27/10/2020
ICA Staff & Daughter Take $1,500 Bribe To Speed Up PR Status, Get Jail For Corruption
An ICA officer and her daughter were both jailed on Tuesday (27 Oct) after they took a $1,500 bribe to speed up a M'sian's PR application.
13/10/2020
Applications for Singapore-Indonesia travel for business, official purposes to start on 26 October
Cross-border travel for essential business and official purposes between Singapore and Indonesia is set to resume, with travel applications to start on 26 October.
28/09/2020
The two land border crossings with Singapore should be reopened as soon as possible, as the Johor state government is not capable of finding employment for 100,000 Malaysians who may lose their jobs due to the prolonged closure, said Menteri Besar Hasni Mohammad.
Johor Menteri Besar says border with Singapore should reopen or 100,000 Malaysians may lose jobs
He said it was an opportune time for the border to be reopened for daily commute, as Johor has been a green zone for some time.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
01/09/2020
Manpower Ministry to review companies whose 'Singaporean core has been weakening': Josephine Teo
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) intends to review the hiring practices of companies whose "Singaporean core has been weakening", as well ...
28/08/2020
Pakistani man jailed for lying in application for S'pore PR and submitting fake degree
SINGAPORE - More than 20 years ago, a Pakistani national applying to be a permanent resident lied in the form that his highest academic qualification was an arts degre...
27/08/2020
The Government will raise the salary criteria for Employment Passes (EPs) and S Passes amid weak labour market conditions, Minister for Manpower Josephine Teo said on Wednesday (Aug 26).
Currently, those on Employment Passes need to earn at least S$3,900 a month, while S Pass holders earn a minimum of S$2,400 a month.
“With Covid-19 and the economic disruption it has caused, there is now more slack in the labour market. We will therefore make further adjustments to our foreign workforce policies,” Mrs Teo said.
Salary criteria for Employment Passes and S Passes will be raised: MOM
SINGAPORE — The Government will raise the salary criteria for Employment Passes (EPs) and S Passes amid weak labour market conditions, Minister for Manpower Josephine Teo said on Wednesday (Aug 26).
24/08/2020
Johor Will Up Immigration Counters To 40, So Travellers Can Arrive & Depart Smoothly
Johor will increase their immigration counters at the CIQ Complex from 25 to 40 to ease congestion, and expedite arrival & departure process.
23/08/2020
Singapore-Malaysia border reopening 'like a lifeline' for salesman as savings nearly gone
Eddie Chow had faced an agonising choice when borders were closing - stay in Singapore and protect his job or return to Malaysia to see his dying dad.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
18/08/2020
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