Singapore-based fintech company Aleta aims to expand operations into IndiaAleta Planet, a Singapore fintech firm, is set to enter the Indian market. The company will provide infrastructure for Visa debit cards, en...
19 Jun, 2026, 01.56 PM IST
Fishermen are being pushed to the brink by fuel costs in Southeast AsiaRising energy, freight, and supply chain expenses are escalating seafood prices globally. Governments offer aid, but it's stretched thin, i...
22 May, 2026, 11.11 AM IST
The $138 bn buffer: India’s most visible export can rescue the rupeeIndia is considering a policy push to accelerate overseas deployment of skilled workers as part of a broader strategy to support the rupee ...
19 May, 2026, 02.27 PM IST
Indian High Commission hosts Pongal festivities for migrant workers in SingaporeThe Indian High Commission in Singapore hosted a Pongal celebration for nearly 1,500 Indian migrant workers. The event featured cultural pe...
12 Jan, 2026, 09.36 AM IST
Singapore announces plans to improve lifestyle of migrant workersSingapore marked International Migrants Day by announcing enhanced healthcare, housing, and recreational schemes for migrant workers, recog...
15 Dec, 2025, 07.46 AM IST
Singapore flags ‘structural decline’ without migrant workers“If we are not able to bring in immigrants to top up the population then we are in structural decline, and eventually the population will d...
14 Aug, 2023, 07.11 PM IST
Singapore eases movement curbs for migrant workersAround 300,000 migrant workers, many of them from South Asia, live in dorms in the prosperous city-state, where they are typically packed i...
24 Jun, 2022, 11.57 AM IST
Singapore: Now 50000 migrant workers will be allowed in community space over weekendsMigrant worker dormitories that were found to be overcrowded were among the major COVID-19 clusters during the peak of the disease spread. ...
23 Apr, 2022, 09.17 AM IST
Singapore to roll out new healthcare system for foreign workersThe system, to be rolled out from November 2021, will be in six geographical sectors, with each sector housing at least 40,000 migrant work...
30 Jun, 2021, 01.31 PM IST
Singapore waives levies on foreign workers during stay-home periodSince January, the government has put in place additional border measures, including limiting entry approvals for work pass holders and req...
01 Apr, 2021, 12.49 PM IST
Singapore-developed COVID-19 vaccine injected into first group of volunteersCalled Lunar-Cov19, the vaccine is developed by Duke-NUS Medical School and American pharmaceutical company Arcturus Therapeutics. Arcturus...
13 Aug, 2020, 04.13 PM IST
'Migrant workers' remittances to India to remain steady'A changing pattern in Indian migrant workers across the world will ensure a steady flow of remittances into the country, which was USD 72 b...
29 Feb, 2016, 09.49 AM IST
Singapore sees 25 per cent increase in foreign workers salary disputesThe Ministry of Manpower said around 4,500 foreign workers had sought its help to resolve salary disputes last year compared to about 3,600...
14 Jun, 2015, 12.06 PM IST
Singapore sees increase in foreign workers salary disputesThe Ministry of Manpower said around 4,500 foreign workers had sought its help to resolve salary disputes last year compared to about 3,600...
14 Jun, 2015, 12.02 PM IST
Indian pleads guilty to amended charge in Singapore riot caseAn Indian man today pleaded guilty to an amended charge of failing to disperse on police orders, becoming the first of the 25 Indians being...
07 Feb, 2014, 08.24 PM IST
- Singapore NGO expanding to help more foreign workers
The MWC is an NGO whose mission is to champion fair employment practises and the well-being of migrant workers in Singapore.
13 May, 2013, 01.55 PM IST
- Asia's migrant workers fear losing jobs in global crisis
Slowdown in construction sector would affect thousands of migrant workers from India, Bangladesh, Myanmar & China. Tips for job satisfactio...
12 Oct, 2008, 10.30 AM IST