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Free ‘Covid-19 survivor’ tattoos for those who beat virus

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Free ‘Covid-19 survivor’ tattoos for those who beat virus

Mexico –- Those who beat the Coronavirus now get to have it memorialized on their skin forever.

A Mexican tattoo artist is giving free tattoos to those who have beaten the novel coronavirus, etching a “Covid-19 survivor” logo on people whose lives have been marked by the disease.

Omi Debua says that this initiative was born out of a desire to give back something to people who have lost something.

“There are many people who have lost family members, friends. And that those people were given something too and that is a second chance at life”, he says.

Oscar Morales, a Covid-19 survivor, speaks of how the disease has changed his life.

“I didn’t take very good care of myself in the beginning of the pandemic. I used to go out…no, I didn’t take care of myself in a special way”, he said.

“I was very careless, and after I tested positive, now it’s complete care, face masks all the time, disinfecting my hands”, Mr Morales added.

The tattoo given resembles a stamp, and has the words ‘Covid-19 Survivor’. /TISG

US health worker has serious allergic reaction to Pfizer vaccine

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US health worker has serious allergic reaction to Pfizer vaccine

A health worker in Alaska suffered a serious allergic reaction after getting Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine and is now hospitalized but stable, a report said Wednesday.

The New York Times reported the person received their shot on Tuesday, and Pfizer confirmed it was working with local authorities to investigate the incident.

Two health workers in Britain had similar allergic reactions, causing the government there to tell people to avoid getting the shot if they had a history of severe allergies.

The US regulator issued an emergency approval with the warning that people who had known allergies to ingredients inside the vaccine should avoid it.

“We don’t yet have all the details of the report from Alaska about a potential serious allergic reactions but are actively working with local health authorities to assess,” a Pfizer spokesperson said.

“We will closely monitor all reports suggestive of serious allergic reactions following vaccination and update labeling language if needed.”

Volunteers for Pfizer’s clinical trial of 44,000 people were excluded if they had a history of allergic reactions to vaccines or components of the Covid-19 vaccine.

Overall, the trial found no serious safety issues, but regulators and the company are continuing to monitor for adverse events after vaccination.

The US is vaccinating some three million people this week with the vaccine, and hopes to reach a total of 20 million people this month if another vaccine, developed by Moderna, is approved.

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Foreigners account for total employment decline

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Foreigners account for total employment decline

Singapore—The latest labour market report from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) showed that foreigners composed almost nine out of ten of the total employment contraction for the first three quarters of this year.

This figure excludes foreign domestic workers, however. Moreover, things are looking up for resident employment, which the report says has experienced a “strong rebound.”

That the vast majority of total employment contortion involved foreign workers was the key observation from the report, which affirmed an earlier assessment made in the Labour Market Advance Release that signs of improvement can be seen in the third quarter of 2020.

MOM’s labour market report, published on Thursday, Dec 17, showed that while Singapore’s total number of employed persons still fell in the third quarter of the year, but it occurred at a markedly slower place.

Employment for residents has risen to levels close to what they were before the pandemic, at 2.34 million people employed.

MOM said that this “strong rebound in resident employment” in the third quarter “offset most of the declines we saw in the first two quarters of the year.”

The report, released by MOM’s Research and Statistics Department, said that the rebound in the employment of Singaporean residents is a reflection of the strong support measures for local employment, which include the Jobs Support Scheme and programmes under the SGUnited Jobs and Skills Package.

The third quarter of 2020 did not bring good tidings for non-residents, however, whose employment declined in this period at an even swifter pace than in the first and second quarters of the year.

MOM’s labour market report also outlined other indicators that showed an uptick on labour market activity, including:

“Significantly fewer” workers being placed on short workweek or temporary layoff in the third quarter of the year (34,240) compared to the previous quarter (81,720).

A rise in average paid hours worked from 43.4 hours per week in June 2020 to 43.8 hours in September 2020, which the report says is indicative of more overtime hours served.

An increase in job vacancies for the first time in 2020, to 49,600 in September of this year. This has resulted in an improvement in Singapore’s job vacancy to unemployed ratio, from 0.60 to 0.57 from the second quarter to the third quarter.

In the conclusion of the report, it was warned that the “ labour market recovery may remain protracted beyond the immediate rebound.” However, the National Jobs Council will continue to concentrate on matching local jobseekers to available openings, as well as provide re-skilling as needed. Almost 60,000 locals had been matched with jobs by the end of October.

Another boost to local employment has been the S$1 billion Jobs Growth Incentive that provides up to 50 per cent salary support for eligible new local hires from September 2020 to February 2021.

