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PM Lee: Singaporeans will always be our priority

(Photo CNA) During the May Day Rally (1 May), PM Lee touched on the topic of foreign workers. Mr Lee noted the different views of employers and workers. Employers are not able to find enough Singaporean workers, especially those who will stay on the job, and therefore turn to foreigners. However, for Singaporean workers, the...

PM Lee refutes Prof Lim’s proposal but promises to do his best to uplift low-wage workers

(Photo CNA) PM Lee has promised that his government will always do its best to uplift low-wage workers. Speaking at the May Day Rally (1 May) which was attended by nearly 1,500 unionists, employers and government leaders, Mr Lee said this must be achieved through sustainable improvements and not through a big risk with short-term...

1/4 of inaugural batch of SUTD students are foreigners

Of the 340 pioneer batch of students at the Singapore's new university, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), one-quarter (or about 85) are foreigners. They came from mostly ASEAN countries. SUTD now joins NUS, NTU and SMU to become Singapore's 4th public university. The SUTD students will begin school next Tue...