YAOHUI The total debt servicing ratio will also be tightened from today. READ MORE HEREWP's Pritam

Stephen Ng working in the air traffic control simulator at the AFTC.... ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI-Air

Good morning!... Here are our top stories to kick-start your Friday, Dec 17, 2021.S' pore setting up paediatric vaccination centres; one can jab 1, 000 children a day PHOTO: ONG YE KUNG/ FACEBOOK The centres are being set up as Singapore prepares to roll out its vaccination programme to children aged five to 11 later this month. READ MORE HEREChangi Airport worker tests preliminarily positive for Omicron; 24 confirmed cases to date ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO The man is a loading assistant at Changi Ai

Good evening!... Catch up on some of the main headlines on Friday, Dec 10. AstraZeneca's antibody drug for Covid-19 treatment to arrive in S' pore by end of the year PHOTO: ASTRAZENECA Clinical trials showed Evusheld reduces severe Covid-19 or death by 88% in patients with mild or moderate disease. READ MORE HEREInsurers to end Covid-19 relief on Dec 31, existing policyholders supported until policy renewal PHOTO: ST FILE Individuals and SMEs facing financial woes due to the pandemic can discus

In addition, China should reform migration policies to allow older Chinese residents to move about the nation more freely and retain full health benefits when they relocate.... Such a change would allow older citizens to follow their children as they move about China.... “ There will not be a demographic fix to healthy aging in China, even if the one-child policy is relaxed, since fertility is unlikely to change much, ” said Smith, Chair in Labor Market and Demographic Studies at RAND, a nonpr

SINGAPORE-Enforcement officers were out in force in Chinatown on Friday night( June 25), at the start of the first weekend since the ban on dining in to curb the spread of Covid-19 was lifted at the beginning of the week. Unlike safe distancing ambassadors who merely advise members of the public and business owners to adhere to safe management measures, enforcement officers have the right to issue penalties for breaches. The Straits Times( ST) tagged along with a team of officers on Friday night

It also aims to equip technicians with hands-on expertise to properly handle refrigerants. The course will be run twice a month, depending on the take-up.... Each run will be limited to 15 technicians. Technicians with at least three years of experience in the refrigeration and air conditioning industry can apply to take the course. Grants are available for Singaporeans and permanent residents to subsidise up to 90 per cent of the$ 700 course fees.... Mr Sheikh Hussein Akbar( second from right

The scheme started on Sept 8, and is open to Brunei and Germany for a start. Travellers under this scheme will take up to four Covid-19 polymerase chain reaction( PCR) testsin lieu of a stay-home notice.Mr Iswaran said the results in the first two weeks have been promising.... " But we will do our utmost to make sure Changi and SIA soar again." A passenger of Singapore Airlines flightSQ325, the first flight ferrying travellers from Germany under the quarantine-free scheme, at Changi Airport on

SINGAPAPORE-Vaccinated people who wished to eat at air-conditioned foodcourts in mallssuch as Junction 8, Nex and Plaza Singapurawere checked at the entrance and given a sticker to identify them on Tuesday( Aug 10), the first day the ban on dining in was lifted. Those unvaccinated and without a sticker could get only takeaway food. There was some confusion among patrons about the new regulations earlier in the day and some groups of people were turned away as not all were fully vaccinated, staff

The Singapore Philatelic Museum's stamp collection will also be on display in an interactive way. Children's Museum Singapore's director and general manager Tresnawati Prihadi says with a chuckle:" Kids are always reminded not to touch the displays at' adult museums'.... Children’s Museum Singapore’s( from far left) curator Mishelle Lim, director and general manager Tresnawati Prihadi, and senior curator Lucille Yap outside the museum building in Coleman Street.... Visit the microsite for more