Employers that have performed well are encouraged to give lower-wage workers earning up to S$2,800 a month wage increases of six to eight per cent, or at least S$135 to S$170, whichever is higher, under the National Wages Council's (NWC) latest guidelines. The guidelines, announced on Oct. 19, co...
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is scheduled to stand trial in Jun 2028 over the Sep 11, 2001, attacks after the US Supreme Court rejected his appeal to reinstate his revoked plea deal....
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The two countries also agreed to work towards elevating bilateral ties to a strategic partnership, with the Qatari Emir's future state visit to Singapore seen as an opportunity to launch it....
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The low-cost carrier first halted flights on the route on Oct 10, and said it would first operate a reduced schedule.
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SINGAPORE: A TikTok user wrote about her unpleasant experience with an elderly man on a flight home to Singapore, asking in the caption, “Would you prefer crying baby or inconsiderate old people?” The content creator, who goes by @goofyfeline on the platform, said in a video from...
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Institutions from both countries will collaborate on next-generation positioning technologies.
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Both countries will collaborate further in areas like energy, defence and trade and investment.
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70% of participants with treatment-resistant depression responded within a month of receiving treatment.
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Launched in September, the programme will be run at five daycare centres by 2027.
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SINGAPORE: After a recent YouTube video from Reno Scout where the very small kitchen of a four-room BTO flat at Tengah received a lot of attention, the Housing & Development Board responded in a Facebook post. According to the caption on the video from the design and renovation c...
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In 2005, Janet Jothi encountered a Sri Lankan mother and her daughter stranded at Changi Airport. The young child was in tears, and Janet would soon find out that the pair had encountered difficulties with their hotel accommodation during their stay in Singapore and were unsure w...
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The son of the 77-year-old woman who died after being hit by a minibus and dragged for 1.5km said she must have been in "great pain" at the time. The woman was found along the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) on Oct. 16 and pronounced dead at the scene. The police later said the woman...
