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Singapore set to employ over 150 Indian doctors in next three years

Singapore is planning to hire 180 junior doctors from India over the next three years, a move questioned by many, according to a media...

Infosys announces 300 jobs in Singapore branch

Singapore News: IT major Infosys announced it will hire 300 workers in Singapore over the next three years across a variety of roles.

BJP, Defence officials rally in Agnipath’s support; Congress calls it ‘job insecurity’

Agnipath scheme: Indian Prime Minister Modi said that several decisions may look unfair at first, but help in building the nation later.

Indian Defence ministry confirms Agnipath scheme won’t be dropped

The Indian Defence ministry has made it clear that the Centre's defence recruitment scheme 'Agnipath' won’t be rolled back.

IMDA partners IBM to create 300 tech jobs in Singapore

The initiative is part of IBM’s “Future-Ready Intelligent Digital Workforce Programme”, in support of the SGUnited Jobs and Skills...

SIA taps on in-house competencies to offer training programmes for external organisations

The Singapore Airlines Academy will be able to customise training packages to meet the requirements of individual companies and...

SINDA launches job support framework for Singaporean Indian community

The Singaporean Indian Development Association (SINDA) has launched a multi-faceted job support framework to help the Singaporean Indian...

Most Singaporeans feel neutral or positive towards foreigners in Singapore

A survey by REACH found that 49 per cent of respondents were neutral about foreigners in Singapore.

Singapore is still a little red dot in an uncertain world: President Halimah Yacob

In a speech before the first session of the 14th Parliament of Singapore, President Halimah Yacob outlined the government’s plans to help...

Singapore commits SGD250 million to drive technology and innovation in fintech sector

Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will commit SGD250 million over the next three years to accelerate technology and innovation-driven...

NTU hosts SkillsFuture@NTU, first ever virtual event part of SkillsFuture Month

This year, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is hosting SkillsFuture@NTU, the first-ever virtual event that is part of the SkillsFuture...

NTU and Facebook pilot programme to develop data centre talents in Singapore

Tech giant Facebook has partnered Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU) to launch a pilot programme aimed at developing local...

Singapore announces support measures for tourism sector impacted by COVID-19

Singapore Tourism Board (SBT) will be providing tourism companies with more support to upgrade the capabilities of their workers.

Google and Facebook top places to work in Singapore, fall out of top 10 in US: Report

Tech giants Google and Facebook claimed the top two spots as the best places to work in Singapore as rated by employees, according to a list...

Maybank Kim Eng cuts 5 per cent of Singapore manpower

Maybank Kim Eng has reduced 5 per cent of its manpower in Singapore amid stiff competition from fintech firms, according to news reports.

Singapore’s employment rate rises, but with slowing median income growth

From June 2018 to June 2019, the employment rate for Singapore residents aged 25 to 64 rose from 80.3 per cent to 80.8 per cent.

IT graduates enjoy highest employment rate, command highest median salary in 2018

IT and digital technologies graduates from the Class of 2018 had the highest full-time permanent employment rate at 91.7 percent.

NUS graduates ranked top 10 most employable globally

In the latest Global University Employability Ranking, NUS jumped six spots to be placed in the 10th position.

Singapore workers are increasingly dissatisfied with their employers: Mercer report

The satisfaction levels among workers in Singapore have declined consistently for the last three years.

NTU climbs 12 places on Financial Times' global EMBA ranking to arrive at 18th position

NTU Singapore has been placed 18th in the Financial Times’ latest ranking of Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) programmes...

NTU launches eight mobile-learning courses for professionals

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has launched eight mobile-learning courses aimed at upskilling working professionals – both alumni...

Starhub cuts 300 employees amid transformation plan

StarHub will be cutting about 300 employee head-counts due to a strategic business review.

NUS’ new AI-powered career app helps students develop skills for their dream job

Jointly developed by NUS and JobTech, NUS career+ is a unique mobile application that provides advice to students on education planning and...

20.6 percent of Singapore workforce will have their jobs displaced by 2028, highest in SEA

Singapore will also face the greatest job-skills mismatch in the region.

Labour market improves for first half of 2018; job vacancies hit 3-year high in June

However, job-skills mismatch will continue to pose a challenge to the industries.