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KUALA LUMPUR: The government’s decision to expand the Labour Recalibration Programme to include illegal immigrants in restaurant, cargo, wholesale and...

The Straits Times I never expected to take him back as a dead body: Mother of worker who died in PIE accident Mrs Sugunan Shanthi was worried about losing her son to Covid-19 but in the end, it was a road accident that took his life.PHOTO: COURTESY OF SUGUNAN SHANTHI https://str.sg/JFgH They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you Read ...

The Straits Times The man died of his injuries in hospital.PHOTOS: SCREENGRABS FROM FACEBOOK, MIGRANT WORKERS CENTRE/FACEBOOK https://str.sg/JFpr They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you Read now Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month for the first 3 months. Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month for the firs...

The Straits Times Bangladeshi migrant worker dies after part of excavator falls on him in Ubi worksite The incident occurred at a worksite near Ubi Road 3 and Ubi Avenues 1 and 2.PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM GOOGLE MAPS https://str.sg/JFN6 They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you Read now Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month...

PUTRAJAYA, April 22 — The declaration of Emergency has allowed the government to better handle the Covid-19 situation in the country, including through the amendment of several specific acts to curb the spread of the disease, says Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin. Stressing that there was...

SINGAPORE - The move to ban long-term pass holders and short-term visitors from India from entering Singapore will have a major impact on the construction, marine and process (CMP) sectors here, said Education Minister Lawrence Wong on Thursday (April 22). The construction sector, especially, will face further delays to building and housing projects already hampered by the pandemic. Hence, the Government is looking at how it can provide additional support for local small and medium-sized enterp...

(pic). The Home Minister said the four sub-sectors are wholesale and retail, restaurants, cargo, and cleaning services. Hamzah said the foreign workers management committee, which he jointly chairs with Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan, had reviewed several papers including the consideration to allow these sub-sectors to participate in the plan. “We have agreed to allow employers to participate and they have until the end of June to apply to legalise their foreign workers. “...

22 Apr 2021 / 19:05 H. Bernama PUTRAJAYA: The declaration of emergency has allowed the government to better handle the Covid-19 situation in the country, including through the amendment of several specific acts to curb the spread of the disease, says Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin (pix). Stressing that there was no hidden agenda by the government in declaring the emergency, Hamzah said among the amended acts was the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities (Amendment) ...

PUTRAJAYA: The police have arrested 230 individuals for various standard operating procedure violations, said Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said that among the offences reported were a failure to register details (77), not wearing face masks (52), activities and entertainment centres (31), a a lack of social distancing (14) and failure to provide customers with registration facilities (2). The task force monitoring SOP compliance on April 20 had carried out 65,593 checks, i...

The Straits Times PIE accident leaves 1 foreign worker dead, 16 injured In a Facebook video, several men were seen lying on the road, surrounded by at least two ambulances and a fire engine.PHOTOS: SCREENGRABS FROM FACEBOOK https://str.sg/JyFH They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you Read now Get unlimited access to all stories at $...