[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A new task force will be formed to study how to increase the wages of low-income workers and boost productivity growth. This was announced by Human Resources Minister Josephine Teo and the Secretary General of the National Trade Union Congress (NTUC) Ng Chee Meng in separate Facebook …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Two Orchard Road shopping centers and a Don Don Donki outlet were among the additions made by the Ministry of Health (MINSA) on Saturday (October 10) to a list of places visited by community cases while they were infectious. . The Takashimaya department store in Ngee Ann …
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[ad_1] BEIJING: China said on Friday (October 9) that it has formally joined the global COVID-19 vaccine facility known as COVAX, becoming the largest economy supporting the initiative to date. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said in a statement that China has extensive COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing capacity and will …
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[ad_1] Publication date: Sunday, October 11, 2020 12:53 PM Former Stoke coach Kevin Phillips thinks it would be a big mistake for Liverpool to make a move for Potter goalkeeper Jack Butland. The champions face a dilemma between clubs and Alisson will miss up to six weeks after sustaining a …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A six-story tree fell into an open-air parking lot next to Block 41 Sims Drive, damaging at least five cars in the process. The incident took place at 5 a.m. on Sunday (October 11) after a heavy downpour. One resident, Mr. Chia Tuck Soon, said he saw …
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[ad_1] Servicemen training at eight military sites will soon gain free Wi-Fi access under a pilot program that uses the Wireless @ SGx network, which has thousands of hot spots in Singapore. In response to inquiries from The Sunday Times, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense (Mindef) said that …
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[ad_1] JOHOR BAHRU: The Johor state government will present a special plan for the early reopening of the Malaysia-Singapore border at the Causeway and Second Link to the federal government soon. Johor’s Chief Minister Hasni Mohammad said the plan would be presented to the Economic Action Council on October 19. …
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[ad_1] BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for a new forum to defuse tensions in the Middle East after a meeting with his Iranian counterpart, where he reiterated Beijing’s support for Tehran. Wang and Javid Zarif also reaffirmed their commitment to Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, according …
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – US President Donald Trump is no longer considered a risk of coronavirus transmission to others and has met the criteria for the safe interruption of isolation, according to White House physician Sean Conley. Trump has been fever-free for more than 24 hours and all symptoms have …
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[ad_1] MELBOURNE (REUTERS) – Australia is in talks with Japan, South Korea, Singapore and the South Pacific nations about reopening travel as coronavirus infections decline, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday (October 11). ). Australia closed its borders in March to curb the spread of the new coronavirus and …
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