Gus, an Egyptian national, has been stuck at sea for longer than 12 months and just wants to go home. Back ashore, he has a family to take care of but he is unable to do anything for them.
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THE upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival will not be as sweet for mooncake sellers as previous years, with corporate sales tapering off amid Covid-19.
VIRUS OUTBREAK: AIRLINES
SINGAPORE Airlines' (SIA) local pilots will take additional pay cuts to stave off lay-offs as the carrier restructures to rightsize its operations.
VIRUS OUTBREAK: AIRLINES
RYANAIR has been forced to cut its capacity in October by a further 20 per cent and may have to do the same for the rest of the winter unless European Union (EU) governments ease their Covid-19...
VIRUS OUTBREAK
FINANCIAL leaders from China, Japan, South Korea and South-east Asia vowed on Friday to redouble their efforts to help the region recover economically from the novel coronavirus and to defend a...
VIRUS OUTBREAK
THE General Insurance Association of Singapore (GIA) and the Life Insurance Association, Singapore (LIA Singapore) on Friday announced the extension of relief measures that will give policyholders...
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GOLD prices hit an all-time high of US$2,000 an ounce in August, and pawnbrokers report a trend of people trying to sell their gold. But in general, the pandemic is still a bigger factor in...
THEY are typically over 30 years old, educated, hardworking and unafraid of asserting their spending power. Some have children, but many others choose not to, preferring to save all their money...
THE Trump administration will ban WeChat and video-sharing app TikTok from US app stores starting Sunday night, a move that will block Americans from downloading the Chinese-owned platforms over...
JAPAN'S core consumer prices fell at their fastest pace in almost four years in August, dragged mostly by government-sponsored discounts for domestic travel aimed at supporting the battered...
THE Public Service Division on Friday announced a reshuffle of some permanent secretary positions, which are to take effect on Oct 19.
