Singapore morning news for November 22
Dengue infections on the rise; outbreak has close to 3,000 people hospitalised and 20 dead Another two people have died from dengue in the past fortnight, bringing the total deaths for the year to 20, […]
Indonesia morning news for November 21
Indonesia begins restructuring of 430,000 civil servant jobs The government has begun an assessment of middle and lower job positions at state institutions in the first nationwide move to streamline the bureaucracy in the country […]
Singapore morning news for November 21
Singapore falls behind Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok in the liveability category in Global Power City Index According to the latest Global Power City Index (GPCI) report released on Tuesday (19 November), Singapore is ranked […]
Health leaders to ramp up battle against microbial resistance & tobacco (video)
Health leaders from 37 countries attending the 70th session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for the Western Pacific have endorsed calls to ramp up the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and tobacco […]
Indonesia morning news for November 20
WB points to learning poverty afflicting one-third Indonesian children Over one-third of the children in Indonesia experience learning poverty, or are incapable of reading and comprehending simple text by the age of 10, according to […]
Singapore morning news for November 20
4 in 5 Singaporeans say salaries not matching up to costs and complain about wage stagnation South China Morning Post reported yesterday (18 Nov) that based on a recent survey conducted by the Institute of […]
Indonesia morning news for November 19
Indonesia’s food chain turns toxic as plastic waste exports flood in Plastic waste exports to south-east Asia have been implicated in extreme levels of toxins entering the human food chain in Indonesia. — The Guardian […]
Singapore morning news for November 19
Singapore joins top 10 list for world talent rankings Singapore has made the top 10 rankings of the most competitive places for talent – the first time it has reached the elite level in a […]
Indonesia morning news for November 18
Indonesia ‘fulfilling’ and ‘welcoming’ for expats, but doesn’t offer much: HSBC survey Indonesia’s rank has fallen in the 2019 Expat Explorer to 31st out of 33 countries, whereas it ranked 13th out of 31 countries […]
Singapore morning news for November 18
Singaporeans advised to defer travel to Bolivia due to ‘volatile and unpredictable’ political situation Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on Friday (Nov 15) issued a travel advisory for Bolivia, citing reports of widespread protests […]
Indonesia morning news for November 15
Inequality overshadows Indonesia’s economic growth as millions remain stuck in poverty Indonesia’s economic growth of 5.02 percent percent year-on-year (yoy) in the third quarter, although the lowest rate in more than two years, would be […]
Singapore morning news for November 15
$15.3b in special transfers to S’poreans: GPC urges funding sustainability and encouraging SMEs uptake of tech, R&D A total of $15.3 billion was set aside under Budget 2019 for special transfers to meet the current […]