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Singapore's Population Surges - Crosses 6 Million-Mark For 1st Time Ever
Singapore's population has reached a record high of 6.04 million, rising two per cent from last year, as the manpower-constrained city-state took in more foreign workers, according to an official report.
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Indian-Origin Man Jailed In Singapore For Stealing Over 1,500 Kg Of Wires From College
An Indian-origin man in Singapore has been sentenced to 42 months in jail along with two other foreign workers from Bangladesh for stealing copper wires and cables from a vacant college in January, 2020.
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Singapore Restricts Entry For Work Pass Holders Amid Covid Surge In India
In view of the resurgence of COVID-19 cases in several countries, especially India, and emergence of new virus variants, Singapore is reducing entry approvals for work pass holders and their dependents entering the country in the coming weeks.
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Singapore Begins Vaccination Of 37,000 Aviation, Maritime Works
Singapore on Monday started its COVID-19 vaccination exercise, covering 37,000 frontline workers in the aviation and maritime sectors, which employ large number of foreign workers, as a new coronavirus cluster was reported in the last 24 hours.
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Singapore Reports 788 New COVID-19 Cases, Mostly Migrant Workers
Singapore has said that it has undertaken several measures to enhance the facilities in dormitories for foreign workers, as the city-state on Wednesday reported 788 new COVID-19 cases with majority of them being migrant workers, including Indian nationals, taking the total number of infections to 20,198.
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Nearly 4,800 Indians In Singapore COVID-19+ve But With Mild Infection: Envoy
Nearly 4,800 Indian nationals, most of whom are living in dormitories for foreign workers, have been tested positive with the novel coronavirus in Singapore till the end of April, the Indian High Commissioner in Singapore said on Monday.
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Singapore "Floating Hotels" To House Hundreds Of Workers As Coronavirus Spreads
Singapore is preparing to house hundreds of foreign workers in accommodation vessels typically used for offshore and marine industry staff as it races to find alternatives to dormitories where the novel coronavirus has been spreading rapidly.
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About 250 Indians Infected By Coronavirus In Singapore: High Commission
About 250 Indians, with nearly half of them staying in close contact in the dormitories for foreign workers, have tested positive for the coronavirus in Singapore, the Indian High Commission here said on Friday.
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In A First, Indian Railways Sends 100 Junior Workers For Leisure Trip Abroad
Indian Railways' first non-working foreign tour is under way -- not for senior officers but for gangmen, trackmen and other non-gazetted employees.
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Singapore Minister Applauds Sikh Community For Its Vibrant Culture On Baisakhi
Singapore's Sikh community has been applauded for its vibrant culture as it celebrated Vaisakhi with foreign workers, especially those from India.
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13 Indians Test Positive For Zika In Singapore: Foreign Ministry
Foreign ministry confirmed on Thursday that 13 Indians have tested positive for the Zika virus in Singapore, after an outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease that at first affected three dozen workers on a construction site.
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Singapore's Population Grows at Slowest in More Than a Decade
Singapore's population rose 1.2 percent over the past year, the slowest in more than a decade, as it tried to reduce numbers of foreign workers, while long-standing efforts to encourage citizens to have more children bore some fruit.
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Alcohol Behind Last December Singapore Riots: Committee Of Inquiry
The probe into last December's riots in Singapore, the worst in 40 years, yesterday cited alcohol as the "major contributory factor" that triggered the unrest.
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Singapore police arrest four migrant workers for fighting
Singapore police have arrested four foreign workers for fighting in the Little India area, a precinct of Indian-origin businesses.
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Riots in Little India inexcusable: Singapore Prime Minister
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has described the December 8 outbreak of violence by the South Asian foreign workers in Singapore as inexcusable.
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Singapore's Population Surges - Crosses 6 Million-Mark For 1st Time Ever
Singapore's population has reached a record high of 6.04 million, rising two per cent from last year, as the manpower-constrained city-state took in more foreign workers, according to an official report.
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Indian-Origin Man Jailed In Singapore For Stealing Over 1,500 Kg Of Wires From College
An Indian-origin man in Singapore has been sentenced to 42 months in jail along with two other foreign workers from Bangladesh for stealing copper wires and cables from a vacant college in January, 2020.
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Singapore Restricts Entry For Work Pass Holders Amid Covid Surge In India
In view of the resurgence of COVID-19 cases in several countries, especially India, and emergence of new virus variants, Singapore is reducing entry approvals for work pass holders and their dependents entering the country in the coming weeks.
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Singapore Begins Vaccination Of 37,000 Aviation, Maritime Works
Singapore on Monday started its COVID-19 vaccination exercise, covering 37,000 frontline workers in the aviation and maritime sectors, which employ large number of foreign workers, as a new coronavirus cluster was reported in the last 24 hours.
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Singapore Reports 788 New COVID-19 Cases, Mostly Migrant Workers
Singapore has said that it has undertaken several measures to enhance the facilities in dormitories for foreign workers, as the city-state on Wednesday reported 788 new COVID-19 cases with majority of them being migrant workers, including Indian nationals, taking the total number of infections to 20,198.
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Nearly 4,800 Indians In Singapore COVID-19+ve But With Mild Infection: Envoy
Nearly 4,800 Indian nationals, most of whom are living in dormitories for foreign workers, have been tested positive with the novel coronavirus in Singapore till the end of April, the Indian High Commissioner in Singapore said on Monday.
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Singapore "Floating Hotels" To House Hundreds Of Workers As Coronavirus Spreads
Singapore is preparing to house hundreds of foreign workers in accommodation vessels typically used for offshore and marine industry staff as it races to find alternatives to dormitories where the novel coronavirus has been spreading rapidly.
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About 250 Indians Infected By Coronavirus In Singapore: High Commission
About 250 Indians, with nearly half of them staying in close contact in the dormitories for foreign workers, have tested positive for the coronavirus in Singapore, the Indian High Commission here said on Friday.
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In A First, Indian Railways Sends 100 Junior Workers For Leisure Trip Abroad
Indian Railways' first non-working foreign tour is under way -- not for senior officers but for gangmen, trackmen and other non-gazetted employees.
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Singapore Minister Applauds Sikh Community For Its Vibrant Culture On Baisakhi
Singapore's Sikh community has been applauded for its vibrant culture as it celebrated Vaisakhi with foreign workers, especially those from India.
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13 Indians Test Positive For Zika In Singapore: Foreign Ministry
Foreign ministry confirmed on Thursday that 13 Indians have tested positive for the Zika virus in Singapore, after an outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease that at first affected three dozen workers on a construction site.
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Singapore's Population Grows at Slowest in More Than a Decade
Singapore's population rose 1.2 percent over the past year, the slowest in more than a decade, as it tried to reduce numbers of foreign workers, while long-standing efforts to encourage citizens to have more children bore some fruit.
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Alcohol Behind Last December Singapore Riots: Committee Of Inquiry
The probe into last December's riots in Singapore, the worst in 40 years, yesterday cited alcohol as the "major contributory factor" that triggered the unrest.
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Singapore police arrest four migrant workers for fighting
Singapore police have arrested four foreign workers for fighting in the Little India area, a precinct of Indian-origin businesses.
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Riots in Little India inexcusable: Singapore Prime Minister
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has described the December 8 outbreak of violence by the South Asian foreign workers in Singapore as inexcusable.
