Weak labour laws: Only 1% of 4,500 errant employers were charged?
I refer to the article “Parliament: 158 employers convicted in the last three years for not paying workers” (Straits Times, Feb 6). It states that “The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has hauled 158 employers to court in the last three years for not paying their workers salaries. All of them were convicted by the courts. Only...
S&CC fees to go up 18% in near future?
I refer to the article “Additional S$100m a year to help town councils maintain, replace lifts: MND” (Channel NewsAsia, Feb 2). It states that “Taken together, the additional funding will double MND’s existing funding support to town councils – under the annual Service and Conservancy Charge operating grants and quarterly...
Can AVA ownself check ownself?
In the recent case of culling of chickens in Sin Ming, who can verify that all those birds culled were domestic fowls? There is a high probability that there are red jungle fowls among them. A healthy brood of red jungle fowls which are protected endangered species has been featured in a few documentaries (besides Wild City)....
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