‘No worker should face this alone’: 240 foreigners owed up to 2 months’ pay; MOM investigating
Workers are receiving help with accommodation, job-matching assistance and salary claims.
Workers are receiving help with accommodation, job-matching assistance and salary claims.
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A family doctor from Taiwan has been unable to practise medicine after moving to Singapore to be with his family. Hsu Cheng Yuan, 48, has yet to become a registered doctor in Singapore because he has not been able to secure a slot for the final stage of his assessment. However, h...
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A tree at a courtyard outside Margaret Drive Hawker Centre in Queenstown caught fire in the evening of Oct. 22. In response to Mothership's queries, the Singapore Civil Defence Force said it was alerted to the fire at about 6:50pm at Block 38A Margaret Drive. No injuries were rep...
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UPDATE on Oct. 24, 5:42pm: This article was updated with a statement from MOM. The Migrant Workers' Centre (MWC) has engaged 230 migrant workers from two companies over alleged unpaid salaries, according to a media statement dated Oct. 23. The workers are from Process Maintenance...
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The estranged father of Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, has been embroiled in child pornography allegations. Meghan has said she is "deeply distressed" over the allegations surrounding her father, Thomas Markle, and that she was informed of separate allegations about him in...
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Indonesia will begin cutting natural gas exports to Singapore by 31 billion British thermal units per day (BBTUD) from Oct. 24, said SKK Migas chief Djoko Siswanto. He made the announcement on Oct. 23, on the sidelines of an energy industry awards ceremony in Jakarta. SKK Migas i...
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Videos of blackish, soot-coloured rainwater collected amid the haze have made its rounds on social media.
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Authorities cited improving air quality and expected rainfall, with health and safety measures including mask-wearing to accompany the reopening.
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Changes include having standardised training programmes and allowing more workers join the courses.
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Close to 240 workers in the process sector had gone without pay for up to two months, according to NTUC.
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The party will be holding its biennial conference on Oct 25 when it will elect its top leadership.
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Natural gas currently accounts for about 95% of Singapore’s electricity generation mix.
