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Government provides additional S$2.3 billion in loan support to help local firms
The Government has taken swift measures to enhance business financing schemes in anticipation of greater credit tightening as a result of the global financial crisis. It is enhancing schemes to support an additional S$2.3 billion in loans, to help lo...
Learn and Earn
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21/11/2008 5:55 PM
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Skills Programme for Upgrading and Resilience (SPUR)
The Skills Programme for Upgrading and Resilience (SPUR) is a new 2-year tripartite programme to help companies and workers manage the economic downturn and invest in skills for the recovery. First announced by the Prime Minister at the People’s Acti...
Learn and Earn
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21/11/2008 5:53 PM
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Budget deficit set to increase
Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam has noted that this year’s Budget deficit will increase three-fold to over $2.4 billion, up from the $800 million estimated earlier. This is due to higher infrastructure costs, increased spending on the Marriag...
Learn and Earn
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21/11/2008 5:48 PM
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Employment Act updated to reflect market changes
In its first update in 13 years, the Employment Act has been amended to offer basic benefits such as salary protection, minimum employment terms and dispute resolution, to keep pace with a changing labour market, rising salaries and the growing numbe...
Learn and Earn
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21/11/2008 5:44 PM
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Feedback on REACH website
Anonymous said : Hi REACH Administrator,Lately I'm experiencing slow loading at this forum, every click I made will takes a while before the page can be opened. I am wondering is it just my computer or is it that the Forum is unable to cope with the ...
Welcome and Forum Announcements
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21/11/2008 5:40 PM
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What is the difference between “REACH’s Discussion Corner” and “Your Discussion Corner”?
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Welcome and Forum Announcements
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21/11/2008 4:56 PM
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Marriage age for Muslims to be raised
Parliament has approved upping the minimum age for Muslim marriages from 16 to 18, as part of the amendments to the Administration of Muslim Law Act (AMLA). This change makes the minimum age of marriage of Muslims on par with those of non-Muslim Sing...
Our Common Space
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20/11/2008 4:26 PM
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Responsible Retrenchment Guidelines
With the impact of the economic downturn increasingly being felt by companies and workers, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), along with the Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) and the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), has released a set...
Learn and Earn
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20/11/2008 11:18 AM
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Increasing the number of childcare centres in the next five years
Childcare fees have been on the rise recently, due to the higher cost of living and higher educational requirements for teachers.
To improve the quality, supply and affordability of childcare centres, more childcare places will be made available. B...
Our Common Space
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20/11/2008 10:35 AM
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Chronic Disease Management Programme to help patients take charge of their health
In an effort to encourage patients with chronic ailments to take charge of their health, the Singapore General Hospital started a free Chronic Disease Self-Management Programme for such patients this year. Through this programme, patients with ch...
Mind and Body
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18/11/2008 6:46 PM
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