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Marina Bay Sands gears up for April 27 opening with final hiring burstMarina Bay Sands has launched its final burst of hiring before it opens on April 27...
Yahoo! News 26/02/10
Beware of labour shortages
The research, commissioned by the APEC Business Advisory Council and obtained by AFP on Monday, urged governments to address the problem or risk hampering business competitiveness and economic growth...
The Straits Times 10/11/09
Six hurt in manhole blast
Six workers who had just climbed out of a manhole in MacPherson Road were badly burnt. Two of the workers are now unconscious and on ventilator support at Singapore General Hospital\'s intensive care unit...
The Straits Times 22/10/09
S'pore firms hiring again
MORE employers in Singapore are expecting to grow their headcount in the last quarter of the year, up sharply from the previous quarter. 34 per cent forecast increased hiring in the fourth quarter, up from 26 per cent in the third quarter...
The Straits Times 22/10/09
Jailed for false statements
Wong Seng Kiong, 57, owner of Guo Tai Mei Trading (GTMT), had earlier admitted to 22 charges of false statements relating to the employment of foreign employees and phantom workers, as well as collecting levies from workers...
The Straits Times 22/10/09
Jailed for bribing Immigration officer
Chia Ngee Seng, 47, had earlier admitted to giving two loans totalling $800 and a $200 bribe to senior Immigration and Checkpoints specialist Mah Chin Phock to facilitate social visit pass extensions in 2007...
The Straits Times 22/10/09
Engineer killed by metal part
AN ENGINEER was killed and another worker seriously injured after a 500kg metal structure plummeted 30m and crashed into a container office...
The Straits Times 01/10/09
PRC lady fined for forged document
A CHINESE national who submitted a forged nursing diploma to get a work pass was fined $5,000 and will serve a default sentence of four weeks\' jail as she could not pay the fine...
The Straits Times 01/10/09
Women queueing for jobs in child care, security, social services
Labour chief Lim Swee Say told The Straits Times that although layoffs have eased and some bosses are recruiting again, recovery remains uneven across sectors...
The Straits Times 01/10/09
Singapore's job market stabilised in the 2nd quarter New
Some 116,300 residents were jobless in June. The seasonally adjusted figure was 91,500, slightly lower than the 95,800 in the previous quarter...
The Straits Times 16/9/09