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Non-resident employment in Singapore declined for the first time since the third quarter of 2021. This audio is generated by an AI tool. SINGAPORE: The labour market in Singapore continued to expand in the first quarter of 2024, with total employment growth driven primarily by residents.

SINGAPORE – All civil servants will receive a 0.45-month mid-year bonus, with junior officers getting a further payment of up to $250. This is higher than the 0.3-month mid-year bonus given to civil servants in 2023.

A government report said banks could be more easily exploited due to the sheer volume of transactions they handle.

CNA’s Elakeyaa Selvaraji speaks to Anna Bjerde, Managing Director of Operations of the World Bank, at Singapore International Water Week. They discuss the newly-launched Singapore Water Center, which aims to leverage the country’s expertise in urban water management to support the sector.

Singapore's banking sector, including wealth management, poses the highest money laundering risk in the city-state, the government said in a money laundering risk assessment report published on ...

Singapore said its banking sector poses the “highest” money laundering risks to the city-state, in the wake of a scandal involving over S$3 billion ($2.2 billion) in illicit assets.

Among residents, the increase in employment occurred mainly in financial & insurance services, public administration, health & social services, administrative & support services, and education.

Singapore is once again the most competitive economy globally in 2024, a position it had lost three years ago, according to a new report by leading business school IMD.

A Singaporean faith leader was jailed for 10 years on Wednesday for swindling millions of dollars from her followers and using violent punishments to discipline those who disobeyed her, local media ...

SINGAPORE: The number of job vacancies in Singapore increased in March 2024 even as the number of those unemployed inched up, as a mixed picture emerges from the latest quarterly report on the labour ...

SINGAPORE: Disgruntled football fans in Singapore took to social media to voice their frustration on Thursday (Jun 20) after experiencing broadcast disruptions during a Euro 2024 match between Germany ...

Singapore is producing less waste, which is good news. The bad news is that it is recycling less. Latest data from the National Environment Agency shows that the nation's recycling rate in 2023 ...

SINGAPORE, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's total employment grew by 4,700 in the first quarter of this year, down from 7,500 in the previous quarter, according to the labor market report released by ...

The summit in Switzerland is a 'milestone in the entire peaceful process' says Kateryna Zelenko, Ukraine's ambassador to Singapore A senior Ukrainian diplomat has called the recently concluded peace ...

A man who hosted a drug-fuelled birthday party for 34 guests during the Covid-19 pandemic was sentenced to jail for two years and one week on Tuesday. The party came to a halt after the police raided ...

SINGAPORE: The F-16 component responsible for the May 8 crash at Tengah Air Base will be subjected to additional routine maintenance checks to ensure that any early signs of degradation are detected.