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Former employee of ex-actor Huang Yiliang said he feared for his life while working for Huang
SINGAPORE – A Bangladeshi worker who was allegedly assaulted by his former employer, retired actor-director Ng Aik Leong, told a court on Monday (Nov 30)…
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No Covid-19 cases in community and dorms for almost two weeks, but complacency must not set in: experts
SINGAPORE – For the past 13 days, there have been zero Covid-19 cases from the dormitories and the community, marking the longest stretch without local cases…
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Vision care programme launched to provide 300,000 migrant workers with free eyecare education
SINGAPORE – A vision care programme was launched on Friday (Oct 30) by ophthalmics company Essilor to provide 300,000 migrant workers living in dormitories with free eyecare education…
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Masks, mats and more
SINGAPORE – Up to thousands of volunteers joined ground-up initiatives in April to help when dormitories went into lockdown, providing workers with everything from masks…
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Different worlds, same purpose: Police officer and foreign worker forge unlikely friendship amid Covid-19
Even in the thick of a global pandemic, two men from very different worlds and backgrounds managed to find common ground and camaraderie in a…
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Migrant workers face joblessness, poverty on return to India, Bangladesh from Singapore
When Mr Krishnan Hariharasudhan’s employer in Singapore lost its 40-year-long contract with an engine oil manufacturer in April, 110 employees, including him, were laid off.…
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Ex-maid acquitted of stealing from CAG chairman says she kept legal troubles from her family for years
Miss Parti Liyani kept her trials and tribulations from her family for the past four years, not wanting them to be worried. She only apologised…
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Migrant workers must stay in dorms on rest days in initial period of phase 2: MOM
SINGAPORE – Migrant workers must continue to remain in their dormitories on their rest days as the second phase of Singapore’s reopening starts on Friday…
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Money remittance allowed only with prior appointment: MOM
SINGAPORE – Foreign domestic workers (FDWs) and other customers who want to send money overseas must now make appointments over the phone or online with…
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Family of Chinese migrant worker who died did not know he had Covid-19
SINGAPORE – Daily, foreign worker Wu Liyou would make a video call to Feidong county in Anhui province to chat with his family. The 41-year-old…
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Former Serangoon JC and Innova JC among 36 properties to be converted into temporary housing for foreign workers
SINGAPORE – Thirty-six unused state properties, including former schools, will be converted to temporary accommodation for migrant workers by the end of this year. The…
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Ensuring swab facility runs like clockwork round the clock
Swab tests are crucial in Singapore’s fight against Covid-19, and facilities in Tuas and Kranji have been working overtime to test workers for the past…
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Groups pay tribute to migrant workers on May Day, companies show appreciation to staff
SINGAPORE – Ministers and migrant worker groups alike paid tribute to the contributions of foreign workers on a very different May Day on Friday (May…
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