Finally, it will be much more convenient for jobseekers since Workforce Singapore (WSG) set up the SGUnited Jobs and Skills Centres in all HDB towns as well as deployed the mobile Careers Connect On-the-Go (CCOTG) to bring career coaching services close to where people are. Sites such as MyCareersFuture.gov.sg also provide resources to aid jobseekers. —/TISG

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S$3,000 more to employ maids from Indonesia from January 2021

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S$3,000 more to employ maids from Indonesia from January 2021

Singapore—A new ruling from Indonesian authorities has passed the placement fees of domestic helpers to their Singaporean employers, which would cost the employers as much as  S$3,000 in additional fees beginning from next month.

This amount, to be paid only once, is allotted for such expenses as transportation, accommodation and medical examinations for domestic helpers coming to Singapore. The helpers’ salaries will then be deducted in tranches over a period of several months.

In the past, this fee was shouldered by the helpers themselves, who would often go into debt because of these fees.

The New Paper (TNP) quotes a representative from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) as saying that the ministry heard from local employment agencies that authorities from Indonesia will be implementing a “zero placement fee policy” by January 1, 2021.

This would allow maids from Indonesia to have no debts when they enter Singapore, with employers now required to pay the placement fees.

Concerns have been expressed that the new ruling would have a negative effect on both employers and helpers.

TNP quoted the president of the Association of Employment Agencies, Ms K Jayaprema, as saying that having to shell out the additional amount could cause employers to look to less expensive countries such as Myanmar as a source for new helpers.

“What happens if the FDW decides to leave a month or two after the employer pays the fee? There is currently no recourse for this,” she said.

Ms Jayaprema added that the usual placement fee is around S$2,000 but could be as high as S$3,000, and that it usually takes around half a year for helpers to pay it off.

One maid from Indonesia quoted in TNP’s article said she paid S$340 monthly for nine months to pay the debt she incurred 11 years ago when she started working in Singapore.

This is a considerable chunk out of the S$550 maids from Indonesia are usually paid.

Maids from Myanmar usually have lower salaries, at about S$450 on average.

There are 127,000 Indonesians out of the 252,000 domestic helpers in Singapore.

Moreover, the S$3,000 employers need to pay is in addition to the S$1,700 they already shell out for new helpers’ swab tests and quarantine, pointed out Mr Brian Tan, who runs Nation Human Resources, an agency for helpers.

“We hope that MOM can consider speaking to the Indonesian government to help alleviate some of the burden on Singapore employers,” Mr Tan said.

The representative from MOM told TNP, “Employment agencies are in discussion with their Indonesian recruiters on how they can meet the requirements.

Employers who have urgent needs and are facing delays in bringing in FDWs from Indonesia can discuss their options with the employment agencies.

MOM has in the last few weeks been approving a larger number of FDWs from various countries to enter Singapore.” —/TISG

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After ad seeking brothel operator at Geylang raises eyebrows, listing changed to “shophouse”

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After ad seeking brothel operator at Geylang raises eyebrows, listing changed to “shophouse”

Singapore—A listing that sought a brothel operator for a property at Geylang Lorong 20 surprised many, and caused its agent to amend it in a further advertisement.

The original listing was taken down, and later put up as a “shophouse” instead.

The listing had been posted on the CommercialGuru website, and a screenshot was put up on the popular Complaint Singapore Facebook page.

A netizen by the name of Liu Peter posted a picture of the ad from CommercialGuru, which read “Seeking Brothel Operator @ Geylang Lorong 20.”

The 2,000 square foot property was advertised for S$8,500 a month, along with photos of the place and its surroundings. The listed property agent is Marc Lee of Propnex Realty Pte.

According to AsiaOne, the listing was taken down, but later that day, the property was listed as a shophouse, with the same photos and specifications.

The webpage of the property, however, still reads partially as “for-rent-seeking-brothel-operator,” and Mr Lee is still the listed agent.

AsiaOne also reported that the listing was also put up on the real estate site, 99.co.

Mr Lee told 99.co that the Council for Estate Agencies (CEA) reached out to him to say the listing was “not appropriate.”

In an article on the site’s newsletter dated last month but updated only two days ago, Mr Lee said that he had listed the property in the way he did upon the instructions of the landlord.

“The landlord gave me the instruction to rent out his place at Lorong 20 Geylang, which is within a red-light district. He specifically asked me to find a licensed brothel operator to rent the premises to, so I just went and listed it accordingly,” Mr Lee is quoted as saying.

