COVID-19 PANDEMIC: 8 in 10 in Singapore want to work from home or have more flexibility
Just one in 10 wanted to return to the office full-time.ST PHOTO: GIN TAY. . Daily commutes and fear of
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Job Market
OVERSEAS IMMIGRANT WORKERS-OIW: LOS ANGELES- Immigrants Keep Sending Money Home Despite Pandemic Job Losses
Jesus Perlera and many other immigrants like him have managed to continue sending substantial amounts of money home, even after
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SOCIAL JUSTICE-OVERSEAS ASEAN WORKERS-AFW: Why the case of a maid who battled a millionaire has gripped Singapore
Ms Parti (left) worked for Mr Liew Mun Leong (right) for several years . . She was an Indonesian domestic
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ASEAN FOREIGN WORKERS-AFW: Dead Filipino sailor from sunken cattle ship to be repatriated from Japan
. The body of the Filipino sailor who died after a cargo ship sank off Japan will be flown to
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ENVIRONMENT-WEATHER: KAGOSHIMA- Typhoon Haishen heads to South Korea after slamming Japan, Japanese coast guard rescues on hold.
High waves batter the coastline in Ichikikushikino, Kagoshima prefecture on September 7, 2020, after Typhoon Haishen passed through. — AFP
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OVERSEAS ASEAN WORKERS-OAW: SINGAPORE- Stained Gucci sunglasses, fake watches, frayed Prada bag: Why maid was acquitted of stealing from CAG chief
Once Ms Parti Liyani made clear – upon being fired – her desire to complain to MOM, the Liew family
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OVERASEAS FILIPINO WORKERS-OFW: MANILA- ‘I am praying’: captain’s texts tell of ordeal of capsized cattle ship
‘I am praying’: captain’s texts tell of ordeal of capsized cattle ship Gulf Livestock 1 captain Dante Addug . .
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BIZ: ASIA & PACIFIC: Filipino dead as ships, boats try to douse oil tanker fire off Sri Lanka
An injured Filipino crew member of the MT New Diamond is transferred to a Sri Lanka Navy vessel Thursday, Sept.
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LETTERS: MALAYSIA- Globalisation, trade pacts create jobs
LETTERS / 04 SEP 2020 / 01:43 H. . . . . THERE seems to be a flurry of comments against globalisation
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EDITORIAL: The Straits Times says- Parliament: More debate, less division
The Straits Times MPs in Parliament have got down to business to tackle the country’s worst crisis since independence. Issues
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