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Suppliers and manufacturers dealing with combustible dust must label related packages or containers to communicate its dangers and how to use it safely. #Singapore #machinery #workplace #MOM
New rules in place to protect workers handling higher-risk machinery, combustible dust
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The issue of how victims of certain online harms can be better protected or seek redress has been talked about recently. Under new government proposals, a yet-to-be-named agency could be set up to allow victims to submit complaints for a number of online harms. Plus – ‘I really wanted to live’: SQ321 passenger who fractured her spine gets back on her feet. These and more in this week’s Editor’s Picks. #steditorspicks #newsletter
How can new laws help victims of online harms?
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This came even as international visitor arrivals picked up for the month. #Singapore #hotels #travel #visitors
Singapore hotel performance slips in post-F1 October
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This comes as a new law strengthening labour protections for platform workers was passed in September. #Singapore #Gojek #ridehailing #labour
Hailing a ride may get pricier due to platform workers law, but not by much: Gojek GM
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Revolut will increase its headcount by another 60% to over 100 employees by 2025. #Revolut #Singapore #jobs
Revolut expands S'pore workforce, products as it caters to businesses
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In 2024, employed residents worked 41.6 hours a week on average, 5 hours less than in 2010. #Singapore #employment #jobs #workinghours #income
Shorter working hours, better upward income mobility: 5 trends among S'pore resident workers in 2024
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The capital injection covers infrastructure upgrades to its fulfilment centres, delivery stations and data centres. #Amazon #investment #Singapore
Amazon invested $2 billion in Singapore in 2023
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How can the system pass with flying colours even after one of the worst disruptions in its history? The current key metric of mean kilometres between failure is meaningful but has its limitations, says transport correspondent Kok Yufeng. #publictransport #transport #MRT #Singapore
Is there a better, more holistic way to track the health of Singapore's MRT system?
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This comes after high inflation in 2023 eroded real income growth for median and 20th-percentile earners. #Singapore #income #wages #employment
Real median income in Singapore grew 3.4% in 2024, gap with lower-wage workers narrows: MOM
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