MANILA - A total of 204,000 jobs are up for grabs in a Labor day caravan organized by government, the Department of Labor and Employment said Tuesday. Close to 18,000 of the total vacancies are for state positions, the DOLE said in a statement. These include positions in the Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection, Bureau of Internal Revenue and Armed Forces of the Philippines. The other openings are for customer service representatives, machine operators, collection specialists, cashiers, retail agents, account specialists, service crew, utility staff, baggers, skilled sewers and vacancies in the construction sector under the administration's Build, Build, Build, the statement said. Overseas placements includes factory workers, nurses, machine operators, welders, household workers, waiters, bakers, and English teachers for Thailand, DOLE said. "We are thankful to the companies for making available volumes of opportunities for our workers on Labor Day. We also … [Read more...] about News 204,000 jobs available in gov’t Labor Day fair
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82,000 people in Singapore today have dementia – and 3 in 4 feel ashamed and rejected because of the illness
The survey conducted by Singapore Management University and Alzheimer’s Disease Association also found that 56 per cent of people with dementia feel that they are treated as less competent. The Straits Times The first national survey on dementia has revealed some thought-provoking results. Conducted by the Singapore Management University (SMU) and Alzheimer’s Disease Association (ADA), the survey found that three in four people with dementia feel rejected and lonely. Released on Monday (April 29), the survey collected responses from over 5,600 people, including people with dementia, caregivers and the general public, over a five-week period. In addition to feeling rejection and loneliness, the survey found that one in two people with dementia feel that they cannot be open with others regarding their condition, while 56 per cent feel that they are treated as less competent. Nearly 30 per cent of caregivers also feel embarrassed when taking care of their loved ones with … [Read more...] about 82,000 people in Singapore today have dementia – and 3 in 4 feel ashamed and rejected because of the illness
10,000 evacuated in Canada floods as rescuers search for pets
MONTREAL: More than 10,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in eastern Canada in recent days as spring floods broke record levels set in 2017, officials said on Monday (Apr 29), warning that it could take weeks for the waters to recede.Meanwhile an operation is underway to rescue pets from homes in the area that had to be abandoned during evacuations.Hardest hit was the town of Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, west of Montreal, where more than 6,000 people were forced to flee rising waters over the weekend after a natural dike was breached.Flooding in the town "is stabilising," Quebec Public Safety Minister Genevieve Guilbault told a press conference."Water levels are falling and we hope that we can protect the area," she said, noting that construction of new gravel barriers was underway to keep waters at bay.About 9,000 people have been displaced in Quebec province, or twice the number in 2017, which had seen the region's worst flooding in a half-century.In the rush to flee … [Read more...] about 10,000 evacuated in Canada floods as rescuers search for pets
Trump has made more 10,000 ‘false or misleading’ claims in office, Post says
WASHINGTON: After just over 800 days in office, President Donald Trump has made more than 10,000 “false or misleading claims,“ according to a tally released Monday by the Washington Post. The count, kept by the newspaper’s “Fact Checker” database, was started in the Republican leader’s first 100 days in office in early 2017. At the time, Trump averaged just five false claims a day. In the past seven months, that total has risen to an average of nearly 23 every day, made at rallies, on Twitter, in speeches or in encounters with the media. During his “Make America Great Again” rallies, Trump has taken the most liberties with the truth, the Post said: 22% of his erroneous comments are made at rallies of his dedicated supporters. Another notable element of these claims is that the former reality television star — who frequently rails against the “fake news” media — has a tendency to repeat the same false formulas again … [Read more...] about Trump has made more 10,000 ‘false or misleading’ claims in office, Post says
Jolovan Wham, SDP’s John Tan fined S$5,000 for contempt of court
SINGAPORE: Activist Jolovan Wham and opposition politician John Tan were on Monday (Apr 29) fined S$5,000 each for contempt of court.Both men were found guilty of the offence in October last year. In April 2018, Wham published a Facebook post alleging that Malaysia's judges were more independent than Singapore's in cases with political implications.The Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) initiated a contempt of court case against him. Less than a month later, Tan, a Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) politician, said on Facebook that the AGC's actions confirmed the truth of Wham's comment.The prosecution, in its sentencing submissions last month, had asked the court to order the men to apologise and take down the posts. Wham did neither.Justice Woo Bih Li on Monday delivered his decision on the sentences, after he reserved judgment in a sentencing hearing last month. The judge said that Wham’s failure to take down the Facebook post and refusal to … [Read more...] about Jolovan Wham, SDP’s John Tan fined S$5,000 for contempt of court