Singapore is overhauling visa rules to attract foreign workers and ease a tight labour market that’s contributing to wage and price pressures.

Markets sank Monday and the dollar rallied after Fed boss Jerome Powell warned of more interest rate hikes to fight inflation and poured cold water on the prospects of a cut in the new year.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is considering restricting retail investors’ use of leverage and credit facilities to trade cryptocurrencies as it joins global regulators in forging rules to govern digital assets.

LOS ANGELES: Winners in key categories at the MTV Video Music Awards handed out on Sunday at a live ceremony in New Jersey:

JAKARTA: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island, the third tremor to rattle the area since early Monday, according to the country's geophysics agency.

SUKKUR: A huge relief operation was under way Monday and international aid began trickling in as Pakistan struggled to deal with monsoon flooding that has affected more than 33 million people.

TOKYO: Just before it opens each afternoon, elderly residents gather outside one of Tokyo's last remaining old-style bath houses carrying flannels, soap and shampoo for their regular soak.

The country registered 1,273 new patients admitted to hospitals and 26 more Covid-19 related fatalities on Sunday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Monday.

Thai superstar singer Lisa has won best K-pop artist, the first solo performer to receive the award, while Blackpink won best metaverse performance, at this year's MTV Video Music Awards.

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: Police found 40,000 methamphetamine pills in a car that had crashed and then been abandoned in Ron Phibun district late on Sunday night.