A new lease of life has been breathed into sleepy Queenstown, where two swanky Build-To-Order (BTO) projects now stand tall. Last week, reporters were taken around the Dawson estate, where work has been ongoing as part of the Remaking Our...
As Singapore restructures its economy, there may be pain for workers in some industries, but Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat says the Government will support them as they adjust to the new environment. Companies also have to pitch in and...
As Singapore restructures its economy, there may be pain for workers in some industries, but Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat says the Government will support them as they adjust to the new environment. Companies also have to pitch in and...
SINGAPORE - A Uber driver has taken UberEATS way too literally, and possibly landed himself in hot water. With driverless cars are all the rage now, one Uber passenger certainly felt like she was riding in one, when the driver...
Ms Sofhie Airinie, 19, has a twisted spine and a muscle-wasting disease that makes breathing and moving a struggle. But the pain of living with scoliosis and congenital myopathy - an incurable disease of the muscle tissue - is forgotten...
The Migrant Workers' Centre (MWC) is a heavyweight among the non-governmental organisations (NGOs) helping migrant workers. Set up in 2009 by the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and the Singapore National Employers Federation (Snef), it may seem an anomaly as...
Sports have long brought people together, and in some dormitories, young Singapore students and migrant workers have come together to play football, sepak takraw and badminton. For the past few years, five Secondary 4 students from Hwa Chong Institution have...
Formed in 2005, Fast has five staff members and 120 volunteers. The charity has a round-the-clock helpline for maids (1800-339-4357) and a befriender clubhouse, and runs vocational skills courses. Treadmills line the wall of an exclusive gym. In another room, shelves...
Ask a foreign construction worker what he thinks of Singaporeans, and he will likely say "honest, polite and considerate". But he may also be getting fleeced of thousands of dollars by his employers just to keep his job, says Transient...
Founded in 2006 by GP Goh Wei Leong and social worker Tang Shin Yong, the charity has 10 staff members and 300 volunteers, and relies on public donations. It focuses on foreign workers who are injured and unable to work...
