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The Government will raise the salary criteria for Employment Passes (EPs) and S Passes amid weak labour market conditions, Minister for Manpower Josephine Teo said on Wednesday (Aug 26).

About 7,500 jobs and 1,600 traineeships, attachments and skills training opportunities will be available from now until end-2021 in the healthcare sector for fresh graduates and mid-career job seekers.

With the travel and tourism sector already reeling from the last four months of global lockdowns and the suspension of almost all travel, local and international, it’s hard to see how the travel and tourism sector will recover in the near- to mid-term.

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The drone industry in Singapore is taking off, with more companies turning to unmanned aerial vehicles for purposes like infrastructure inspection and deliveries.

In the wake of a global pandemic, what could fashion shows look like? In Singapore at least, everyone has a chance to get that coveted “front row” seat on the runway when an all-new virtual fashion event kicks off on Thursday (Aug 20).

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Fair Price

In a move to give its employees a break, or simply to catch up with other projects, the FairPrice Group has announced that there will be no meetings on Friday afternoons from Aug 14 onwards — barring exceptional cases.

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Temasek Holdings Pte.Photographer: Bryan van der Beek/Bloomberg

Singapore’s Temasek Holdings Pte and Bayer AG have formed a new company that will develop seeds for vertical farms.

Business

Kash Salvador, associate director at property services company Santos Knight Frank: “We see an opportunity in storage and warehousing given higher logistics demand as shoppers go online.

Covid-19 Updates

Five vaccines - three Western and two Chinese - are in Phase 3 efficacy trials involving thousands of people.
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ICCS News

Read more about the Italian Gallery SG project!