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Tong Seng Coffeeshop owner Ong Choon Seng blamed the manpower crunch for the closure of his eatery along North Bridge Road ("Coffee shop bids farewell with a last free meal"; last Sunday). A real estate expert estimated that his property could fetch between $15 million and $18 million - a tempting sum. So is the manpower shortage... 

I was at a clinic last week at about 7-8pm. While waiting to see the doctor, I struck up a conversation with the counter girl, a Filipino. The conversation started when I asked how much she was making overtime since she was working late at the clinic. She told me that she wasn't paid any overtime but a flat rate of $2,200, the... 

Dr Janil Puthucheary PAP MPs asking MOM to allow firms to retain FTs - He will ask the Minister if there are plans to introduce a scheme to allow foreigners who have a good track record and sustained work experience in local SMEs to be retained as staff under a special pass with a longer duration. If the govt agrees to MP Puthuchury’s...