World’s smartest city; Singapore lauded for COVID-19 response
Singapore is top in the Smart City Index for the second straight year. Singapore’s continued success is directly correlated to its prompt response to the COVID-19 pandemic ‘where other cities have faltered’.
Minimum wage is politics. Progress Wage Model is practical solution
A compassionate approach to helping low wage worker requires more than just a call for a minimum wage. It requires hard work to ensure the wage is sustainable, and more hard work to ensure an upward path for the worker. Many workers under the PWM is already earning more than the $1300 min that WP calls for. More than 78,000 workers have benefitted from the PWM. With the inclusion of the Lift and Escalator Industry, the PWM would
Foreigners stealing Singaporeans’ jobs or Singaporeans stealing foreigners’ jobs?
Politicians like to exploit the anti-foreigner sentiment to widen the ‘Singaporeans vs PRs/FTs’ divide. This is irresponsible. Globalized companies draw their talents from all over the world. Only by remaining open, and welcoming of foreigners. and providing businesses with the access to global expertise they need, can good jobs be anchored here for Singaporeans.
Jamus unashamedly claims credit for Progressive Wage Model; netizens react
Jamus is fast turning out to be an embarrassment as well as disappointment.
Tharman to Jamus: avoid strawman arguments and don’t assume you have a monopoly in compassion
Jamus disappoints with strawman arguments. SM Tharman tells him not to pretend he has a monopoly on compassion.
Several PAP MPs had impressed the minister over the last few days on the force of their emotional conviction as they pushed for ways to uplift the low-income workers.
Founder’s Mindset and Inheritor’s Mindset: What is Pritam’s mindset?
“Do we have a founder’s mindset and build for the future, or do we have an inheritor’s mindset and look at what we have and spend it?” All MPs, including opposition MPs, must work in the long-term interest of Singapore, Mr Heng said.
What the legal text of CECA say of intra-corporate transferees
The legal text of CECA has a stringent definition of an intra-corporate transferee.
Our high dependence on trade makes us vulnerable to anti-trade measures like tariffs. Our small size means our negotiating power is small. Being small means we have few weapons in our disposal for retaliation. This is why Singapore takes a rules-based approach to international affairs and support multilateral institutions.
Free flow of Indian FTs to Singapore? Not according to India
Today, more than half of Singaporeans in the workforce are in PMET jobs and the number is increasing. Without the free trade agreements including CECA, Singapore would not be able to attract so many global multinationals to set up company here, creating many PMET jobs for Singaporeans.
Free trade agreements open doors to better jobs for Singaporeans, says Heng Swee Keat
Trade agreements help draw investments from abroad, creates good jobs at home, and pave the way for Singaporean firms to invest overseas and be fairly treated there.
In a world where more and more countries are turning inwards and protectionist, and trade wars are being waged with ugly consequences, free trade agreements help to protect against unfair trading practices.
Unilateral opening of borders signals to world that Singapore is open for business, says Ong Ye Kung
It is a small, cautious step to start to reopen aviation and resuscitate Changi Airport, as well as (Singapore Airlines). The aviation sector, Changi Airport and SIA (Singapore Airlines) do not concern just the aviation sector. It is linked to the whole economy.
“We need to start to take steps to open up in a safe manner that can revive Changi Airport, resuscitate the aviation sector,” Mr Ong said.