Archive for June 5th, 2020
Global vaccines programme gets $8.8bn shot in the arm
Governments around the world on Thursday pledged $8.8 billion for global vaccines alliance Gavi to help immunisation programmes disrupted by coronavirus, prompting calls for [...] » More
Asian markets fluctuate as dealers take breather ahead of US jobs
Investors took a breather in Asia on Friday after rallying through the week on optimism over the easing of lockdown measures, massive stimulus and signs that the worst of the [...] » More
Asia Today: 39 new cases in S. Korea; China defends record
South Korea on Friday reported 39 new cases of the coronavirus as infections continued to spike after rigid social distancing rules were relaxed. The additional figures [...] » More
MOE to Review the ‘Blend’ of Classroom and Digital Online Learning as Schools Reopen
At the start of Phase 1 of the period post-Circuit Breaker, many Singapore students have returned back to school after a month of full Home-based learning. Home-based [...] » More
Singapore’s ‘collective indifference’ to low wage workers hurts ability to cope with COVID-19: Walter Theseira
Amid ongoing efforts to restructure the Singapore economy for the long term, Nominated Member of Parliament Walter Theseira has called for greater access to and debate on [...] » More
White House, on Tiananmen anniversary, urges China to respect human rights
The White House, in a statement on the 31st anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown, urged Beijing on Thursday to respect human rights, fulfill its commitments on [...] » More
White House says China’s Tiananmen Square ‘slaughter’ not forgotten
The White House said Thursday that China’s “slaughter” of protesters in Tiananmen Square in 1989 has not been forgotten, urging Beijing to give its first [...] » More
Hamzah says will reveal details of Bersatu supreme council meeting today
Bersatu secretary-general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin said he will share the discussions from last night’s party’s supreme council meeting and explain these today. [...] » More
Four Bersatu Supreme Councillors walk out of meeting, oppose attempt to kick Dr Mahathir and co out
Four Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia’s Supreme Council members walked out of its meeting tonight after insisting the attempt to dismiss Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and four [...] » More
Penang sets up tourism economy recovery advisory board to mitigate impact of Covid-19
The Penang state government has set-up a Penang Tourism Economy Recovery Advisory Board (PETERAB) to mitigate the socio-economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. State [...] » More
Socso: File complaints against employers who fail to pay Wage Subsidy, Employee Retention Programme incentive
Employees who have not received payments under the Wage Subsidy Programme (PSU) and Employee Retention Programme (ERP) from employers can file a complaint to the Social [...] » More
Report: AirAsia to lay off 250 staff members following Covid-19 downturn
Low-cost carrier AirAsia Group Bhd is expected to retrench over 250 staff and personnel amid its efforts to downsize operations, Astro Awani reported today, quoting anonymous [...] » More
AirAsia Group evaluating proposals to raise capital to weather Covid-19 outbreak
AirAsia Group Bhd (AAGB) has clarified that the company is currently evaluating several proposals to raise capital to strengthen its equity base or liquidity. The company [...] » More
Asian markets mixed as rally stalls
The further easing of lockdown measures and signs that economies could be past the worst of the coronavirus crisis kept investors upbeat Thursday but markets fluctuated on [...] » More
Asian stocks reach two-month high on economic recovery hopes
Asian shares rose to a two-month high on Thursday as expectations of further government stimulus supported investor confidence in an economic recovery from the global [...] » More
