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Gov’t expands Career Conversion Programmes
Gov’t expands Career Conversion Programmes
Enhancements include an increase in the salary support cap to $7,500 for mature or long-term unemployed workers.
Special education teachers to see up to 12% pay hike
By 2026, the monthly salary of SPED teachers will range from $3,000 to over $7,000.
Maybank Singapore gave out up to S$1,250 to junior employees
The one-time payment was given out in February.
Tighter energy standards for water heaters and refrigerators in 2025
The standards will take effect on 1 April 2025.
ACEN, Marubeni partners to develop an offshore wind project in Australia
The partnership is expected to invest $218.3 to the project.
MOM approves over 4,000 ONE PASS applications
The government introduced the work pass framework in January 2023.
Workforce Singapore to launch Overseas Markets Immersion Programme
The programme will fund companies to build a globally oriented team.
Singapore raises retirement and reemployment ages
The first increase will happen in 2026.
Island View in Pasir Panjang to relaunch with a lower reserved price of $532m
The property was previously put up for sale on 19 September 2023 but received no bids.
Sea rebounds with US$162.7m net income in FY23
In FY22, the group recorded a US$1.7b net loss.
PMI slips to 50.6 in February
It dipped by 0.1 points from January.
TID sells 19% of Lentoria at $2,125 psf
Majority likely bought for their own use.
DBS, OCBC, and UOB post combined net interest income of $8.3b in 4Q23
4Q23 marks the 5th consecutive quarter that the combined NII of the big three was above $8b.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.46%; Top stock is DBS
DBS is the top stock despite a 0.387% decline.
Majority of Singaporeans deem slang as inappropriate at work: survey
One-third of respondents use slang for quicker communication
6 commercial units within Peninsula Plaza are up for sale via EOI
The units have a guide price of $8.6m-$9.0m.
NUS taps Tang Heiwai as MAS term professor
His term will run from 4 March to 15 March.
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