The property will be for rent from mid-2021 onwards. It has two storeys and a corner terrace, and is owned by “a corporate entity.”

However, Mr Lee added that the “landlord is purely a property owner without the licence to operate a brothel.”

And on the day that a screenshot of the ad made an appearance on the Complaint Singapore Facebook page, Mr Lee was contacted by CEA.

He told 99.co, “CEA called me today and I told them that it was the landlord that gave the instruction how to market [the property.]

They told me to take [the listing] down saying it’s not appropriate. 

I didn’t even have the time to go to my account but the portal had already removed the listing,” he added.

99.co added that real estate agents are required to “act in the best interest of the client” and “act in accordance with the lawful instructions of the client”.

Furthermore, the Estate Agents Act says that the agents should not “advertise any property at a price or on other terms, or in any manner, different from those instructed by the client.”

As operating a brothel with a valid license is legal in Singapore, the owner of the property gave instructions that are valid, and that Mr Lee was obligated to list the property as he had been told to.

However, 99.co added that the CEA reached out on Thursday (Dec 17), and said that it had not, in fact, “request (sic) the agent to remove his advertisement”.

A spokesperson from the CEA said, “We understand that [the property portal] had suspended the property agent’s initial advertisement due to the nature of the advertisement content. The property agent had amended the advertisement with more appropriate content which [the property portal] had since listed it on its portal.

CEA has consistently reminded property agents that they are to conduct themselves professionally when advertising properties both on print and online platforms. These are often the first touchpoints that they have with potential clients, and also the general public, to form a positive impressive. Property agents should therefore ensure that the content of their advertisements is accurate and appropriate.” —/TISG

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S’pore hawker culture officially added to Unesco list of intangible cultural heritage

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S’pore hawker culture officially added to Unesco list of intangible cultural heritage

Singapore – After nearly three years since application, Singapore’s hawker culture has officially been added to the Unesco Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

On Wednesday (Dec 16), a virtual conference comprised of a 24-member international panel unanimously accepted Singapore’s application.

According to a straitstimes.com report, it took about three minutes to approve the three-year application submitted by the National Heritage Board, the National Environment Agency and the Federation of Merchants’ Associations.

The committee deemed it unnecessary to debate the nomination at the 15th session of the intergovernmental board as Singapore’s application had met all the requirements.

Singapore’s hawker culture marks the first item on the intangible cultural heritage list. There are currently 463 entries in the list, including Japan’s washi craft-making (traditional hand-made paper), Spain’s wine horses and Malaysia’s Mak Yong theatre.

In 2015, Singapore’s Botanic Gardens was designated as a Unesco World Heritage Site, symbolizing its first entry to any Unesco list.

Unesco’s Intangible Cultural Heritage website defines hawker culture in Singapore as “community dining and culinary practices in a multicultural urban context that is present throughout Singapore.”

The centres serve as “‘community dining rooms’ where people from diverse backgrounds gather and share the experience of dining over breakfast, lunch and dinner,” the post added.

“Evolved from street food culture, hawker centres have become markers of Singapore as a multicultural city-state, comprising Chinese, Malay, Indian and other cultures. Hawkers take inspiration from the confluence of these cultures, adapting dishes to local tastes and contexts.”

Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, Mr Edwin Tong, in a pre-recorded video, provided remarks on the historic occasion shared across representatives from 117 states and non-governmental organizations.

“Singapore’s hawker culture is a source of pride for Singapore and all Singaporeans. It reflects our living heritage and multiculturalism, and is an integral part of the daily lives of everyone in Singapore regardless of age, race or background,” said Mr Tong.

“I thank all our hawkers and Singaporeans for their overwhelming support of this nomination… We pledge to do our part to safeguard our intangible cultural heritage.”

Singapore will be required to submit a report to Unesco every six years highlighting efforts to safeguard and pass on hawker culture to future generations.

In a Facebook post after the decision, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong took to Facebook to thank everyone involved for their efforts. “The biggest thanks must go to the generations of hawkers for nourishing a nation’s stomach and spirits. This recognition would not have come without their sweat, toil and dedication to their profession,” said Mr Lee.

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Kourtney Kardashian is “best baby maker in town”, according to Scott Disick

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Kourtney Kardashian is “best baby maker in town”, according to Scott Disick

Reality star Scott Disick, 37 is grateful for the mother of his children, Kourtney Kardashian, 41. Scott showed appreciation to the Poosh founder on Instagram Monday, December 14.

The Flip It Like Disick star uploaded a photo of the pair sitting on the stairs with their 8-year-old daughter Penelope Disick and 6-year-old son Reign Disick. Both Kourtney and Scott also share 11-year-old son Mason Disick.

