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Economic growth and investment in education critical to reducing inequality: Yale-NUS panel

aseanpr 31 3 月

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SINGAPORE - The Covid-19 pandemic has exacted a disproportionate toll on women, who risk dropping out of school and the workforce because of additional household responsibilities. But while policies such as flexible work arrangements are helpful, what is critical in the long run is sustained economic growth and investments in education. These in turn create good jobs for the middle class and reduce inequality for all, not just women. This was the conclusion drawn by experts on Tuesday (March 30) at the virtual Yale-NUS Global Affairs Lecture moderated by Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy dean, Professor Danny Quah. Speaking on addressing global inequality, former World Bank chief economist and Yale University economics professor Pinelopi Goldberg said that during the Ebola epidemic in West Africa from 2014 to 2016, more girls than boys dropped out of school and were less likely to return after the epidemic ended - something which could also happen with Covid-19. Due to widespread lockdowns and shuttered businesses, many women - who are overrepresented in services sectors hardest hit by Covid-19 such as food and beverage, retail and entertainment - found themselves out of work. T...

Eisai: European Medicines Agency Accepts the Marketing Authorisation Applications for Two Additional Indications of Anti Cancer Agent Lenvatinib in Combination with Pembrolizumab

ruth 30 3 月

4 minutes

TOKYO, Mar 30, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has confirmed it has accepted for review applications for the use of its in-house discovered multiple receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, lenvatinib mesylate (product name: LENVIMA / Kisplyx, "lenvatinib"), in combination with anti-PD-1 therapy pembrolizumab (brand name: KEYTRUDA), developed by Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., U.S.A., (known as MSD outside the United States and Canada) as a treatment for patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and advanced endometrial carcinoma (EC), respectively.The application requesting an indication of lenvatinib in combination with pembrolizumab for RCC is based on the results of the pivotal Phase 3 CLEAR study (Study 307/KEYNOTE-581) for the first-line treatment of patients with advanced RCC, which were presented at 2021 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium (ASCO GU), and simultaneously published in the New England Journal of Medicine in February 2021. In this trial, lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab demonstrated statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements in the primary endpoint of pr...

Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on March 30

aseanpr 30 3 月

2 minutes

Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Tuesday, March 30. Traffic in Suez Canal resumes after stranded ship refloated Tugboats hauled the giant vessel away from the side of the waterway, where it had been lodged since March 23. READ MORE HERE Suez Canal jam may further strain Singapore manufacturers amid shipping container shortage Manufacturers are already facing higher shipping container costs amid disruptions due to the pandemic. READ MORE HERE NTU team develops new Covid-19 rapid test kit that can detect variants It produces results within 30 minutes and can be used directly on patient samples. READ MORE HERE More on this topic Related Story ST newsletters: Get alerts on the latest news Covid-19 shows importance of resilience in healthcare system: DPM Heng at SGH 200th anniversary celebrations "We must learn from Covid-19 to better prepare for Disease X," he said. READ MORE HERE New S'pore-North America subsea cable system to be completed in 2024 It will help boost digital connectivity and offer network diversity between the regions. READ MORE HERE Former oil tycoon and Hin Leong founder Lim Oon Kuin facing 23 more forgery-related charges The new charges are ...

Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on March 29

aseanpr 29 3 月

2 minutes

Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Monday, March 29. Private doctors question 'highly exclusive' IP insurer panels which exclude many specialists They say private specialists account for only 21 per cent of all doctors on the panels of many IP insurers. READ MORE HERE Signalling fault disrupts morning commute on North South Line Commuters were told to add 45 minutes of travelling time between Raffles Place and Bishan stations. READ MORE HERE Million-dollar HDB flats: Who's buying them? Such million-dollar sales make up just 0.3% of total resale transactions in the first eight months of 2020. READ MORE HERE More on this topic Related Story ST newsletters: Get alerts on the latest news Covid-19 mRNA vaccines best at protecting against variant strains Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna were found to work well against the British and Brazilian strains. READ MORE HERE ‘We’ve always lived here, yet we don’t belong,’ say Thailand's sea gypsies This is the fourth instalment of the nine-part Invisible Asia series. READ MORE HERE Two dead, 19 wounded in suspected suicide blast outside Indonesian church One of the bombers was linked to local terrorist group Jemaah Ansharut Dau...

Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on March 28

aseanpr 28 3 月

2 minutes

Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Sunday, March 28. S'pore public servants to work 3 days in office, 2 days at home as Covid-19 rules eased Public transport ridership is expected to rise in tandem with the return of more workers to offices. READ MORE HERE Poll finds most people in Singapore would rather work from home Only 1 in 4 of those polled wants to return to the office, with half of them saying they miss their colleagues. READ MORE HERE Tutor in Singapore left over $1m to Africa's poor kids She wrote her own obit and wanted proceeds from the sale of her Pasir Ris home to be donated. READ MORE HERE More on this topic Related Story ST newsletters: Get alerts on the latest news At least 114 killed in Myanmar in one of bloodiest days of protests The killings came as police and soldiers tried to suppress protests on Armed Forces Day. READ MORE HERE Secret gardens, mini lodge and shrine hidden in Singapore's forests People who set up and maintain such sites could be trespassing on state land. READ MORE HERE 30 years after SQ117 hijacking, is Singapore ready for another terror attack? The terrorism landscape and Singapore's counter-terrorism capabilities have...

Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on March 27

aseanpr 27 3 月

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Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Saturday, March 27. New code of conduct for tenancy agreements for retail premises; Govt backs call for new laws It covers key tenancy terms, including who should bear the costs in preparing the lease agreement. READ MORE HERE Efforts to free stuck Suez Canal ship with tug boats suspended till Saturday A US official said the Navy was prepared to send dredging experts to the canal, but was awaiting approval. READ MORE HERE Keen on green, but at what cost? Poll maps out S'porean attitudes to eco-friendliness Singaporeans have differing views on green living and accepting the trade-offs that they face, a survey found. READ MORE HERE More on this topic Related Story ST newsletters: Get alerts on the latest news Sole Covid-19 community case in S'pore is a Myanmar maid who initially tested negative She developed a cough and a runny nose on her first day of work at her employer's home. READ MORE HERE No quick solution to Myanmar, says Vivian Balakrishnan after meeting Indonesia's Jokowi "It's a tragedy that is unfolding... It's going to take quite some time to resolve," he said at the end of a two-day visit to Jakarta. READ MORE HE...

Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on March 24

aseanpr 24 3 月

2 minutes

Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Wednesday, March 24. Muslim leaders told last August that position on nurses wearing tudung under review, likely to change: Shanmugam The Govt was discussing this internally as it could see good reasons to make this change, he said. READ MORE HERE Singapore's temperatures rising despite cooling effects of La Nina: Climate report Last year was the eighth warmest year on record. READ MORE HERE At least 70 police reports filed against Singaporean-run crypto trading platform Torque Investors are claiming millions lost in cryptocurrencies on the platform, run by S'porean businessman Bernard Ong. READ MORE HERE More on this topic Related Story ST newsletters: Get alerts on the latest news Store workers, gun rights supporter, grandfather-to-be among Colorado shooting victims For 51-year-old Teri Leiker, who had worked at the store for 30 years, it had long been a happy place, said a friend. READ MORE HERE Malaysia's police chief causes ripples with claims of corruption in senior ranks of force Abdul Hamid Bador said he knew of former police chiefs using serving police officers to do their bidding. READ MORE HERE New centre aims to ...

HSA confiscates $369,000 worth of e-vaporisers and components in largest seizure to date

aseanpr 23 3 月

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SINGAPORE - In the largest haul of electronic vaporisers to date, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) on March 18 seized more than $369,000 worth of e-vaporisers and components. Three men are assisting with HSA investigations, including an individual who is also being probed by police for allegedly possessing several scheduled weapons in his home, said the HSA and the Singapore Police Force in a joint statement on Tuesday (March 23). HSA had acted based on a tip-off. It first arrested two suspects - a 34-year-old and 39-year-old - who turned up at a storage facility in Tuas to purportedly collect several consignments of the prohibited e-vaporisers. HSA officers on the same day raided the Serangoon North home of the third suspect, who is said to be involved in the peddling of the e-vaporisers. E-vaporisers, which simulate smoking, are non-combustible. Each consists of an atomiser, a battery source and a small container for e-liquid or juice. They have been banned in Singapore since Feb 1, 2018. Importing such items, including electronic cigarettes, has also been illegal since Aug 1, 2016. In total, the officers seized 1,157 assorted e-vaporisers and 25,345 assorted e-vaporiser pods ...

