Financial analyst Maegan Wang is among a group of Singaporeans based overseas for their jobs who have chosen to return here due to concerns about the coronavirus situation in their foreign postings. The 24-year-old will still have to pay state and federal taxes in the United States while she is working in Singapore, but changes […]
Read MoreThe Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) is planning to extend its inbound flight ban for another 15 days to prevent a possible rapid increase of Covid-19 infections as over 1,000 Thais are scheduled to return to the country this week. If the ongoing ban, which will end on April 30, is extended, it will […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Private jetties that were shut in Malaysia’s biggest palm oil producing state of Sabah due to coronavirus-related curbs have been allowed to reopen, state news agency Bernama reported. “We took note of all the views from various parties including the Malaysian Palm Oil Association, industry players and smallholders affected by the inability to […]
Read MoreThe Korea Energy Agency (KEA) has announced it is planning to invest in a project supplying electric bikes and building solar charging stations in the Kingdom. KEA, a government agency carrying out national energy policies for energy efficiency improvement and renewable energy dissemination, plans to inject 10 billion won ($8 million) in its project, local […]
Read MoreThe Indonesian do-it-all app Gojek is set to feel the pinch of the coronavirus pandemic even more as the semi-lockdown of Jakarta has been extended until May 22. But while its core motorcycle taxi service is shut down, deliveries of food and other services are on the rise. The first two-week phase of large-scale social […]
Read MoreThe Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Monday decided to extend the Emergency Decree for another month after it expires on April 30. CCSA spokesman Taweesilp Visanuyothin said on Monday the decree will be extended to the end of May. The reason is concern about the return of the virus, with the centre still […]
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