man decided to comfort …
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[ad_1] GENEVA: More than 1,000 people queued on Saturday (May 9) to get free food packages in Geneva, underscoring the impact of the coronavirus epidemic on poor workers and undocumented immigrants, including in wealthy Switzerland. The line of people stretched more than 1 km outside an ice rink where volunteers …
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