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Singapore, Nov 30: Amid growing global demand for nurses, Singapore has a competitive edge owing to its proximity to source countries such as the Philippines and India as well as relatively painless application process, according to healthcare workers and experts. Singapore is also attempting to replace nurses lost to other nations during the pandemic, including by dangling bigger pay packets, but retention is an issue with some of these nurses eyeing a move to other countries due to difficulties settling […]

So Singapore, frankly, benefits from our proximity to the Philippines, to India, to Myanmar, as opposed to the US to the European countries and we have an intrinsic edge when it comes to recruiting foreign nurses, the Channel had Prof Lim as saying.

Amid growing global demand for foreign nurses, Singapore has a competitive edge owing to its proximity to source countries and relatively painless application process, according to healthcare workers and experts.

Singapore News - The suggestion that the goods and services tax (GST) increase should be postponed due to current inflationary pressures does not hold water, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong told Parliament on Monday.

SINGAPORE – Raising the goods and services tax (GST) amid the uncertain inflation outlook and higher prices is an "irresponsible" move that should be postponed, said Workers' Party MP Jamus Lim on Monday (Nov 7). Hitting back at comments by Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on how it is "more responsible" to proceed with the GST increase, Associate Professor Lim...