SINGAPORE: In a recent speech in Parliament, Workers’ Party MP Jamus Lim (Sengkang) underlined how important the food and beverage industry is to Singapore and called for the business environment to be made easier for them to survive. Saying that it’s not enough to tell eateries to "work smarter,...
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There had been a brief respite from the haze early on Oct 23.
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Showers are forecast over Singapore and the surrounding region on Saturday, said NEA, although smoke haze could continue to be transported from Sumatra....
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From books designed to look as though they’ve been bitten by dogs to publications made with hospital scrubs, Allegro Print has built a business around the creative possibilities of paper....
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Sharp remarks by Indonesian political figures reflect domestic frustration, economic nationalism and political posturing, say analysts who also cautioned against reading too much into the criticism of Malaysia and Singapore....
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Summary A Malaysian man developed a persistent cough after exercising outdoors in hazy conditions and later noticed blood in his phlegm. The man was also awaiting his chest X-ray results and phlegm test findings to determine whether he had a lung infection. Malaysia’s Health Mini...
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SINGAPORE: A Singapore worker planning to resign from an SME is worried about how their boss will react, especially since their departure could affect the company’s foreign worker quota. In a post on Reddit, the worker said they felt guilty about leaving and feared their boss wou...
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Summary A Malaysian consultant specialist doctor reportedly called another hospital nearly 10 times to reschedule his mother's specialist outpatient appointment without receiving an answer. The doctor later visited the hospital and allegedly heard the phone ringing while nurses a...
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A woman returning 29 cans and bottles at a Beverage Container Return Scheme (BCRS) machine said she was “publicly shamed” by a primary school boy who grew impatient while waiting to return his two cans. Chermaine Kumar was about halfway through depositing her items when the boy a...
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A 30-year-old motorcyclist has died after being involved in a traffic collision with a lorry near West Coast Park on Oct. 20. Photos circulated on social media, showing traffic police cordoning off an area of a three-way junction with cones, with a visibly damaged motorcycle bear...
