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Inside the ongoing quest to equip S’poreans with relevant, in-demand skills

Singapore has got talent. Really. This according to the Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2022, where it finds Singapore the second-best country to find talents. The report also said that developing local talent and attracting global talent have be ...

4 November 2022

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Good guy FairPrice announces yet another discount to fight cost of living: 15% discount on rice

Hot on the heels of a slew of discounts to fight inflation announced a little less than a fortnight ago, NTUC FairPrice announced a 15 per cent discount on three rice products today (Oct 27). The products are Songhe AAA Thai Hom

27 October 2022

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The Rings of Power & the strange parallels to S’pore society

Fantasy stories are especially good at letting people draw parallels to how their own everyday circumstances and problems might be represented. And for this particular social moment, Rings of Power offers an object lesson as to how openness to highly ...

19 October 2022

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How to upgrade yourself to jump on board the future economy’s bandwagon

Remember when everyday cashless payments were the future? The thing about the future economy is that it very soon becomes the present economy. Workers will, like Minister for Communications and Information Josephine Teo said at the 5G Learning Festiv ...

17 October 2022

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All the benefits of the new S$1.5b support package are right here

True to its word, the PAP Government announced a new S$1.5 billion support package to help Singaporean households, particularly the lower-income and retirees with no income, with cost of living pressures. Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who anno ...

14 October 2022

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Govt monitoring situation & prepared to provide more support to ease rising prices: Chee Hong Tat

Understanding Singaporeans’ concerns over rising prices, the Government will consider providing more assistance or bringing forward support schemes if situation worsens. Senior Minister of State Chee Hong Tat was replying to MP Ang Wei NengR ...

3 October 2022

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Politically Incorrect: Patrick Tay — Mr S’porean Core who’s always pushing the Govt to support, yes, the S’porean Core

The door-to-door campaign visits of 2020 were unexpectedly helpful for MP Patrick Tay’s (Pioneer) ongoing advocacy for workers’ rights. “I had, in the back of my mind, the idea of providing a one-stop legal clinic to residents,” remembers Mr Tay of t

2 October 2022

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Perspectives

Reaffirming the PAP-NTUC symbiotic relationship

By Winston Ng On Aug 27, 2022, comrades from various branches nationwide came together with sisters and brothers from the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) at the Party Headquarters for a fireside chat with NTUC Secretary-General Ng Chee Meng. Or ...

30 September 2022

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Minimising expectation mismatch & gap: Patrick Tay on viral boss vs intern applicant story

In case you missed it, here’s the hottest story online this week. An employer in Singapore took to Facebook on Sep 15 to share that he had offered a young woman an internship opportunity, only to rescind it after she made a request to

21 September 2022

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Petir Explains: The ONE Pass & S’pore’s search for ‘whales’

“The guppies trained under the whales, with the goal that one day they themselves would grow into whales,” said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at this year’s National Day Rally. This was the story concerning the Government establishing A*STAR i ...

18 September 2022

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Liu Bei and today’s war for talent: Tan See Leng teaches from Romance of the Three Kingdoms

A global “war for talent” is on. And an easy and powerful way to understand the situation is through the story of the great ruler Liu Bei repeatedly assembling his generals and advisors in Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In Monday’s (Sep

13 September 2022

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Quote of the day: Tan See Leng on the Govt’s singular objective of strengthening the local workforce

In his response to Member of Parliament Mr Yip Hon Weng’s question on how the Government can give assurance to local workers, especially the broad middle segment, that they can benefit from the Overseas Networks and Expertise (One) Pass, Manpow ...

12 September 2022

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How S’poreans will benefit from top global talents, explained by Tan See Leng

The words local, Singapore and Singaporeans appeared more than a hundred times in Manpower Minister Tan See Leng’s ministerial statement on strengthening Singapore’s position as a global hub for talent via the Overseas Networks and Expertise (O ...

12 September 2022

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Tripartite partnership even more crucial in post-Covid S’pore

It’s worth repeating this again: tripartism is the bedrock of an inclusive & progressive Singaporean society. After all, the Singapore success story cannot be told without the cooperation between employers, trade unions and the Government. ...

