Day: 14 May 2020

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All pre-school staff required to undergo one-time COVID-19 swab test starting from 15 May, says ECDA

All pre-school staff, including principals, teachers, programme helpers, administrative staff, cooks, and…

WHO: COVID-19 "may never go away", people may have to come to terms with the virus

As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps across the globe, people are beginning to…

S'porean diners spare the land equivalent to three times the size of Changi Jewel by eating Impossible Foods' plant-based meat during Earth Month

Throughout April, meat-loving diners across Singapore and Hong Kong demonstrated the big…

Five statements of facts by Dr Thum Ping Tjin spared from POFMA correction direction – Why?

On Wednesday (13 May), historian Thum Ping Tjin and Southeast Asian journalism…

MOH confirms 752 additional cases of COVID-19; Total tally reaches 26,098

As of Thursday noon (14 May), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has…

Josephine Teo: Rise of reported COVID-19 cases due to "comprehensive testing" among migrant workers, S'poreans should not be alarmed

Singaporeans should not be “overly alarmed” by the continuous rise in reported…

Aviva survey reveals both need and demand for more healthcare education in Singapore

While Singaporeans are generally content with healthcare services provided by professionals locally,…

WhatsApp may soon support video calls with 50 people via Messenger Rooms

Facebook-owned WhatsApp may soon be able to host video calls with up…

月薪3800新元 招募冠毒拭子测试员

新加坡目前以3800月薪，招募冠状病毒19拭子测试员（Swabber），以协助冠毒检测工作。 这项招募是由新加坡职总就业与职能培训中心（e2i）、职总以及健康促进局推广。至于拭子测试助理，月薪则达3千400元。不过成功获录取者都会先从助理开始，以接受在职培训。 据內政部兼国家发展部高级政务次长孙雪玲，在脸书发布的招募海报，应征者需至少拥有N水准或WPLN5等级资历，且身体状况良好，未有其他慢性病史。 同时，需精通英语和本身母语（如中文、马来语或淡米尔语等），如通晓方言，乃至孟加拉语则是加分。 不过孙雪玲在脸书解释，这份工作会有一定风险，所以会提供录取者培训、检测时提供个人防护服和口罩等。 有关工作预计将分配到各个社区隔离设施、政府隔离设施和疗养院等，工作时间达每周六日等，也需能接受轮班制或在周末加班等。 有兴趣者可到职总就业与职能培训中心（e2i）了解详情或报名： https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=gHm27XA3UU6uiIJlUDxG5snzzFU0H1BDjfBv_jeseylUMlNVRk45QU5WUEROWVpLTUJQUDNTRVFXSi4u&fbclid=IwAR3GdMZiaOztgjAI125CYZ1ThyQgCl9defzOE5bbQ0-7MIE9NVCv2gKoiaI

Self-help groups address challenges for smaller F&B players amidst COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

by Tristan Chan Singapore — There’s no other industry, than F&B, that…