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Sri Lankan construction workers Singapore will soon see its first group of construction workers from Sri Lanka and the Philippines. Those from Sri Lanka are expected to start work in September this year, and those from the Philippines a month later.The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) said that for a start, Singapore... 

Flag lowering by Singapore troops in Afghanistan (27 June)     Singapore's Chief of Army Major-General Ravinder Singh (L) meeting with Commander International Security Assistance Force General Joseph Dunford in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo: MINDEF) The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) concluded operations in Afghanistan on 22... 

Singapore's business district skyline at dusk. (26 June)   Cost pressures and tougher regulation mean banks in Singapore are struggling to replace the 100 traders who left the market during a rate-fixing probe. The world's fourth largest foreign exchange center is still reeling from the crackdown, which has left volumes...