29 August 2022

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Perspectives

Ambitious T5 & Tuas Port projects reflect forward-looking nature of the Party

Singapore’s seaport and airport play a critical role in putting us on the map. So when Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced the updates of Tuas Port and Changi Airport’s Terminal 5 in his National Day Rally speech on Aug 21, people

26 August 2022

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国庆群众大会演说7大要点

李显龙总理在8月21日（星期天）晚间举行国庆群众大会。演说从7大要点勾勒出我国在疫后继续面对的挑战，以及今后的复苏之路怎么走。 1. 帮助国人应付生活费上涨总理说，生活费上涨，政府了解国人担忧钱不够用，从今年4月起，陆续推出多项援助配套，例如：发出CDC邻里购物券，帮助家家户户应付日常开销。明年三月过后，政府也会继续通过“定心与援助配套”，帮助国人减轻消费税上调的影响。至于为何不延后调高或索性取消消费税？总理说，这不是一个负责任的做法，因为我国人口快速老龄化，医疗保健和社会保障各方面的开支 ...

24 August 2022

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Retail workers to earn more & enjoy better prospects with Progressive Wage Model

What’s happening? The Progressive Wage Model (PWM) for Singaporean or permanent residents retail workers will start from Sep 1 this year. In short, they can expect annual pay increments of 8.4 to 8.5 per cent over the next three years. The prog

16 August 2022

1 min read

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HDB monitors coffeeshops’ food prices, will review policies to address concerns where necessary: Desmond Lee

The Housing and Development Board monitors food prices at both privately-owned and rental coffeeshops and will review policies to address affordability concerns where necessary, assured National Development Minister Desmond Lee. In a Facebook post on ...

15 July 2022

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Help is on the way: 1.5 million S’poreans will receive up to S$700 in GST Vouchers in Aug

Feeling the pinch lately? Help is on the way. The Ministry of Finance said today that 1.5 million Singaporeans will receive S$1.2 billion in GST Voucher (GSTV) benefits in August 2022. The eligible ones will receive up to S$700 in cash and

12 July 2022

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Response of the day: Livelihoods of our people are not a theoretical exercise to us – Alvin Tan

In his reply to WP’s Associate Professor Jamus Lim’s motion on how macroeconomic policies can play a role in addressing cost of living, Minister of State for Trade and Industry Alvin Tan countered in Parliament on Jul 5 that SingaporeR ...

5 July 2022

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Inside the ongoing quest to equip S’poreans with relevant, in-demand skills

Good guy FairPrice announces yet another discount to fight cost of living: 15% discount on rice

The Rings of Power & the strange parallels to S’pore society

How to upgrade yourself to jump on board the future economy’s bandwagon

All the benefits of the new S$1.5b support package are right here

Govt monitoring situation & prepared to provide more support to ease rising prices: Chee Hong Tat

Politically Incorrect: Patrick Tay — Mr S’porean Core who’s always pushing the Govt to support, yes, the S’porean Core

Reaffirming the PAP-NTUC symbiotic relationship

Minimising expectation mismatch & gap: Patrick Tay on viral boss vs intern applicant story

Petir Explains: The ONE Pass & S’pore’s search for ‘whales’

Liu Bei and today’s war for talent: Tan See Leng teaches from Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Quote of the day: Tan See Leng on the Govt’s singular objective of strengthening the local workforce

How S’poreans will benefit from top global talents, explained by Tan See Leng

Tripartite partnership even more crucial in post-Covid S’pore

Ambitious T5 & Tuas Port projects reflect forward-looking nature of the Party

国庆群众大会演说7大要点

Retail workers to earn more & enjoy better prospects with Progressive Wage Model

HDB monitors coffeeshops’ food prices, will review policies to address concerns where necessary: Desmond Lee

Help is on the way: 1.5 million S’poreans will receive up to S$700 in GST Vouchers in Aug

Response of the day: Livelihoods of our people are not a theoretical exercise to us – Alvin Tan

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