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Nicole Seah: Reparation of Hawker Centres is funded by NEA or Town Councils, not MPs

The Workers’ Party youth wing president Nicole Seah recently visited the Bedok Food Centre at block 216 in Bedok after it reopened, having closed...

Casino senior staff reportedly got S$0-S$10 pay adjustment even after over 9 years of service, but newer hires received between $300-400 increment

The manpower crunch has affected Singapore, and employers have had to offer incentives to new hires in order to make sure their staff remains...

“Good heart whoever you are”: Resident hands window cleaners drinks out the window, video goes viral

A heartwarming video shared over the weekend captured a man handing drinks out the window, to window cleaners. The act of kindness caught the...

Malaysian designer Rizalman shuts down businesses for two weeks to protect workers from Covid-19

PETALING JAYA -- Fashion designer Datuk Rizalman Ibrahim has hit the pause button on his business operations in light of the rising Covid-19 cases...

McDonald’s Singapore features Malaysian workers separated from loved ones due to border closure in touching Ramadan ad

PETALING JAYA -- A McDonald's Singapore advertisement highlighting its Malaysian workers unable to reunite with loved ones during Ramadan is tugging hearts online. The ad,...

13,000 cannot return to work after employers miss Covid-19 test deadline

Singapore — For the safety of other employees, 13,000 workers have been disallowed from returning to work after they missed a deadline for them...

PM Lee: We already have a government that represents the workers’ interests – the PAP government

Singapore— Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong made a promise that, just as it has from the beginning, the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) will...

Budget debates in Parliament opens with focus on employment

Singapore—Tuesday, February 26, was the first day of Budget debates in Parliament. A common thread that Members of Parliament (MP) discussed is work, along...

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New maid ‘plays dead’ whenever she’s unhappy by lying down on the floor and refusing to get up

HONG KONG: A frustrated employer took to social media after her maid started playing dead and lying on the...
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Singapore hosts Archery Asia Cup 2023 first time in 20 years

SINGAPORE — After two decades, Singapore is currently hosting the Archery Asia Cup 2023 (Stage 3), taking place from...

“Higher prices and yet lower quality” — Netizens respond to video of a couple showing “defects” in their new BTO unit

SINGAPORE: Netizens are reacting to a video wherein a couple in Singapore shared "defects" in their new BTO, with...

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Seven men charged for abuse of public servants

Seven men, aged between 19 and 57, were charged...

OP-ED: Greta Thunberg: Person of the Year or Little Brat?

It’s been quite a week for 16-year-old Swedish environmental...

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