SINGAPORE - From Dec 3, up to 3,000 fully vaccinated foreign workers living in dormitories will be allowed to visit public places each day. This works out to 21,000 workers per week, up from the current limit of 3,000 per week.Workers will also no longer be restricted to just Little…

Travellers from Indonesia and India will be able to enter Singapore under a quarantine-free travel scheme from Nov 29, in a move that will rebuild air links with two of Changi Airport's top three markets.In addition, travellers from Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will be able to enter Singapore…

 SINGAPORE - Vaccinated travellers will be able to take flights between Singapore and Malaysia without quarantine from Nov 29.The long-awaited reopening between the neighbouring countries will pave the way for families and friends separated by Covid-19 to reunite, as well as for Malaysian workers to come in and for business…

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…