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Commentary: Tougher action needed to get diners to return trays Beyond the financial pinch of fines, penalties for those who fail to clean up could include deterrence, says William Wan of the Singapore Kindness Movement.
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SINGAPORE: In February, Dr Amy Khor, Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment, launched the Clean Tables Campaign.
This was yet another concerted effort to remind diners to keep tables clean, by clearing used tissues, wet wipes and disposable crockery, and returning their trays.
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Even with Singapore s visitor arrivals plummeting to their lowest in about four decades due to the Covid-19 pandemic, hotels have remained resilient, taking on new roles and catering to new demands.
Operating as venues for those serving stay-home notices (SHNs), offering staycations and work-from-hotel packages, and redeploying staff to other roles were some of the ways that hotels have adapted to adversity, said Minister of State for Trade and Industry Alvin Tan yesterday.
SINGAPORE - Even with Singapore s visitor arrivals plummeting to the lowest in about four decades due to the Covid-19 pandemic, hotels have remained resilient, taking on new roles and catering to new demands.
Operating as venues for those serving stay-home notice (SHN), offering staycations and work-from-hotel packages, and redeploying staff to other roles were some of the ways hotels adapted to adversity, said Minister of State for Trade and Industry Alvin Tan on Wednesday (March 10).
As at the end of last year, more than 70 hotels had welcomed over 160,000 guests serving SHN, with the support of over 2,300 workers in the hotel industry, he added.
People in Singapore had fewer negative online experiences, such as unwanted sexual contact, last year amid the Covid-19 pandemic. This helped the country jump four places to No. 4 in an annual study of how digitally civil societies are.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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People in Singapore reported a sharp fall in online sexual risks experienced, as well as a drop in online risks to one s reputation.
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SINGAPORE - People in Singapore had fewer negative online experiences, such as unwanted sexual contact, last year amid the Covid-19 pandemic. This helped the country jump four places to No. 4 in an annual study of how digitally civil societies are.
It follows a general trend for 32 territories globally, according to the study by American tech giant Microsoft released last Wednesday (Feb 10).
The Netherlands was tops in online civility, followed by Britain and the United States.