Building a strong Singaporean core in the financial industry, by having more Singaporeans fill specialist and leadership positions, is an important aspect of growing the sector, emphasized PM Lee at the official opening of the Marina Bay Financial Centre.
Singaporeans came together to share their views and ideas for the Healthy Living Master Plan in a Facebook chat with Dr Amy Khor and A/P Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, part of an on-going six-week public consultation on how they can be provided with access to a healthy lifestyle. Read more on their suggestions and share your views with us!
In his May Day Rally speech, PM spoke about the re-employment of older workers and shared that growing the economy is the best way to raise wages. He also called for employers, unions and the government to work together to strengthen tripartism. Watch the video of PM’s Speech and share your views with us.
In his message, Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin urged employers to work with the unions to press on with progressive wages, so as to enhance the skills, employability and wages of low-wage workers.
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Participants at an Our Singapore Conversation session called for a thorough rethink of the “sacred cows” in Singapore’s approach to development Concerns on meritocracy and the “nation-building myth” that Singapore is small and fragile, with no natural resources of its own, were addressed by Education Minister Heng Swee Keat. Find out more and share your thoughts with us!
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