BANGKOK : Thailand’s 500 billion baht ($13.53 billion) handout scheme aims to reach the wider population and boost the overall economy through stimulus, a finance official said on Wednesday, responding to central bank recommendations it be targeted towards the poor. The central bank confirmed to Reuters it had sent a…
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See AllSINGAPORE: Just six months after joining Delta Air Lines as a customer experience specialist, Ms Sharmeet Kaur is handling more than 400 calls a month. “When I came in, it was very nerve-racking because I didn’t know anything about the aviation side. But they had very good support … and very good team leads, who actually assisted us in the proficiencies in the systems,” the 31-year-old former public servant told CNA. “Readapting is one thing…
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View MoreFOOD PARCELS, MEDICAL SUPPLIES SRC on Wednesday also pointed out that the emergency humanitarian kitchen in this tranche of support aims to provide “daily hot meals” for at least 7,000 displaced families and medical evacuees in temporary shelters run by the Egyptian Red Crescent, in the first phase. “The close…
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View MoreELECTION MEDDLING FEARS An AfD spokesman described the allegations as “very disturbing” and said the party had no further information on the case.The party has summoned the MEP to Berlin, with the AfD’s co-leader Alice Weidel promising a statement “on Wednesday at the latest” on the allegations.Krah said he had…
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View MoreMUMBAI : Extreme weather events along with prolonged geopolitical tensions could pose a risk to India’s inflation trajectory, even as growth in the South Asian nation exhibits an uptrend, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in its latest bulletin on Tuesday.”…food price pressures have been interrupting the ongoing disinflation…
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View MoreWith the mercury rising on Singapore’s shores, the idea of a winter break in the months ahead comes as welcome relief. Nestled near the southernmost edge of Western Australia in the Pemberton wine region lies Ampersand Estates, a haven awaiting discovery. Say hello to sweater weather, with temperatures lingering between 10…