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US to fight labour shortage with new Chips Act worker programme
THE Biden administration is kicking off a programme to cultivate the US computer-chip workforce, aiming to stave off a labour shortage that threatens to undermine domestic semiconductor production.The programme,...
Inside the race to train more workers in the chip-making capital of the world
HSINCHU, Taiwan — Build the technology of the future. Protect the nation from attack. Buy a sports car.These were some of the rewards of working in the semiconductor industry, 200...
Bangladeshi Construction Worker in Singapore Hospitalized after Lorry Crane Topples along Belgravia Drive
A 40-year-old Bangladeshi construction worker had to be hospitalized in Singapore, following an accident involving a toppled crane on Wednesday.The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said that the incident took...
Who Is Asiana Jayd Hung-Barnes? Yankees star Giancarlo Stanton in a Complex Relationship with NYC Hospitality Worker
Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton is reportedly involved in a complex romance with a hospitality worker who has been accompanying him since the beginning of the baseball season. Page Six...
Malaysian Worker Working in Singapore Dies After Inhaling Toxic Gas at PUB’s Choa Chu Kang Waterworks
Singapore's National Water Agency (PUB) spokesperson revealed on Wednesday that the 24-year-old Malaysian worker, who was being treated at the Ng Teng Fong General Hospital's intensive care unit (ICU)...
Who is Linda Leccesse? HIV-Positive Ohio Sex Worker Arrested After Contact with Over 200 Clients
Authorities have arrested Linda Leccesse, a 30-year-old sex worker from Marietta, Ohio, who allegedly continued to engage with clients despite knowing she was HIV-positive. Leccesse's actions have prompted state...
Google fires 28 employees who protested Israel cloud contract
Google has terminated 28 employees after dozens of workers participated in sit-ins inside company offices earlier this week to protest the tech giant’s work in Israel amid the war...
Australia’s Qantas fined for firing worker who raised Covid-19 safety concerns
AUSTRALIA’S Qantas Airways has been fined A$250,000 (S$218,421) for illegally sacking an employee who told staff not to clean aircraft arriving from China early in the Covid-19 pandemic, adding...
High need for worker dorms a boon for Centurion, but rental rates not expected to keep going up: CEO
MAINBOARD-LISTED Centurion Corporation will benefit from robust demand for worker beds, but its CEO cautioned that rents “will not keep going up”.Rental rates across the market have generally stabilised,...
