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Survey confirms rampant job discrimination against SGs

Singapore A survey conducted by recruitment firm eFinancialCareers last month confirmed that a large number of companies in the finance industry are discriminating against Singaporean hires. According to the survey, a majority or 52% of the respondents said their companies had favoured foreigners for some job openings. In fact,...

Tender bid for market stall falls to $2.50

Circuit Road Block 80 Market and Food Centre According to the results of the latest round of NEA hawker stall tender exercise (Sep 2013) [Link], the tender bid has dropped to as low as $2.50 a month rental for a stall. The bid was for a wet market stall at Blk 80 Circuit Road. The hawker has listed selling chilled poultry at...

PAP fella wants LTA to take action against cabby

A taxi driver, Freddie Chan, posted the following on his Facebook page on Tues (5 Nov) [Link]. The video he posted on Facebook [Link] showed that while he stopped his car behind a Nissan MPV (SGM 2827S) driven by a lady driver, the MPV reversed and collided with his taxi. According to Mr Chan, the MPV driver then blamed him...