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(5 Mar) - Alleged bias against locals accounted for half of the employment-related complaints received in Singapore last year, in another sign that the city-state may scrutinise more closely firms which are hiring foreigners to fill higher-paying jobs. The data provided to Reuters by the Tripartite Alliance for Fair Employment... 

I AM riled that some people have labelled government moves to sharpen the distinction between citizens and non-citizens, by extending certain privileges to the former, as "xenophobic" ("Urgent need to fix integration woes: Nair"; Thursday). Citizens born and bred here have every right to expect these privileges, be it priority... 

US engineer Shane Todd died under mysterious circumstances in Singapore (7 Mar) - U.S. Senator Max Baucus said he is “nowhere close” to resolving his questions about the death of an American research engineer in Singapore. Baucus, a Montana Democrat, met on March 5 with Singapore’s ambassador to the U.S., Ashok Kumar Mirpuri,...