Singapore Budget 2015: Concessionary rate for Foreign Domestic Worker Levy ...

The Straits TimesSingapore Budget 2015: Concessionary rate for Foreign Domestic Worker Levy ...The Straits TimesSINGAPORE - From May 1, households eligible for the Foreign Domestic Worker Levy Concession will enjoy a further discount on the monthly levy. Employers of foreign maids now pay $265 a month in levies, or $120 if they qualify for a concessionary rate.

Singapore's first prime minister hospitalised with pneumonia

ReutersSingapore's first prime minister hospitalised with pneumoniaReutersSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's first prime minister and the man widely credited with the city state's economic success, Lee Kuan Yew, is in hospital with severe pneumonia. Lee, who turned 91 last September, was admitted on Feb. 5, the office said.

Singapore's first prime minister hospitalised with pneumonia

Reuters UKSingapore's first prime minister hospitalised with pneumoniaReuters UKSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's first prime minister and the man widely credited with the city state's economic success, Lee Kuan Yew, is in hospital with severe pneumonia. Lee, who turned 91 last September, was admitted on Feb. 5, the office said.

Singapore PM calls for playtime despite pressure for supplemental learning

CCTV-AmericaSingapore PM calls for playtime despite pressure for supplemental learningCCTV-AmericaThe government has urged parents in Singapore to reduce study time for their children and take them outdoors to play, as more and more Singaporean children develop myopia. A highly competitive education system has forced parents to enroll their ...

Servitude in Singapore

Democratic Voice of BurmaServitude in SingaporeDemocratic Voice of BurmaIn November 2014, after being locked in her employer's apartment in Singapore, Thu Zar Myint climbed out the bathroom window in a desperate bid to escape. She began scaling the five-story building; she lost her grip on the third floor and fell to the ...

More can be done to make Singapore pro

Channel News AsiaMore can be done to make Singapore pro-family: Grace FuChannel News AsiaMore help with housing as well as getting more companies to adopt flexi-work arrangements - these are some of the government's priorities towards making Singapore a better place to raise families, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Grace Fu ...

Slight haze in Singapore caused by fire in Malaysian landfill

The Straits TimesSlight haze in Singapore caused by fire in Malaysian landfillThe Straits TimesA photograph taken from Ang Mo Kio shows buildings in the city shrouded in haze at 11.30am on Feb 14, 2015. A fire in a Malaysian landfill is the source of the haze that has affected dwellers in parts of Singapore over the past few days. -- ST PHOTO ...