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New COVID-19 cluster at Harvest @ Woodlands dormitory after 3 more workers test positive Toggle share menu Advertisement Harvest @ Woodlands, 280 Woodlands Industrial Park E5. (Screengrab: Google Street View) 26 May 2021 08:13AM) Share this content Bookmark SINGAPORE: A new COVID-19 cluster was identified at Harvest @ Woodlands dormitory after three new cases were linked to a previous case there, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Tuesday (May 25). The new dormitory infections were among the 21 locally transmitted infections reported on Tuesday. This is the highest number of daily dormitory infections since Oct 8 last year, when four infections were reported. Advertisement The three new cases are also construction workers in the same firm. ....
Heavy burden: Piling machines are seen operating at a construction site in Singapore. The barring of workers from South Asia has added to the manpower shortage in Singapore’s construction industry. AFP SINGAPORE: A small army of about 380 construction workers should be hammering away as the luxury condominium Meyer House nears completion, but the shortfall in foreign labour has left the site with just 230 men on the job. Shortages are just one of the challenges facing main contractor Unison Construction as it strives to get the 56-unit block finished. Safe distancing measures mean that not everyone can work at the same time. Staff must be segregated into teams undertaking the same jobs in different zones. ....
The government has received more than two thousand reports, including complaints, regarding the holiday allowance (THR) during Eid al-Fitr this year, . ....
The agencies say relying on transfer maids in Singapore is not feasible as their numbers are very limited. - ST SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Already struggling with a shortage of foreign domestic workers because of the Covid-19 pandemic, employment agencies and potential employers here have been dealt another blow by the latest restrictions on entry for work pass holders. On May 7, the Manpower Ministry announced that all new entry approvals for work pass holders from countries with higher risk of Covid-19 will be halted. The arrival dates of some work pass holders who had received approval previously are also being rescheduled. ....
Singapore will fail if it allows racism, xenophobia: Senior minister K Shanmugam warns The alleged assault of the woman, which is currently being investigated by the police, drew condemnation from several ministers. Share Via Email | A+A A- By PTI SINGAPORE: Singapore will fail if it allows racism and xenophobia to become prevalent, a senior minister warned here on Tuesday in response to an apparent hate crime incident involving a 55-year-old Indian-origin woman who was kicked and subjected to racial slurs for not wearing a mask while taking a brisk walk to work. Hindocha Nita Vishnubhai, a private tutor, was brisk walking on Friday morning when a man approached her and asked her to pull the mask up from her chin before hurling ....