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Tanjung Sauh Work on a new deep water port for container ships on an island between Batam and Bintan is set to begin next year, creating a potential rival to Singapore's port, reported Straits Times. The port, on Tanjung Sauh, aims to be a major transhipment centre for Indonesia, and is part of the country's overhaul of its... 

1. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) is inviting members of the public to give feedback on proposed amendments to the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act (EFMA). A public consultation document, summarising the proposed changes, can be accessed on the REACH website over the next three weeks (10 May 2012 to 31 May 2012). Background 2.... 

(Bloomberg, 27 May) - Singapore’s ruling party lost a by- election in the opposition-controlled northeastern Hougang district, failing to prove it can recoup support after winning last year’s national vote with the smallest ever margin. Png Eng Huat, a 50-year-old businessman from the Workers’ Party, yesterday defeated...