“Thank you @kourtneykardash for being the best baby maker in town,” Scott captioned the photo that day, which also happened to mark Mason and Reign’s birthdays. “I couldn’t have asked for a better person in the world to have these amazing children with, I love u and our family more than anything in the world.”

For years, fans have watched Scott and Kourtney co-parent their children. The two put them first in everything they do, from vacationing together to celebrating the holidays with one another.

“Scott and Kourtney have come a long way,” a source told E! News in October. “They definitely have had their ups and downs over the last decade but are now closer than ever. They call each other ‘best friends.’ They have truly figured out a way to co-parent that is best for them and have a good routine going. They are bonded for life and are committed to having a healthy relationship for the sake of their kids.”

Scott Disick maintains a good relationship with Kourtney Kardashian

They enjoy this family time, too. “Since Scott has been in a good place recently, Kourtney has been enjoying spending time with him,” the insider continued. “When he’s in a good place, they have the most fun and she wants to be around him. She thinks he’s the funniest person and will always have a place in her heart for him.”

Granted, getting to this place took time. “I think the hardest part was when we both started new relationships, don’t you?” Kourtney said in a 2019 Poosh vlog. “Because that caused fights between you and I about introducing the kids. I think that caused the most challenges…We had to, like, literally go to therapy to talk to even get through, like, to be able to communicate together.”

The Keeping Up With the Kardashians stars also learned to set boundaries. “I think the biggest challenge was just trying to figure out how we separate our relationship as friends and parents and still be on the same page and what’s I guess appropriate and what’s not and when to be able to talk to each other,” Scott added. “In the beginning, I think you set good ones and then we learned from that and we’ve gotten to a good place.”

Despite the cheeky posts and fun throwbacks, fans still ship the former lovers. “Just get back together already,” one follower said. Added another, “Kourtney and Scott forever!” /TISG

Faye Wong’s daughter says her favourite piece of advice is ‘nothing is permanent’

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Faye Wong’s daughter says her favourite piece of advice is ‘nothing is permanent’

Hong Kong idol Faye Wong, 51 is known to be a cold person and it is even evident in her parenting methods. Faye’s elder daughter, Chinese singer-songwriter Leah Dou held an online concert recently where she talked about an anecdote about her mother.

The 23-year-old said that Faye had one piece of advice she often gave her when Leah was recounting something that made her glad. It is not something sweet or heartfelt like “I’m glad you’re sharing this with me” or even a simple “That’s nice”.

Leah Dou’s mother Faye Wong is strict with her. Picture:Instagram

Instead, Faye would usually say, “Ah, about that, don’t be happy for too long, nothing is permanent”. Although this is not exactly something we think a parent would tell their child but this unorthodox parenting method worked out well for Faye, Leah and maybe Li Yan (Faye’s other daughter) too.

Leah said that at that time she used to think Faye’s Debbie Downer response was very annoying because she simply could not understand why her mother was so intent on being such a wet blanket.

As Leah grew up and became more familiar with life, she began to understand that Faye had simply wanted to plant a “seed” in her daughter’s heart with her words, to help protect her from the hurt she might experience in the future.

Born January 3 1997, Dou Jingtong, also known as Leah Dou is a Chinese singer-songwriter who primarily sings in English. She is the daughter of Chinese musicians Dou Wei and Faye Wong.

She first contributed her voice to her mother’s song “童 (Tong)” when she was 1 year old. In 2011, Leah formed her first band and became the lead singer. In 2012, she released her first song “With You”. In 2013, she launched second personal original single “On the Beach”, in the same year, she released the third personal original single “Blue Flamingo”.

She debuted in 2015 in a performance in Tokyo. Later in Clockenflap 2015, she debuted in Hong Kong. She released her first single River Run on December 11, 2015, selling 25,000 copies on QQ Music in three days. Her second single Brother was released in 2016 for a Chinese Shu Uemura campaign. In 2016, she won the QQ New Female Artist Of The Year.

 

Police warn against gatherings in Singapore to support protesting farmers in India

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Police warn against gatherings in Singapore to support protesting farmers in India

Singapore — The Singapore Police Force (SPF) issued a statement on Tuesday (Dec 15), warning against persons who have gathered “at various locations” around the country to show their support for farmers in India, who have been holding protests because of three laws passed in India’s Parliament a few months ago.

“The police did not grant any permits for these cause-based assemblies. Police investigations are ongoing,” the SPF said.

