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DPM Tharman The government is setting "minimum wages" for the cleaning and security industries but has refused to acknowledge so because of the oidious connotation of the term "minimum wage" among businessmen and investors. It will begin by legislating what is effectively a minimum wage for the cleaning sector. It will introduce... 

A crowd of more than 100 movie goers staged a protest at Rex Cinemas on Thursday night (9 Jan) after an Indian movie premiere was cancelled at the last minute. The 9pm screening of the Tamil movie "Veeram" was abruptly cancelled over some distribution issues. The crowd, mostly foreign workers, began to gather outside the cinema... 

Health Minister Gan Kim Yong In response to media reports that hospitals are now housing patients in tents and corridors ('SG hospitals house patients in corridors & tents'), the Minsitry of Health (MOH) said yesterday (8 Jan) that they are tackling the bed crunch in several ways. MOH said that over 1,200 beds will be added...