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SINGAPORE - Mr Lim Kay Choong, who has muscular dystrophy, feels that his employer's mindset on persons with disabilities has enabled him to integrate well into the work environment. The company is keen and willing to discuss and make arrangements for him, said Mr Lim. "Having a job gives me financial independence. This helps me gain confidence in other aspects of my life, as I can make my own decisions on whether I want to buy a laptop or go out with friends to a better restaurant. I earn my money and I am happy to spend it," said Mr Lim, 32, a research analyst. Mr Lim has been able to find work with four different organisations with support from the Muscular Dystrophy Association (Singapore) (MDAS). He has been with his current company for more than two years. He shared his experience during a dialogue session with President Halimah Yacob, who visited MDAS on Monday (April 12). Speaking to the media after the visit, Madam Halimah said there can be more support to encourage ... » Learn More about Adaptive tech subsidies could encourage employers to hire persons with disabilities: President Halimah

PHUKET: A scan of body parts found in a refrigerator during a raid last week on a building in Bangkok’s Sukhumvit Soi 56 suggests it was an elderly European man who was dismembered by an electric saw, Dr Udomsak Hoonwichit, of Chulalongkorn University’s faculty of medicine, said yesterday. The deceased man’s DNA will be collected for identification and given to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for a check with its database, he said. Udomsak and Central Institute of Forensic Science director Suphot Nakngernthong took the dismembered body for a virtual autopsy yesterday by CT scan to try to determine the time of death, the cause and possibly some clues about the killer. That was carried out while other identification methods were used such as checking clothes and dental records, DNA sampling, and testing for traces of toxic elements or poison, Udomsak said. The results would also be sent to the FBI for a second check. “The fact the body parts were frozen could affect ... » Learn More about Victim of Bangkok gang may be elderly European

CAIRO: For Ramadan this year, Magdy Hafez has been longing to reclaim a cherished ritual: Performing the nighttime group prayers called taraweeh at the mosque once again. Last year, the coronavirus upended the 68-year-old Egyptian’s routine of going to the mosque to perform those prayers, traditional during Islam’s holiest month. The pandemic had disrupted Islamic worship the world over, including in Egypt where mosques were closed to worshippers last Ramadan. “I have been going to the mosque for 40 years so it was definitely a very, very, difficult thing,” he said. “But our religion orders us to protect one another.” Still, “It’s a whole other feeling, and the spirituality in Ramadan is like nothing else.” Egypt has since allowed most mosques to reopen for Friday communal prayers and for this Ramadan it will let them hold taraweeh, also with precautions, including shortening its duration. Ramadan, which begins this week, comes as much of the world has been hit by an ... » Learn More about Muslims navigate restrictions in the second Ramadan amid COVID-19 pandemic

Continuously mitigating credit risk and fraud in operational processes and systems has become a prevailing problem for the financial sector. As businesses deal with the aftermath of the lockdown, lenders may expect a surge in working capital loan requests from entrepreneurs hoping to recover from these trying times. Covering more than the Financial Sector, The Republic Act (RA) 11521 is the law relating to Anti-Money laundering and also includes real estate developers and brokers as well as offshore gaming operators and their service providers. The push for recovery and the demand for business loans means all covered sectors have to improve credit compliance as well as strengthen Anti-Money Laundering (AML) practices to ensure that members and employees comply with the law against fraudulent acts. Framedia Inc., a family-owned and well-respected Filipino company, pioneered the first full-service AML certification in the country. Accredited by the Anti-Money Laundering Council ... » Learn More about Framedia continues to lead the digital learning innovation in PH

The local government of Muntinlupa is reducing the composition of its skeletal workforce including its operating hours following a surge of Covid-19 positive cases among staff. Mayor Jaime Fresnedi signed Executive Order 13 s. 2021 ordering the reduction of manpower reporting in the City Hall premises and the local government’s operating hours after recording a high attack rate of up to 211 cases per 1000 population among employees from March 27 to April 2. Fresnedi said the reduction in the work force covers offices in the Main Building, Annex Building, and People’s Center starting April 5 to give way to intensive disinfection, testing, and quarantine measures. On April 5, the City Health Office has conducted a mass antigen testing of staff who reported physically for work. The CHO is set to closely monitor all positive and probable Covid-19 cases among the workforce and implement strict isolation protocols, including contact tracing. He added that the office hours shall be ... » Learn More about Munti City Hall reduces workforce, office hours

