Government to lower foreign worker quota in services sector
To keep Singapore’s services sector competitive, some measures will be enforced so that Singaporeans will continue to have “good jobs and opportunities,” said Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat in his Budget 2019 speech on 18 Feb. The Dependency Ratio Ceiling (DRC) – the maximum ratio of foreign workers to the total workforce in a company […]
WHAT?! OFO’S BIKES TO BE REMOVED?!
On 14 Feb, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has suspended ofo’s operating license in Singapore. Their bikes are ordered to be removed from public places by 13 Mar. This was a result of failed compliance with Singapore’s regulations despite previous communications to comply with these requirements by 13 Feb, LTA said. The suspension will be […]
Blackouts reported as explosions heard at Carlton Hotel in Bugis
On 14 Feb, explosions were heard from Carlton Hotel in Bras Basah, with power outages reported in the vicinity. About 1,000 people were evacuated from the building, no injuries were reported. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) had responded to the fire incident at 76 Bras Basah Road at about 1.15pm, SCDF said in a […]
Shiok! Go New Zealand don’t need wait to chop stamp liao
Singaporeans and New Zealanders will be able to use the automated immigration facilities when traveling to each other’s countries, Singapore’s Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) announced on 11 Feb. The mutual extension is part of the Singapore-New Zealand Enhanced Partnership, which was started in 2017 to broaden cooperation. “It is expected to boost trade, business […]
Heng Swee Keat dismissed that Singapore government has ‘gone slack’
The Singapore Government has not “gone slack,” and its leaders will do whatever it takes to put things right, Finance Minister Mr. Heng Swee Keat assured Singaporeans on 9 Feb. Mr. Heng, the frontrunner to be Singapore’s next prime minister, was responding to an editorial published by Lianhe Zao Bao on 1 Feb. In the […]
Unsold balance HDB flats can soon be booked anytime!
Homebuyers looking to buy unsold flats from the Housing and Development Board (HDB) will soon be able to get them any time instead of waiting for the Re-Offer of Balance Flats (ROF) exercise, National Development Minister Lawrence Wong announced on 7 Feb. Currently, applicants have to wait for a week until the application closes […]