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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. $940 million in wage credits to be given to over 98,000 employers by end-MarchBy end-March, $940 million in Wage Credit Scheme (WCS) pay-outs will be disbursed to more than 98,000 employers here, bringing the total amount in wage credits paid out during the pa

18 March 2021
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. Retrenchments hit smaller proportion of workers in S'pore, but more than doubled from last yearA smaller proportion of workers was retrenched last year amid the economic upheavals caused by the pandemic compared with previous recessionary years.

17 March 2021
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. S'pore's employment rate saw sharpest decline in two decades in 2020, with foreigners bearing brunt: MOM dataThe number of workers employed fell last year in the sharpest decline seen in Singapore in more than two decades, with foreigners bearing the

16 March 2021
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. Singapore-Australia travel bubble being discussed; no talks on quarantine or vaccination hub: MFASingapore is discussing the possibility of an air travel bubble which will allow residents of Singapore and Australia to travel between both countries without the

15 March 2021
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. Travel corridors for vaccinated passengers could open in the 2nd half of 2021: Ong Ye KungBilateral travel corridors for vaccinated passengers from places with low to moderate infection rates may well happen in the second half of this year, said Transport Mini

12 March 2021
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. Man, allegedly involved in China scam, charged over providing payment services without licenceA 66-year-old man who allegedly received $209,370 which he tried to transfer overseas was charged on Thursday (March 11) over providing payment services without a lic

11 March 2021
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. Twelve Cupcakes wages case: Co-founder Jaime Teo fined $65,000 for role in underpaying staffArtiste Jaime Teo Chai-lin, 43, was on Tuesday (March 9) fined $65,000 for failing to prevent Twelve Cupcakes - a home-grown confectionery chain which she co-founded -

10 March 2021
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest-growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. 10,000 migrant workers living in dormitories to get Covid-19 vaccine jabMigrant workers who have not been infected with Covid-19 will be getting their vaccine jabs, starting Friday (March 12) with 10,000 workers from five of the biggest dormitories.

9 March 2021
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. Covid-19 has undermined women's progress, says President Halimah, highlighting areas for changeThe Covid-19 pandemic has undermined women's progress, and there are three areas that countries around the world can focus on to advance gender equality, P

8 March 2021
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. Molestation cases on the rise, average of 1,190 a year between 2016 and 2020Cases of molestation have been on the rise in recent years, and penalties for these offences are set to be raised to allow the authorities to better deal with such crimes, said Law and

5 March 2021
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. SingPass transactions doubled in 2020 with more people going digital during Covid-19 pandemicAmid the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of transactions using the SingPass national authentication system, as well as the number of SingPass app users, has increased sh

4 March 2021
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. ExxonMobil to cut 300 jobs in Singapore, citing 'unprecedented market conditions' due to Covid-19ExxonMobil will cut about 300 positions from its workforce in Singapore, where its largest refinery is located, by the end of 2021.

3 March 2021
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