SINGAPORE – Jumping into robotics with no background experience sounds like a tall order, but Mr Mohammad Hasbi Bin Mohammad Shazali, 31, rose to the challenge. Mr Hasbi was laid off from his job in corporate sales in a hotel group in March, as the coronavirus pandemic hit the hospitality industry hard. Please subscribe or... » read more
SINGAPORE – There will be 2,300 new training opportunities in advanced manufacturing to help jobseekers to enter this growth sector. This will help manufacturers adapt to the crisis and build the necessary capabilities to thrive in a post-pandemic world. SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) announced this on Tuesday (Oct 20) in conjunction with this year’s Industrial Transformation... » read more
SINGAPORE – To boost the competitiveness of Singapore’s flourishing manufacturing sector, a new industry-led training programme office will plan ways to ensure the workforce has emerging skills and knowledge. The Advanced Manufacturing Training Academy (AMTA), which was launched on Tuesday (Oct 20), will be located at the Jurong Innovation District (JID) manufacturing hub, which has... » read more
SINGAPORE – Despite the disruptions arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, Singapore remains an international standout for technology, innovation and enterprise in the manufacturing sector. Underscoring the country’s aim to further industrial transformation and growth in the region, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat on Tuesday (Oct 20) sketched out three ways Singapore... » read more
SINGAPORE – Two people were taken to hospital after an accident involving four vehicles on the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) towards Tuas on Tuesday morning (Oct 20). The police said they were alerted to the accident at 7.33am on Tuesday. “A 39-year-old female passenger and a 40-year-old male passenger were conscious when conveyed to Tan Tock... » read more
LEEDS (REUTERS) – A Raul Jimenez shot that took a heavy deflection off the head of Leeds United midfielder Kalvin Phillips gave Wolverhampton Wanderers a hard-fought 1-0 away win in the Premier League on Monday (Oct 19). Leeds dominated possession in the opening half, firing crosses into the box at a variety of angles and... » read more
LOS ANGELES • Jason Kokrak failed to win on the PGA Tour on 232 previous occasions. He finally succeeded at the next time of asking, beating a stacked field including world No. 8 Xander Schauffele, three-time Tour winner Russell Henley, former world No. 1 Jason Day and ninth-ranked Tyrrell Hatton, coming off a victory at... » read more
Rooney tests negative but must still isolate LONDON • Footballer Wayne Rooney is “angry and disappointed” despite testing negative for Covid-19, as he must self-isolate for 10 days after coming into contact with a friend who tested positive. Rooney, a player-coach at Championship side Derby, played in the 1-0 home defeat by Watford last Friday,... » read more
LOS ANGELES • Seattle Storm’s Sue Bird believes women’s football players in the United States are more widely supported and favoured than their counterparts in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) because of the public perception of them as “cute little white girls”. Point guard Bird, who won her fourth WNBA title this month, said... » read more
WELLINGTON • Caleb Clarke made a big impression on his first Test start for the All Blacks on Sunday but if his season had gone to plan, the left-winger would not have rolled off New Zealand’s production line of backline talent at all this year. Instead of busting through Wallabies tacklers in Bledisloe Cup Tests,... » read more
SINGAPORE – The electronics industry continues to grow amid the coronavirus pandemic and there are some 1,900 jobs on offer since April, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said on Monday (Oct 19). The vast majority of these jobs are for professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs), with the majority in technical roles. Monthly salaries for... » read more
SINGAPORE – Over $5.5 billion under the Jobs Support Scheme (JSS) will be paid out to more than 140,000 employers from Oct 29, to help them retain their workers amid the Covid-19 pandemic. This will help businesses pay the wages of some 1.9 million local employees, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said on Monday (Oct... » read more
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Monday, Oct 19. Only 3 community care facilities remain in S’pore – with 36 Covid-19 patients The only facilities operating are at D’Resort NTUC, Singapore Expo and Big Box. READ MORE HERE NUS sacks Tembusu College don accused of sexual misconduct Configure The university conducted... » read more
LEICESTER (REUTERS) – A superb stoppage-time goal from Ross Barkley gave Aston Villa a 1-0 victory at Leicester City in a scrappy contest on Sunday (Oct 18) that stretched the visitors’ perfect Premier League start to four wins. The result left Villa second on 12 points with a game in hand over leaders Everton who... » read more
LONDON • Ole Gunnar Solskjaer declared Manchester United’s season “starts today” after Bruno Fernandes and “inspirational” Harry Maguire enjoyed sweet moments of redemption in their side’s 4-1 win at Newcastle on Saturday. Solskjaer’s side suffered a humiliating 6-1 defeat against Tottenham at Old Trafford just before the international break. But they made partial amends for... » read more
LONDON • Liverpool were left fearing the worst on Saturday amid speculation that Virgil van Dijk could miss the rest of the season. The club-record signing underwent scans on his right knee and is suspected to have suffered a cruciate ligament injury following a horror challenge by Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford during Saturday’s 2-2 Merseyside... » read more
Two months ago, national swimmer Christie Chue received a direct message on Instagram from Florida International University inviting her to further her studies and train there. Her immediate thought was: “Is this a scam?” The first thing she did was to show her mum the message and ask if it was real, before verifying that... » read more
LONDON • Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic missed a penalty and gave away a spot-kick as Sheffield United rescued a 1-1 draw in a battle of the Premier League strugglers yesterday. Mitrovic fired over with his second-half penalty when the score was 0-0 at Bramall Lane. Ademola Lookman put Fulham ahead with 13 minutes left, but... » read more
Madam Hasnah Mohamed Maideen, 57, cannot escape the stress and burnout that come with being the main caregiver for her elder sister Fatimah Mohamed Jamaludin. Madam Fatimah, 73, was diagnosed with dementia in 2012 and her condition has gradually become more severe. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited... » read more
There were two new locally transmitted cases of Covid-19 infection reported in Singapore yesterday, including one unlinked community case and one in a workers’ dormitory, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). There were also five imported cases, who had all been placed on stay-home notice upon arrival in the country. These seven new cases take... » read more