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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Beginning Wednesday (January 6), newly arrived foreign workers approved to enter Singapore and stay in dormitories will be required to undergo an additional seven-day probationary regime at a designated facility after completing their tenure notice 14-day home (SHN), the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said on Tuesday. The …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Retail sales in Singapore fell 1.9 percent year-on-year in November, an improvement from the revised 8.5 percent drop in October, according to figures released by the Department of Statistics (SingStat) on Tuesday ( January 5). Excluding auto sales, retail sales were down 2.9 percent in November compared to …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Police warned on Tuesday (January 5) of a new type of phishing scam involving the impersonation of government officials. Victims often receive phone calls or messages allegedly from government agencies such as the Singapore Police (SPF) or the Ministry of Manpower. Ad Ad The scammers would claim that …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A 55-year-old cargo officer linked to a new group in the maritime sector was between the two community cases announced on Tuesday (January 5). There were also 26 imported cases confirmed by the Ministry of Health (MOH), bringing Singapore’s total to 58,749. Case 58,997 is a Singaporean …

[ad_1] South China morning post China-EU investment pact signed, but not yet closed, analysts warn A deal may have been reached, but there are still huge uncertainties ahead for China’s new investment deal with the European Union, from security reviews to power shifts in the EU, a prominent Chinese academic …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Former President of the National Trade Union Congress (NTUC) Mahmud Awang died on Monday (January 4) at the age of 93. Mr. Mahmud was a founding member of NTUC, serving as interim president and first president of the union. Ad Ad He was then elected to the Legislative …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: “I must save him. I must save him, ”was the constant refrain in Das Dipto’s mind when he saw a frightened young man perched precariously on the third-floor ledge outside a block of flats on Sunday morning (January 3) on Hougang Street 22. The 27-year-old landscape maintenance worker …

[ad_1] A party to celebrate the new year ended on a tragic note for a young woman in the Philippines. On January 1, flight attendant Christine Angelica Dacera was found unconscious in the bathtub of her hotel room in Makati City, where she had celebrated the occasion with some Philippines …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Approximately 1,000 self-employed workers have had their Income Relief Plan for Self Employed (SIRS) reimbursed due to misstatements of income and property information. These people represent 0.5 percent of all SIRS recipients, Human Resources Minister Josephine Teo said in Parliament on Tuesday (January 5). Ad Ad SIRS is …

[ad_1] South China morning post China’s economic expectations turned upside down by coronavirus In late 2019, the economic debate in China centered on whether the country should aim for 6 percent growth the following year, a conversation that the coronavirus quickly turned upside down as the situation steadily worsened, first …