More seniors in Singapore opting to work past 60 – More seniors here continue to be employed, buoyed by efforts to raise their employability, advance estimates released by the Manpower Ministry on Dec 1 revealed. The employment rate of seniors aged 65 and above rose at a faster pace and is higher this year compared […]
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New protocol for travellers arriving in Malaysia – Malaysia has updated its Covid-19 testing requirements for international and local travellers arriving in the country under three travel schemes, said Ministry of Health of Malaysia (Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia) yesterday (see embedded tweet below) Protokol baharu bagi pengembara warganegara Malaysia dan pemegang pas jangka panjang yang tiba […]
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MAS urges prudence in bank finances as housing loans drive increase in household debt – Household debt made up 70 per cent of Singapore’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the third quarter of this year. Household debt in Singapore has grown over the past year, driven mainly by housing loans, said the Monetary Authority of […]
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WHO – Omicron poses high global risk, countries must prepare – The heavily mutated Omicron coronavirus variant is likely to spread internationally and poses a very high risk of infection surges that could have “severe consequences” in some places, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday (Nov 29). The new strain, with 32 mutations […]
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Universal pension scheme, change of spending habits needed for retirement security, say economists in Malaysia – Drastic steps like the introduction of a universal retirement savings scheme and extending the retirement age need to be implemented soon to ensure Malaysians can retire “safely”, economists warned. They added there also needs to be a shift in […]
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