New policy by Indonesian govt requires domestic workers to be debt-free before employment abroad
The Indonesian government will introduce a new policy for all domestic workers from the country to have “zero debt” before ...
Day: 7 December 2020
25-year-old Myanmar domestic worker experiences mental breakdown after nearly one year of caring for two elderly people by herself
Crushed by the weight of caring for an elderly couple for nearly a year, a 25-year-old Myanmar domestic worker suffered ...
China calls for new talks with US after Biden win
China's top diplomat on Monday called for the resumption of talks with the incoming US administration of president-elect Joe Biden, as relations ...
Hong Kong police make national security arrests over campus protest
Hong Kong police arrested three people on Monday for chanting banned slogans at a university campus last month, accusing them ...
Experts believe S’pore unlikely to enter Phase 3 by end of year due to low TraceTogether adoption rate — yet Govt rolls out insufficient number of tokens
Singapore is unlikely to move into Phase Three of its post-COVID-19 circuit breaker reopening slated to take place by the ...
Indonesia receives over a million Chinese Covid-19 vaccine doses
Indonesia has received 1.2 million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine made by China's Sinovac, officials said, as the world's fourth ...
Netizens question why authorities “urgently” fixed poorly designed walkway only after viral TikTok video
Workers were seen fixing a poorly designed sheltered walkway at Edgedale Plains in Punggol just three days after a TikTok ...
United Nations’ decision to reclassify cannabis for medical purposes driven by “power of money”, asserts Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam — but netizens challenge his view
Singapore’s Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam recently branded the United Nations' decision to reclassify cannabis for medical purposes ...
MOH confirms 13 new cases of COVID-19; Total tally at 58,273
As of Monday noon (7 Dec), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed 13 new cases of COVID-19 infection. This ...
Ghana set for close presidential race as old rivals face off
by Kent Mensah and Louise Dewast More than 17 million people are eligible to vote in presidential and parliamentary elections ...