Toyota City, Japan, Jun 16, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – We at Toyota would like to again apologize for the repeated adjustments to our production plans due to the parts shortage resulting from the spread of COVID-19, and for causing considerable inconvenience to our customers who have been waiting for the delivery of... » read more
TOKYO, Mar 2, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) is pleased to announce that today it has joined “ACT FOR SKY,” a voluntary organization established jointly by JGC Holdings Corporation Co.,Ltd., REVO International Inc. All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. and Japan Airlines Co.,Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, President: AKASAKA Yuji,... » read more
NAY PYI TAW, MM, Jan 27, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The Myanmar Government said today it has approved USD 3.82 billion equivalent in foreign investments and USD 651 million equivalent in domestic investments in the first year since the State Administration Council (SAC) took office. The investment commitments underscore confidence in the... » read more
Toyota City, Japan, Jan 26, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Due to the shortage of parts supply caused by the spread of COVID-19 at our supplier in Japan, on January 21 we announced additional suspensions of domestic plant production for completed vehicles (Adjustments to Domestic Production in January) and also our revised production... » read more
Toyota City, Japan, Jan 25, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Due to the shortage of parts supply caused by the spread of COVID-19 at our supplier in Japan, on January 21 we announced additional suspensions of domestic plant production for completed vehicles (Adjustments to Domestic Production in January) and also our revised production... » read more
SINGAPORE – A couple has been jailed for conspiring to make a false declaration in the work permit application of a domestic worker. The six-week jail terms for Kay Siew Hwa, 58, and her husband Woon Meng Fatt, 61, began on Tuesday (Nov 9). They were sentenced in the State Courts on Nov 2. The... » read more
SINGAPORE – Ms Poe Ei San, 25, a Myanmar migrant, could not find work as a nurse in Singapore, so she cleaned homes instead. Every day, the Yangon University graduate washes toilets, scrubs floors and wipes down kitchens. “Because of the low pay and instability in Myanmar, many young people look for jobs overseas,” she... » read more
SINGAPORE – A new initiative to pay random visits to employers and their foreign domestic workers has uncovered some instances of employers illegally holding on to their workers’ passports and work permits. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has made 200 such checks since last month. Domestic workers and migrant welfare groups told The Straits Times... » read more
SINGAPORE – After stricter Covid-19 measures came into effect on May 16, Ms Luluk, an Indonesian domestic worker, was told by her employer to stay home on her days off amid the health risks posed by the recent surge in cases. Although she is supposed to be paid if she works on her rest days,... » read more
SINGAPORE – Already struggling with a shortage of foreign domestic workers because of the Covid-19 pandemic, employment agencies and potential employers here have been dealt another blow by the latest restrictions on entry for work pass holders. On May 7, the Manpower Ministry announced that all new entry approvals for work pass holders from countries... » read more
SINGAPORE – A woman who abused her domestic worker multiple times was sentenced to six months’ jail on Thursday (March 4). Ong Si Mien, 39, had earlier pleaded guilty to three charges of voluntarily causing hurt to the 33-year-old Indonesian. District Judge Eddy Tham took into consideration three other similar charges when sentencing Ong on... » read more
Domestic sponsors stick with Olympics TOKYO • The Tokyo 2020 organisers said yesterday that all 68 domestic sponsors for the Summer Olympics agreed in principle to extend their contracts for the delayed Games. The Olympics had originally been scheduled for this year, but will move to July 23-Aug 8 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The... » read more