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Govt bringing Filipino construction workers into S’pore

The first group of 15 construction workers from the Philippines is expected to arrive in Singapore next month. Thereafter, some 200 Filipino construction workers a month will be coming to Singapore to work, when all 4 testing centres are operational by the middle of this year. These workers obtained their skills certification...

Baey: PAP scores ‘6 out of 10’ since last GE

MP Baey: "PAP has improved on some matters and people can see the results." MP Baey Yam Keng The National University of Singapore Students’ Political Association (NUSPA) invited young politicians from 4 political parties to the Young Guns Forum 2014 for a debate on Wednesday (29 Jan). The 4 political parties and their representatives...

FT jailed 10 months for sex with minor

Former Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) associate consultant Alan Ramos was sentenced last month (Jan) to 10 months' jail for having sex with a minor who was 15 years old at the time. Ramos, 26, a Mexican, met the girl through an online dating website, OkCupid, in 2012. They began texting soon afterwards. When...