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Despite growing interest in Singapore as an alternative global hub to troubled Hong Kong, the government last month raised the costs of employing foreigners by increasing the minimum wage requirement ... ( read original story ...)

Digital printing firm AVS Technologies faced difficulties sourcing surgical masks for its workers earlier this year but meeting that challenge has generated a new revenue stream for the company.. Read ... ( read original story ...)

The four community cases announced on Sunday are all work pass holders. The 13 imported cases had been placed on stay-home notices.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

Singapore reported 40 new coronavirus infections, including 13 imported and four community cases, pushing the nationwide tally to 57,022, the health ministry said on Sunday. The rest are all migrant ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 40 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Sunday (Sep 6), including four in the community and 13 imported cases, said the ... ( read original story ...)

MOH reported another 40 cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore as of noon on Sunday (6 September), taking the country’s total to 57,022. ( read original story ...)

Local employment has been in focus recently, with Singapore making moves to support domestic talent and curb the amount of foreign employees on its shores. ( read original story ...)

Singapore will set aside an extra S$1 billion ($733 million) to boost the domestic workforce in a further move to protect local jobs amid the pandemic recovery, the manpower ministry said on its ... ( read original story ...)

There were three imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notices upon arrival in Singapore.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

Current and ex-staff at the East Asian Institute reported Zheng Yongnian, who’s taken up a post at CUHK-Shenzhen, to the Singapore police. A statement from Zheng’s lawyers said he ‘categorically ... ( read original story ...)

Apple Marina Bay Sands — is very near opening, and coverings and construction scaffolding are being removed from the structure. ( read original story ...)

Singapore has reportedly found two more clusters of Covid-19 infections in previously cleared worker dormitories, a day after three other worker dorms that had previously been declared cleared were ... ( read original story ...)

The PAP has for years argued that broadcasting Singapore’s parliamentary proceedings would encourage grandstanding among lawmakers. ( read original story ...)

The Singapore Yacht Show became the latest large-scale affair to be canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, joining other high-profile events that were to take place in the city-state ... ( read original story ...)

A Singapore-based money manager came out against SoftBank Group Corp. and Naver Corp.’s tender offer for the messaging app Line Corp., joining the chorus of investors arguing that the price ... ( read original story ...)

As the co-living market in Hong Kong and Singapore is thriving despite the pandemic, one city-based operator is looking to expand in the Lion City. ( read original story ...)