Daily Briefing: 10 firms barred from hiring expats; Singaporean serviceman killed in Aussie road accident

And here are changes to make education more holistic.

A Singaporean serviceman was killed in a road traffic accident along a highway in Southern Queensland, Australia, on Tuesday. Read more here.
Ten companies here have been barred from hiring foreigners for six months, and also ordered to apologise publicly, for discriminatory hiring practices. Read more about it here.
By 2017, all secondary schools will offer two holistic education programmes to broaden their students learning, beyond the traditional subjects. Watch the video about it here.

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