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SINGAPORE, Sept 15 — Total employment has recovered to pre-Covid-19 levels mostly due to the increase in foreign labour as border controls eased, but those in the...

SINGAPORE, Sept 5 — Some of the manpower ministry’s new workplace safety measures, especially a ban on errant firms hiring foreign workers for up to three months, will be...

SINGAPORE, May 17 — More construction workers are returning to Singapore following the easing of Covid-19 border restrictions, but many are also leaving for home at the same time for their first visit in two years, construction firms say.  This has left the industry in a state of flux as...

Singapore's Hoi Hup Realty has sold 1 Golden Lane in London to Castleforge Partners for £75 million after losing UBS as a tenant.

Nexus International School’s (Singapore) new campus at Aljunied has just received another accolade, namely the Construction Excellence Award under the Institutional Building Award category from the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) in Singapore.

Companies seek alternatives as workers from India, Bangladesh dwindle Toggle share menu Advertisement Companies seek alternatives as workers from India, Bangladesh dwindle Workers at a construction site in Singapore on Sep 28, 2020. (File photo: AFP/Roslan Rahman) 07 May 2021 02:15PM) Share this content Bookmark SINGAPORE: Companies that have traditionally relied on migrant workers from India and Bangladesh are now looking further afield for labour, several fi...

Hiring Foreign Workers: S’pore firms look beyond Bangladesh, India amid pandemic Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent Companies in Singapore that have traditionally relied on migrant workers from India and Bangladesh are now looking further afield for labour, Channel News Asia has reported quoting several firms. However, they also said that they are just starting to explore the options, and to expect project delays and disruptions for the time being, said the CNA report published yesterd...

Singaporean businesses are now forking out higher premiums for some insurance policies, with those more exposed to the pandemic bearing the brunt of the impact. Insurers told The Straits Times that premiums for several business insurance plans have risen due to Covid-19 risks, private hospital usage and medical inflation.

Singapore News - A capacity curb on vehicles ferrying workers has been lifted. The move to do away with the 25 per cent reduction in carrying capacity is in line with the beginning of Singapore's phase three of reopening, said the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and the Land Transport Authority... Read more at www.tnp.sg

The Straits Times Labour MP urges employers to review safety procedures, fix lapses Labour MP Melvin Yong (in red top) visited the Straits Construction Singapore site in Tampines on Dec 18, 2020.PHOTO: MELVIN YONG/FACEBOOK https://str.sg/JayG 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...