QUEZON City has partnered with the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and private diagnostics clinic Hi-Precision to further increase the city’s capacity to test residents for Covid-19. “Our partnerships will allow us to pool all available resources, weave our efforts and immediately address the needs of our most affected communities,” Mayor Josefina “Joy” Belmonte said. The PRC pledged to allocate 8,000 RT-PCR (reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction) test kits to the city worth around P3,400 each. Belmonte said this would allow the city government to test more residents and subsequently reinforce its contact tracing efforts. “With the current direct partnership, results are expected to be released at a faster turnaround time,” she added. According to the city’s Public Affairs and Information Services Department, the city plans to open three additional testing centers. The existing community-based testing centers are in Toro Hill Basketball Court (District 1), Payatas ... » Learn More about QC expands Covid-19 testing

Nowadays, almost everything can be done virtually. All you need is the internet and you’re good to go — the possibilities are almost endless even from home especially with Globe. This year, Globe empowers its customers to reinvent their world by providing fast and reliable internet connection, world-class partnerships, and online experiences that can help them evolve into the best version of themselves while enjoying the things that they love online. In fact, Globe has a special treat that all fitness enthusiasts and Marvel fans out there shouldn’t miss. Challenge yourself and reinvent your fitness routine at the first ever Marvel Virtual Run Philippines happening until April 30, 202. Brought to you by Globe and The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia , participants will definitely be inspired to run towards victory just like their favorite Marvel Super Heroes — Captain America, Black Panther, The Hulk, Captain Marvel and Black Widow. Since this is a virtual event, runners have ... » Learn More about Reinvent your fitness journey and run towards victory

MANILA, Philippines — The government’s P1,000 cash aid is not be enough to buy food and other essential items during a two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). This was according to the party-list group Bayan Muna on Sunday, after one of their members it said, bought items at the Commonwealth Market just enough to feed a family of four for three days. But the “ECQ bubble” which is now being enforced in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal is now going into its second week having started last March 28 after President Rodrigo Duterte approved a recommendation from the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF). According to Bayan Muna, their member Thata Alindogan was able to buy only the following items with her P1,000: rice (5 kilos) – P200 The total was P974.00 — which Bayan Muna said does not leave much in change to buy other items or even pay for transportation fare. “Hindi na nakabili ng baboy dahil P320/kg, ... » Learn More about P1K cash aid not enough for 2-week ECQ — Bayan Muna

Rica Peralejo (Image: Instagram/@ricaperalejo) Rica Peralejo recently reflected on her showbiz history, including parts of it that she regrets, like taking on roles in erotic films. The actress, 39, answered questions from fans in her vlog last Friday, Feb. 19, covering topics from her love life to her acting career. Peralejo started out in the business early when she joined youth variety show “Ang TV.” She said in her vlog that all she wanted to do was sing, which is why she agreed to enter the entertainment industry. When asked why she became a “sexy star,” Peralejo said, “Like many things in my life I really don’t make [the] decision.” “I was already a few years old in the business and they were telling me to ‘change your image for you to be able to survive,’” she recalled. She took on mature roles, which she ultimately regrets. “That means I really bared some parts of my body and did some really horrifying, not-so-proud-of things on screen just so we could give ... » Learn More about Rica Peralejo weighs in on stint as sexy star: ‘I did some really horrifying, not-so-proud-of things on screen’

TEACHERS should be given priority to receive the Covid-19 vaccination following the reopening of schools, said Jagdeep Singh. The Penang local government committee chairman said there were about 500,000 teachers nationwide but so far, only 55,539 of them were eligible under the first phase of vaccinations as frontliners. “With schools reopened fully now, teachers are considered in the high-risk category as they are no longer working from home. “I hope the Education and Health Ministries would give them priority as frontliners. “Vaccinating them would make it better and safer for the schools as well, ” he said after a spot check on standard operating procedure (SOP) compliance at Han Chiang High School in Jalan Lim Lean Teng on Tuesday. The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme is being implemented in three phases, with Phase 1 from Feb to April for the frontliners involving 500,000 people. Phase 2, from April to August, involves 9.4 million people comprising senior ... » Learn More about Call to prioritise vaccination for teachers