EP, S Pass salary thresholds to be raised
To keep pace with increases in locals' wages and to encourage companies to be more selective when hiring foreign talent, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) will raise the salary thresholds for the Employment Pass and the S Pass. From July 1, to qualify for an S Pass, an applicants' monthly salary will have to be S$2,000 or more,...
Shanghai dethrones Singapore but Ningbo stays on top in cargo
All of the Chinese mainland's top 10 ports reported double-digit growth in container throughput last year, thanks to the unexpected surge in cargo demand. With the unexpected recovery in cargo traffic last year, all of China's top 10 ports saw throughput rise compared with 2009 with Ningbo-Zhoushan Port edging out neighbour...
Proof of welfare’s multiple failings
AFTER 10 years looking to North America and Britain for reform inspiration in the fight against poverty, I come to the conclusion we are looking in the wrong places. There is a country in our own region from which we have more to learn: Singapore. When we began our crusade in Cape York Peninsula, we were in part inspired by...
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