The SPF added that it wants to send a “strong reminder that organising or participating in a public assembly without a police permit in Singapore is illegal and constitutes an offence under the Public Order Act. Also, the police will not grant any permit for assemblies that advocate political causes of other countries”.

The police further reminded that foreigners who are visiting or residing in Singapore should follow the laws of the land. “Those who break the law will be dealt with firmly, and this may include termination of visa or work passes, where applicable.”

Three farm acts were passed in the Indian Parliament in September, which are largely considered to be anti-farmer by farmers’ union as they would put them under  the “mercy of corporate” agents.

Over half of India’s working population, around 263.1 million people, is in the agricultural sector, with many dependent on farming for their family’s daily food needs.

At first, protests were carried on a local level but quickly grew in scale. A movement called “Dilli Chalo” (Let’s go to Delhi) was formed in November with tens of thousands of farmers, mostly from Haryana and Rajasthan, marching to the Indian capital, despite Delhi being a Covid-19 hot spot.

And on Nov 26, around 250 million people took part in a nationwide general strike to support the farmers.

People have also taken to the streets around the world in the past two weeks in solidarity with the farmers. From California, New York, and Texas in the United States, to Canada, France, Germany, London and the Netherlands, people have gathered in protest over the laws.

Scholar of religion and history Simran Jeet Singh, who teaches in the US, was recently quoted by CNN as saying: “The pandemic has shown us that there are two economies. Essential workers across the world are suffering. The farmers in India represent all of them, and their resistance to unjust legislation that privileges the uber-wealthy corporations is a resistance that speaks to so many of us all over the world.”

India is the world’s largest producer, consumer and exporter of spices, the largest milk producer to the global market, the world’s second-largest producer of rice and the world’s leading producer of cotton. /TISG

Read also: Why are Indian farmers protesting, and what can Modi do?

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Pritam Singh replies to question on electoral fraud: “No basis” to make such a case for GE2020

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Pritam Singh replies to question on electoral fraud: “No basis” to make such a case for GE2020

Singapore — Workers’ Party leader Pritam Singh has said in response to an online query about electoral fraud that there was “no basis” to make such a case for General Election 2020.

On Monday night (Dec 14), Mr Singh had posted on Facebook a photo of Madam Leong, a 71-year-old woman who had volunteered as a polling agent for the WP.

“Polling agents are appointed by the election agents of candidates. Their duty is to ensure that an election is carried out in accordance to the law,” he said, adding that because of the WP’s small size, the party relies heavily on  volunteer polling agents.

Mr Singh added: “Their participation also helps to demystify the political process and the voting secrecy.” He also outlined the requirements for volunteering as a poll watcher, which are relatively simple and straightforward.

Members of the online community commented on Mr Singh’s post and joined him in praising the work of Madam Leong and other polling agents.

One man, Mr Jordan Tan, had specific questions relating to electoral fraud. He asked if the WP head suspected that collusion had occurred to cheat the “East Coast GRC vote count (& West Coast too, for that matter)?”

He added: “I understand the ‘vote-counting’ machine used by ELD in this year’s GE, was procured from the very same Venezuela company which is suspect of fradulent vote-flipping algorithm in the recent US election.

“I remembered there was an uproar against the ELD on the evening of GE polling day, whereby the ELD unilaterally extended the voting hours, which had resulted in the ballot boxes not being co-observed by Opposition representatives for a few hours.”

Mr Tan also asked if this had been pre-planned in order to determine how many votes were needed to win the East Coast and West Coast GRCs.

Mr Singh’s answer was definite and quite final. He said: “No, and I have no basis to make such a case. There were thousands of opposition polling agents. I am not aware of a single case/claim made by any of them.”

He also encouraged Mr Tan to volunteer as a polling agent in the next elections “to disabuse yourself of any concerns about the polling process”.

The WP head was backed by one such volunteer, Nick PT, who said: “I was a polling agent for East Coast GRC and there was not fraud observed on the ground. The public officers who served as election officials were impartial and professional.”

Another commenter, Seah Kim Ping, who had been a volunteer polling agent for another opposition party, also concurred with Mr Singh. This person said: “I have the opportunity to be a polling agent for another opposition party. I swear by the integrity of the system and the people involved. They have sacrificed precious family time to do national service for the nation. They are the embodiment of integrity and I am proud to be Singaporean seeing their dedication!”

Mr Tan thanked Mr Singh for his answer and said that he would indeed volunteer as a polling agent one day “if my schedule allows”. /TISG

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Pritam Singh regrets not being able to hold thank-you lunch for WP volunteers

 

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