SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Some 150 work passes for foreigners in the technology sector have been approved by the government since the launch of the Tech.Pass scheme in mid-January.This is a large jump from the 90 approvals announced in July, and the 22 approvals reported in March.Hailing from…
SINGAPORE - New measures will be rolled out to support the retention of work permit holders and alleviate the manpower crunch that firms in the construction, marine shipyard and process (CMP) sectors are currently facing.In a statement on Saturday (Oct 30), the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said that the worker…
SINGAPORE - Travellers who have visited six countries that Singapore was previously closed off to will be allowed to enter here from Wednesday, as the nation continues to adjust border measures in response to the global Covid-19 situation.All travellers with a 14-day travel history to Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan…
 Singapore and Malaysia share a common desire to re-establish connections, and hope to start taking concrete actions to reopen borders ASAP, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Saturday (Oct 9).Discussions between both countries are ongoing and Singapore will continuously update its border measures accordingly, Finance Minister Lawrence Wong and Transport…
SINGAPORE - Research fellow Lim Sin Mei, 36, used to visit her parents in Melaka once every two weeks. But since the Covid-19 pandemic worsened in March last year, the Malaysian worker and Singapore permanent resident has returned home once, after going through a tedious process of applying to do…
KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Malaysia and Singapore are discussing the possibility of reopening their borders soon, said Malaysia's Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah.Datuk Saifuddin was assuring lawmakers in the Dewan Rakyat after several of them raised the plight of Malaysians who have not seen their families since borders closed…
The waiver of foreign worker levies for S Pass and work permit holders for the duration of their stay-home notice (SHN) period will be extended to the end of the year, said Manpower Minister Tan See Leng on Monday (Sept 20).This is to help employers bring in workers safely and give them…
Foreigners who live and work here contribute to our economy and society. They are very much a part of our local community. Yesterday in Parliament, Lawrence Wong moved a motion for Singapore to stay open in a globalised world. He also asked Parliament to support the government’s management of the foreign…
SINGAPORE - Singapore could lose good investments and jobs if it imposes tighter restrictions on global companies' ability to employ the talent they need, said Finance Minister Lawrence Wong on Tuesday (Sept 14).He called out the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) for its "fatally flawed" thinking that reducing the number of…
SINGAPORE - Firms employing foreign workers will soon be required to pay all their local employees a monthly salary of at least $1,400.This tightened Local Qualifying Salary (LQS) requirement is among efforts the Government will undertake to support lower-wage workers, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced in his National Day Rally…