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2021-09-15 04:01:01 Govt should reveal data on foreign labour policies quicker to stamp out misinformation: Pritam Singh

The Government should be more pro-active in providing data and information on matters concerning foreign labour to stamp out misinformation more quickly and quell Singaporeans’ anxieties on the subject, the opposition leader said.

https://tdy.sg/3nz9GDW

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2021-09-15 03:29:01 Labour policies a work-in-progress but ‘muddle-headed’ ones will lead Singapore to path of ruin: Lawrence Wong

He said Singapore workers will suffer if the Progress Singapore Party’s policies were to materialise and global businesses no longer find Singapore competitive.

https://tdy.sg/2XskFof

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2021-09-15 02:30:01 Good morning! Here are some stories to start your day:

Corporate transfers of Indian workers to Singapore ‘consistently low’, at 300 to 600 a year: Tan See Leng
https://tdy.sg/3huSv2w

Foreign talent debate: Shanmugam grills NCMP Leong Mun Wai on ‘racist’ stance, knowledge of FTAs, ‘right’ number of foreign PMETs
https://tdy.sg/3A7bnvU

Man jailed 1 year for snatch theft of 72-year-old coffee shop assistant’s gold necklace
https://tdy.sg/2YXoq5x

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2021-09-14 19:45:47 Covid-19: New cases reach 837, newly reported clusters at All Saints Home in Jurong and dormitory in Tuas

Of the 837 cases, 755 were community cases, 77 were migrant worker dormitory cases and five were imported.

https://tdy.sg/3k6enTM

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2021-09-14 18:42:07 Ministers slam PSP for ‘race-baiting’ with Ceca debate; opposition party rejects ‘racist’ label, defends legitimate concerns

Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam: “I would say what his party and Mr Leong are doing is one of the worst types of political opportunism — using race as a bait.”

PSP NCMP Leong Mun Wai: “We will continue to debate why we think the situation in Singapore is far worse than what the Government has presented to the Singaporeans.”

https://tdy.sg/2XoXDhZ

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2021-09-14 17:55:40 30-year-old man to be charged after allegedly forging doctor’s note on his vaccination status to dine in

The police said the incident took place on Sept 1 at an establishment along Orchard Road.

https://tdy.sg/3nwVT0P

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2021-09-14 17:00:06 Life in jail for man with schizophrenia who killed older sister by stamping on her chest

Raja Vinayagar, 50, stomped on his 66-year-old sister so hard that he fractured her spine and several of her ribs.

https://tdy.sg/3nwDRMb

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2021-09-14 16:27:56 Covid-19: Household contacts of patients must register online for home quarantine from Sept 14 under new rules

From Sept 14, all confirmed Covid-19 cases who are not part of sensitive clusters such as those in schools and hospitals will be notified by SMS on the need to tell their household contacts to register themselves online.

These contacts will have to schedule their Covid-19 swab tests online, and must be tested at the start and end of their quarantine periods.

https://tdy.sg/3zdRqCi

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2021-09-14 14:50:20 Work pass privileges of Savills Property Management being reviewed after 4th complaint in 2021 of discriminatory tender clauses: Tafep

Tafep had asked Savills to attend a clinic to better understand the Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices, but despite receiving repeated counsel and advice on how to improve on the clauses in its tender documents, the firm has again breached the guidelines. Savills has not formally responded to Tafep’s request for an explanation into the tender for Hillview Heights condo either.

https://tdy.sg/396BDe4

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2021-09-14 14:00:03 Food stall owner got daughter’s maids to work for him illegally; one had 4 fingers severed in accident

One of the domestic workers working for Lim Sheng Song tried to retrieve a knife from an electric meat grinder, leading to four of her fingers being severed.

https://tdy.sg/3hOYe3J

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