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KUCHING: The proposed Social Work Profession Bill will strengthen efforts to protect children and other vulnerable individuals from abuse, says a Sarawak minister. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the legislation would ensure that only social workers with suitable professional training would be appointed to the task of helping abused children and individuals. "We read every day in the papers of children being abused, including sexual abuse, but rarely does the public stop to consider the skills needed to help such children. "(The task of) assessing their needs, supporting them while they find their way in life and working with their family members falls to social workers within the Welfare Department. "The same goes for adults subjected to domestic violence," she said in a statement on Friday (March 19). Fatimah said it was crucial for social workers to adhere to a professional code of ethics as ... » Learn More about Social Work Profession Bill will boost efforts to shield the vulnerable from abuse, says S’wak minister

NUNHEAD: Consultant Rachel Watson enjoys being based at her home that looks onto the London skyline but misses the office vibe. She will soon get the best of both worlds as Britain’s coronavirus lockdown eases. United Kingdom businesses are planning for a hybrid or flexible workplace, splitting time between home and offices when the latest restrictions are finally relaxed in June. Watson worked mostly in London’s City finance district, for corporate procurement specialists Proxima, until the Covid-19 pandemic erupted one year ago and turned the area into a ghost town. The 34-year-old Scot now works for Proxima from the apartment she shares with pet beagle Kobe in the south London suburb of Nunhead, six miles (9.6 kilometers) from the office, with a window view of London’s Shard skyscraper. “I do enjoy working from home in terms of having more of a work-life balance — being able to spend more time in my community, being able to switch off work and be in your home — and I don’t ... » Learn More about Post-Covid era of hybrid work beckons in the United Kingdom

The app, Thailand Digital Work Permit, was introduced to companies and foreign employees on Friday. – BANGKOK – Thailand’s Labour Ministry and the Immigration Bureau have launched the first smartphone app on  allowing expats to lodge requests for work permits and have them approved, though applicants will still need to make at least two “offline” trips to specially set up centres to complete the procedure. The app, Thailand Digital Work Permit, was introduced to companies and foreign employees on Friday. The first person to be digitally granted a work permit was Japan’s Koichiro Suda. The permit was approved by Waranon Pitiwan, director-general of the Department of Employment (DOE). Mr Suda works as a domestic sales coordinator for Minebea Thailand Co Ltd, one of the firms supported by the Office of the Board of Investment (BoI). The app resulted from a project jointly launched by the BoI, the Labour Ministry and the Immigration Bureau called Single Window. It is ... » Learn More about Thailand Work Permits Now Available Through Phone App

DUBAI: Saudi oil producer Aramco has agreed a $12.4 billion deal to sell a 49% stake in its pipelines to a consortium led by U.S.-based EIG Global Energy Partners. Announced late on Friday, it is the company's largest deal since its record $29.4 billion initial public offering in late 2019. The lease and leaseback agreement includes a 49% stake of newly formed Aramco Oil Pipelines Co and rights to 25 years of tariff payments for oil carried on Aramco's pipelines, it said in a statement. Aramco will retain a 51% stake in the new company. EIG, which has invested more than $34 billion in energy and energy infrastructure, was the deal's underwriter and will work with Aramco in the coming days to decide on other parties for the consortium, a source familiar with the deal said. Abu Dhabi state investor Mubadala is in discussions on being part of it, a spokesman said. Aramco will retain operational control of the pipeline network and assume all operating and capital expense risk, ... » Learn More about Aramco agrees US$12.4bil deal to sell stake in pipelines

Axi chief global market strategist Stephen Innes said the benchmark index would likely trade between 1,580 and 1,610 next week, well supported by banking stocks that benefited from the recent decision by the central bank at its second Monetary Policy Committee meeting. "The FBM KLCI is well weighted to benefit from banking and energy," Innes told Bernama, adding that the decision made by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)+ allies to extend their production cuts had shored up oil prices on Friday . "While I expect oil prices to remain firm, we could see a more dovish pushback from the US Federal Reserve that could cap rising Treasury yields. "But even should these counters remain stable or working as a trade-off against one another, I still think the reopening (of the economy) and COVID-19 vaccine vibe should carry the day,” added Innes. Slightly weak sentiment clouded the local bourse, weighed down by the glove stocks for the week just ended. However, ... » Learn More about Bursa Malaysia likely to trade higher next week

