The push to encourage continuous training is set to carry on into Budget 2016, with the Labour Movement calling on the Government to help workers re-skill and become more productive.
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Lifelong learning expected to feature strongly in Budget 2016
Japanese groups in Singapore mark tragedy of deadly Fukushima earthquake and tsunami
March 11, 2016 11:38 PM
More than 200 people attended a reception held on Friday by the Japanese Association and Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry to mark the fifth anniversary of the quake and tsunami that triggered a nuclear disaster in Fukushima prefecture.
17 Team Singapore athletes awarded Sports Excellence Scholarships
The scholarship is given to athletes who have the potential to win medals at major regional and global sporting events.
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'Lush Green' picked as colour for new Singapore buses
938LIVE reports: A public voting exercise saw green edging out red as the colour of choice by 144 votes. A total of 57,505 valid votes were cast.
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35% of security officers yet to attend required skills training
The skills training is in line with new licensing requirements which will kick in at the start of September. The model aims to provide a career progression pathway for security officers to earn higher wages.
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StanChart's key strategy is to become more efficient: Singapore CEO
In her first media interview since taking over the helm, StanChart Singapore CEO Judy Hsu, says the bank is improving its processes to become more efficient amid a slow economic climate.
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Corporate Citizen Foundation gifts water filtration systems to ASEAN disaster centre
Designed for disaster relief, the system has the capability to churn out 500 litres of potable water per hour from water that is filled with harmful bacteria, sediments, chemicals and metals.
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7 in 10 local security officers getting better pay, training under new wage model
March 11, 2016 11:03 PM
SINGAPORE – Around 70 per cent of local security officers are already enjoying higher wages and better skills training, half a year before all security firms here are required to roll out these benefits.
Another waste water leak at Jem shopping mall
March 11, 2016 10:51 PM
SINGAPORE – There was another leak at Jurong East mall Jem on Friday evening, a Straits Times reader reported.
23-year-old man arrested for attacking police officer
According to the police, the suspect brandished a knife and attacked a 43-year-old officer, leaving him with a deep slash wound on his right arm.
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