Surgeon suspended 10 months for derogatory and abusive e-mails against Singapore Medical Council and others

aseanpr 23 3 月

3 minutes

SINGAPORE - A surgeon has been suspended from practice for 10 months for sending more than 120 derogatory and abusive e-mails about the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) and people linked to it. Dr Pang Ah San, a general surgeon who works at SC Chia Clinic at Mount Alvernia Hospital, also has to pay a penalty of $10,000, remove all derogatory social media posts against the SMC and people it appointed, and pay all costs of the disciplinary hearing. Dr Pang, who is in his 60s, had faced two prior disciplinary hearings - for using a "loop" percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube on four patients between 2007 and 2009. This method of providing a permanent way to feed through a gastrostomy tube is not generally accepted by the medical profession. Following a complaint by the family of one of the patients, Dr Pang was found guilty of professional misconduct and fined $10,000 in 2012. He appealed against the judgment by the Court of Three Judges, which upheld the disciplinary committee's verdict. A second disciplinary hearing was convened based on the similar treatment of the three other patients. This time, in 2014, he was suspended for six months and fined $10,000. Dr Pang was also order...

Fine for woman who failed to declare $800,000 in cash brought into Singapore

aseanpr 23 3 月

2 minutes

SINGAPORE - A woman who carried more than $800,000 in cash into Singapore over a three-year period was fined $18,000 on Monday (March 22). Rajena Begam Sheik Noordin had failed to declare that she was carrying sums of over $20,000 while entering the Republic on 27 occasions - an offence under the law. The 52-year-old Singaporean pleaded guilty to three counts of bringing into Singapore at least $30,000 in cash and failing to tell an authorised officer that she had done so. District Judge Jasvender Kaur took into consideration 24 other similar charges during her sentencing. Court documents state that Rajena committed the offences while entering Singapore via Changi Airport's Arrival Hall on various instances between Dec 16, 2015 and Dec 25, 2018. "On Jan 30, 2020, the police received information on a woman who was believed to be involved in the offence of failing to declare the movement of cash into or out of Singapore on multiple occasions," said the police in a statement on Tuesday. The police said Rajena's offences were discovered in subsequent investigations by officers from the Commercial Affairs Department. Under the law, anyone seeking to bring into or out of Singapore more t...

Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on March 21

aseanpr 21 3 月

2 minutes

Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Sunday, March 21. The people helping to vaccinate Singapore From healthcare workers to volunteers and airline crew members, it's all hands on deck as thousands are mobilised in S'pore's vaccine roll-out. READ MORE HERE 'I don't have a car or house': Singapore-based technopreneur who bought $93m digital art 32-year-old Vignesh Sundaresan, who has made his wealth in virtual currency, could not afford a laptop once. READ MORE HERE The tiger mum who went from sales representative to managing director of tech giant HP Inc Vivian Chua, who takes care of her staff and is in control of her work-life balance, says women can go far in the male-dominated tech industry. READ MORE HERE More on this topic Related Story ST newsletters: Get alerts on the latest news The misfortune of fame for 'Little Jack Ma,' lookalike of the Alibaba founder In 2015, eight-year-old Fan Xiaoqin shot to fame after he was discovered as a lookalike of Alibaba founder Jack Ma. READ MORE HERE ST bags three wins and three merit prizes for coverage of Covid-19 They include stories about how the pandemic has affected the job prospects and life plans of young people...

Trial of MRT priority cabins put on hold due to changed ridership patterns amid pandemic

aseanpr 21 3 月

3 minutes

SINGAPORE - A trial of MRT priority cabins for the elderly, wheelchair users and pregnant women has been put on hold indefinitely due to the coronavirus situation, The Sunday Times has learnt. A Land Transport Authority (LTA) spokesman told ST that ridership patterns have changed amid the Covid-19 outbreak and new initiatives will have to wait until the situation is better studied. LTA first suggested the trial in 2019. It was to have taken place on the North-East Line last year. Cabins near station lifts were to have more signs encouraging passengers to let the more vulnerable commuters board and alight first, keep wheelchair spaces free and give up their seats to them. This would have come amid Singapore's efforts to change its commuter culture for the better and to build a more inclusive transport system, with the infrastructure on buses and at MRT stations now mostly accessible to those with mobility needs. Approached with news of the delay, Chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee for Transport Saktiandi Supaat said the idea should not be panned. "Over time, as more people use public transport more (frequently) in this Covid-19 environment, the efforts on trialling a...

Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on March 19

aseanpr 19 3 月

2 minutes

Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Friday, March 19. Trust in Singapore's key institutions rose last year: Survey The country's score is fifth behind India, China, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia. READ MORE HERE US, China spar with rare harsh public rebukes in first in-person talks of Biden presidency US is looking for China to change its behaviour if it wants to reset sour relations. READ MORE HERE Germany, France among nations to resume use of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine after regulators back shot The European Medicines Agency said that the vaccine is "safe and effective," and the benefits outweigh risks. READ MORE HERE More on this topic Related Story ST newsletters: Get alerts on the latest news Long queues at Malaysian High Commission in Singapore leave many frustrated One Facebook user, who had to renew his passport in January, compared it to queueing for concert tickets. READ MORE HERE Encourage staff to take Covid-19 vaccine when it is offered, S'pore's chief health scientist tells bosses Prof Tan Chorh Chuan said that the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, approved for use here, are highly effective. READ MORE HERE Help at hand for kids with developmental need...

Agilex Biolabs Showcases Advanced Immunoassay and Immunobiology Services at Bio-Europe Spring 2021

pandora 18 3 月

3 minutes

ADELAIDE, AU, Mar 17, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Agilex Biolabs, Australia's largest and most technologically advanced specialist bioanalytical laboratory for clinical trials, today announced it will showcase its world-class immunoassay and immunobiology services for regulated bioanalysis at Bio-Europe 2021.Dr Kurt J. Sales Agilex Biolabs' Director Immunoassay said:"Our experienced team can develop or transfer a method for any biologic to support pre-clinical GLP or clinical studies. Our world-class laboratories feature state-of-the-art equipment including Gyrolab Xplore, MSD Quickplex 120, Luminex Magpix, BD FACSymphony A3 flow cytometer and soon to be released, digital droplet quantitative real-time RT-PCR. Our scientists have expertise and experience to solve the most complex immunogenicity and drug tolerance issues, often encountered in immuno-oncology studies in both an early phase and later phase setting."Agilex Biolabs also features a rebate of up to 43.5% on clinical trial bioanalytical services spend as part of the Australian Government clinical trial attraction program.Learn more: Take a briefing with our Scientists at Bio-Europe via PartneringOne. Login Here https://informa...

Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on March 18

aseanpr 18 3 月

2 minutes

Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Thursday, March 18. S'pore begins construction on $640m three-track train testing centre in Tuas It will be among the first in the world that can test different trains and rail systems at the same time. READ MORE HERE Hundreds of servers in Singapore at risk from global Microsoft Exchange e-mail hack The software manages e-mails and helps to synchronise e-mails between various applications. READ MORE HERE Singapore is 8th most attractive country to relocate to for work: Survey This is the first time it has broken into the top 10 in a global study that started in 2014. READ MORE HERE More on this topic Related Story ST newsletters: Get alerts on the latest news Stronger signal needed to prevent recurring MRT faults Either way, the responsible party should not get away with merely replacing the faulty parts, says Christopher Tan. READ MORE HERE Covid-19-related content across all platforms recognised in SPH annual journalism awards Among these is the Cross-Media Package of the Year, produced by ST after the world lost over a million lives to Covid-19. READ MORE HERE Malaysian govt backtracks on Covid-19 fines after public outr...

Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on March 17

aseanpr 17 3 月

2 minutes

Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Wednesday, March 17. Retrenchments hit smaller proportion of workers in S'pore, but more than doubled last year Foreigners were more likely to be let go than S'poreans or PRs, with the services sector the hardest hit. READ MORE HERE China eases border restrictions for travellers who have taken its Covid-19 vaccines "This has nothing to do with recognition of Chinese vaccines," said a Chinese official. READ MORE HERE Novena Global Healthcare subsidiary shuts all its aesthetic clinics Patients have made police reports over a lack of response from the chain founded by Nelson and Terence Loh. READ MORE HERE More on this topic Related Story ST newsletters: Get alerts on the latest news US and Japan single out China as threat, vowing to 'push back if necessary' They singled out China for its human rights transgressions and behaviour in the East and South China Seas, and the Taiwan Strait. READ MORE HERE High-tech farming 'toolbox' can help S'pore meet food supply needs: Chan Chun Sing These solutions can help the country scale up local production when the need arises. READ MORE HERE More thundery showers expected in second half of...

