EDB names Inez Yang as head of brand and regional director Details 06 January 2021
Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) has appointed Inez Yang as its head of brand and regional director, international marketing. Yang previously helmed the role of area director, Americas at Singapore Tourism Board (STB). In her place, a spokesperson from STB told
MARKETING-INTERACTIVE it has appointed Glenn Koh as vice president, marketing and leisure trade (east coast). It is added that Koh was previously the area director for Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos from 2013 to 2016, and was most recently the deputy director of brand campaign B in Singapore. Koh reports to Rachel Loh, senior vice president, Americas. Meanwhile, EDB has declined to comment on Yang s new appointment.
MPA and partners on measures taken to safeguard health and safety of shore-based personnel in maritime sector
The Ministry of Health (MOH) had earlier reported that a marine surveyor and a harbour pilot had tested positive for COVID-19 infection on 30 and 31 December 2020 respectively. Contact tracing is underway to prevent the clusters from spreading.
The agencies are also investigating if there had been any breach of COVID-19 safe management measures. Preliminary investigations reveal that the marine surveyor, like the marine service engineer who tested positive for COVID-19 infection earlier on 26 November 2020, consumed food provided by or with the crew onboard the ships, which was against a precautionary measure.
01 January 2021 - 07 December 2020
Singapore authorities are currently investigating whether a marine surveyor and a marine service engineer who recently tested for Covid-19 infection had breached safe management measures at work.
The marine surveyor, who worked at Lloyd s Register Singapore, tested positive for Covid-19 on Dec. 29, while the marine service engineer, who worked at Master Systems Marine, tested positive on Nov. 26.
The former is related to a Raffles Girls School student who recently tested positive for Covid-19, while the latter was part of the group of 12 who dined at the Seoul Garden outlet at Tampines Mall on Nov. 21.
Action has been taken against the two companies involved
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2 COVID-19 cases in marine sector may have breached safety measures; action taken against employer Following recent cases, more than 20,000 marine sector workers will undergo additional COVID-19 swabs, including rostered routine testing every 7 days.
Maritime vessels are seen anchored on the waters south of Singapore near the Shell petroleum refineries seen in the background on Pulau Bukom. (Photo: ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP)
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SINGAPORE: Authorities in Singapore are investigating if two marine sector employees who recently tested positive for COVID-19 had breached safe management measures at work.
Southeast Asia Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker: Who Will Get What, When
Bloomberg 12/31/2020 Ian Sayson and Claire Jiao
(Bloomberg) In the race to immunize people against the coronavirus, Singapore has pulled ahead of its neighbors to become the first in Southeast Asia to start an official Covid-19 vaccination program.
The city-state began inoculating healthcare workers on Dec. 30, when it gave shots to 40 staff from its national infectious diseases center.
Indonesia, which was the first in the region to receive a vaccine shipment, needs to wait for more data before approving China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd. shots for use. Southeast Asia’s biggest and most populous economy has announced multiple agreements to receive potential vaccines as the nation fights the region’s worst coronavirus outbreak.