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is clearly not seen as a “strategic environmental partner on climate action” by the United States, said Democratic Action Party's secretary-general Lim Guan Eng on Thursday (Apr 8). This came after environment minister Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man explained that Malaysia is not involved in a US-led virtual leaders summit for climate change as it is not among top greenhouse gas emitters and those most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. In a statement, Mr Lim said: “Tuan Ibrahim’s explanation why Malaysia was not invited has shown him to be no different from former US President Donald Trump’s lack of knowledge and enthusiasm for climate change activism." Mr Lim stated that the reasoning by the minister was unacceptable. “Tuan Ibrahim’s rationale for Malaysia’s exclusion is that Malaysia is not climate-vulnerable like Vietnam and Indonesia, as well as not a big country contributor to 80 per cent of greenhouse gases (GHG) to limit global warming to 1.5 ... » Learn More about Malaysia not seen as ‘strategic environmental partner’ by US, says DAP leader on climate summit snub

SINGAPORE - Home-based learning will be rolled out at all primary and secondary schools, junior colleges and the centralised institute from Wednesday (April 1) as part of additional efforts to support safe distancing. The Ministry of Education has come up with a Parent Kit to guide parents on what to do. DEBUNKING 5 MYTHS ON HOME-BASED LEARNING Myth 1: My child must spend the whole day on the computer. Fact: Home-based learning (HBL) can consist of one or more of the following: a. E-learning (for example, online assignments through the Student Learning Space (SLS) or other online learning platforms) b. E-mail messages (for example, notes or worksheets through e-mail) c. Hardcopy assignments (for example, worksheets or textbooks) Every school has a different plan, based on the needs of their students. So don't compare, okay? Myth 2: I have only one Internet device. It is impossible for all my children to do HBL using the same device. Fact: Each ... » Learn More about Coronavirus: A guide to preparing your child for home-based learning

When Teh Nur Shafiqah Ab Samad enrolled in an aircraft engineering technology course at a local university, the 22-year-old soon found herself volunteering to teach kindergarten children about the main parts of aircraft and marshalling signals. Her reason for wanting to be part of the junior aviators programme, run by the Air Scout unit at her university, was fairly straightforward — she wanted to inspire more young people to pursue careers in the field of aviation. “As a child, I was always fascinated by aeroplanes. “Every time, I saw contrails in the sky, I would make a silent wish to be able to work with these amazing machines one day, ” said Shafiqah. Abdul Mueiem showing the milestones of the Malaysian Air Scout movement at the museum within the Scouts Association headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. Now in her final year, she has risen through the ranks and is now crew leader of Universiti Kuala Lumpur Institute of Aviation Technology’s (UniKL MIAT) Air Scout unit. Her ... » Learn More about Soaring fascination with planes

Mr Samnao Srisongkhram, 38, was shot dead in a field near his village on 25 November 2003 in Lam Nam Phong village, Khon Kaen Province. He was the President of the Lam Nam Phong Environmental Conservation Association in Ubonrat District of Khon Kaen Province. He was leading a fight against the dumping of waste from a nearby polluting paper factory. Thailand is among the world’s most dangerous countries in which to oppose powerful interests that profit from coal plants, toxic waste dumping, land grabs or illegal logging. Some 60 people who spoke out on these issues have been killed over the past 20 years , although few perpetrators have been prosecuted in a culture in which powerful people have the last word and professional killers are easy to find. A 2014 report by the environmental watchdog group Global Witness ranked Thailand as the eighth most dangerous country in which to defend land and environmental rights. It is the second most dangerous country in Asia, after ... » Learn More about Murdered After Defending Thailand’s Environment

SINGAPORE - As part of its Thank You, Mom campaign, Procter & Gamble (P&G) says it is tying up with supermarket chain NTUC FairPrice and will deliver 500 care packs to mothers of Singapore's Special Olympic athletes over this May 8-10 weekend. The bundles, worth $50,000 in total, contain items like face cream and food items like rice, cooking oil and milk. They are delivered directly to the recipient's home. For Ms Chan Kam Ling, whose son Jeremy Yeo Zhi Hui competes in athletics and swimming, it was a welcome distraction with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. She said: "Mother's Day was the last thing on my mind when we don't remember what day it is any more. When the care package arrived, it was as though suddenly someone thought of us mothers." P&G vice-president for Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam, Shankar Viswanathan, paid tribute to the work of parents like Ms Chan. He added: "Through this campaign, we thank mums for their boundless love, care, and support ... » Learn More about FairPrice, P&G deliver 500 care packs to mums of Special Olympians to celebrate Mother’s Day