Singapore start-up PatSnap turns unicorn with backing from SoftBank, Tencent

elean 17 3 月

3 minutes

SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) - Singapore-founded PatSnap reached a valuation topping US$1 billion (S$1.34 billion) in a fresh funding round, with SoftBank Vision Fund II and Tencent Investment among those backing the provider of patent analytics. CPE Industrial Fund and existing investors Sequoia China, Shunwei Capital and Vertex Ventures joined the US$300 million Series E round, the software company said in a statement. PatSnap will use the funds for product development and expanding its sales presence. Joining the list of global technology unicorns, PatSnap is benefiting from a surge in R&D spending, with the US and China seeking an edge amid heightened trade tensions between the countries. PatSnap's software lets inventors and researchers gain insights into innovations being developed around the world. "The US-China trade war is essentially about technology and a lot of companies want to know where to invest," Jeffrey Tiong, PatSnap founder and chief executive officer, said in an interview. "We spent more than 10 years collecting patent data from 140 countries and use AI to provide insights." Founded in 2007, PatSnap - short for patents in a snap - provides data and analytics on intell...

Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on March 14

aseanpr 14 3 月

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Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Sunday, March 14. S'pore will use Covid-19 vaccines from any source, so long as they are safe and effective: PM Lee Vaccines do not carry a nationality. Is it good or is it no good? Does it work? If it does, then we will use it, he said. READ MORE HERE Births in Singapore hit decade low as deaths climb to historic peak Recession, uncertainties due to the pandemic may be leading some to put off having kids, say experts. READ MORE HERE En bloc fever making cautious comeback in Singapore But cooling measures, uncertain economy and talks of new curbs make developers wary. READ MORE HERE More on this topic Related Story ST newsletters: Get alerts on the latest news 61-year-old S'porean man who returned from work in the UAE dies of Covid-19 complications This is the 30th such death in Singapore. READ MORE HERE Up in flames: The high cost of residential fires in Singapore Unattended cooking, discarded items and electrical fires were the top three types of fires in residential premises last year. READ MORE HERE New extension to Botanic Gardens opens, with artwork dating back to colonial period on display Sited in repurposed colonial...

Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on March 13

aseanpr 13 3 月

2 minutes

Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Saturday, March 13. Stretching the healthcare dollar with targeted subsidies in S'pore With limited resources and growing needs on every end, it has become more crucial than ever to make every dollar count. READ MORE HERE Lower costs for most with S'pore's healthcare subsidy revision, and some who pay more can afford it: Experts 15% of patients, who are mainly from households with higher per capita income, will pay about $200 more out of pocket. READ MORE HERE IT engineer who declined Covid-19 test despite runny nose is S'pore's sole new community case The Deutsche Bank employee had a runny nose on March 1, visited a GP and was given five days of medical leave. READ MORE HERE What does the future hold for Fukushima 10 years after nuclear disaster? Some evacuees have returned, while others cite concerns over food safety for staying away. READ MORE HERE Biden says free Indo-Pacific essential as he meets India, Japan, Australia leaders Virtual meeting of the Quad will focus on the Covid-19 pandemic, economic growth and the climate crisis. READ MORE HERE Two women being investigated for illegally collecting free face masks; more...

Inflation already creeping into some corners of the world

elean 12 3 月

6 minutes

NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) - The big question in financial markets is whether the post-pandemic recovery will bring a burst of inflation. In some corners of the world economy, it's already arrived. In commodities like soybeans or copper, industries like shipping and countries like Brazil, prices have been climbing rapidly - for reasons directly tied to the disruptions of Covid-19, the policy response, or the surge in demand that comes with hopes of recovery. None of this is enough to settle the great inflation debate one way or the other. Hawks say that pockets of inflation today will turn into across-the-board price increases tomorrow, with stimulus providing the fuel. Skeptics see price rises as largely driven by temporary spurts or bottlenecks - and point out that similar alarm bells were sounded after the 2008 crash, when inflation never showed up. Following are some of the areas already seeing a surge in prices - and how they connect to the broader inflation picture. Metals Government efforts to lift economies out of the pandemic slump have involved spending on infrastructure projects, and financial support for households who spent some of the cash on electronic gear. Both are contr...

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