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Low Youjin

Low Youjin

CORRESPONDENT

Low Youjin is a correspondent at The Business Times where he covers Singapore macroeconomics, labour, and manpower policies.

emailyjlow@sph.com.sg
MAS' decision on Tuesday came after the central bank similarly kept settings unchanged in July.

MAS holds policy steady in October, expected to continue doing so in 2026

The Workplace Fairness (Dispute Resolution) Bill is the second of two Bills under the Workplace Fairness Act. If it is passed, the Act is expected to take effect in 2027.

New Bill sets out how employees can make discrimination claims at work

The latest move comes after the central bank kept policy settings unchanged in July.

Singapore keeps monetary policy settings unchanged in October, for second straight quarter

The Singapore Opportunity Index categorises top-performing companies into three archetypes: Career Launcher, Career Builder, or Career Anchor.

New MOM index finds top employers across all sectors and sizes

MOM said some workers were misled about key employment terms such as salary and duration of employment.

Services sector dominates cases involving misuse of work passes for foreign trainees; nearly half of probed firms face enforcement

Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information Tan Kiat How (2nd R) said the effective use of AI will allow SMEs to punch above their weight.

IMDA launches new tool to help SMEs identify business solutions quickly

ST20250721-202565000300-Lim Yaohui-Benjamin Lim-bnmas21/ Generic photograph of MAS logo outside Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) building at 10 Shenton Way on July 21, 2025. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is Singapore’s central bank and integrated financial regulator. As central bank, MAS promotes sustainable, non-inflationary economic growth through the conduct of monetary policy and close macroeconomic surveillance and analysis. It manages Singapore’s exchange rate, official foreign reserves, and liquidity in the banking sector. As an integrated financial supervisor, MAS fosters a sound financial services sector through its prudential oversight of all financial institutions in Singapore – banks, insurers, capital market intermediaries, financial advisors, and stock exchanges. It is also responsible for well-functioning financial markets, sound conduct, and investor education. MAS also works with the financial industry to promote Singapore as a dynamic international financial centre. It facilitates the development of infrastructure, adoption of technology, and upgrading of skills in the financial industry. (ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

Economists expect MAS to hold steady in October amid tariff uncertainty, with final monetary policy easing in 2026 instead

Singapore factory output slumps 7.8% in August, reversing July’s growth

Singapore factory output slumps 7.8% in August, reversing July’s growth

Over 36,000 Singaporeans used their SkillsFuture Credit (Mid-Career), with claims amounting to over S$24 million for the period of May 1, 2024 to Apr 30, 2025.

Over half of SkillsFuture Career Transition trainees land jobs within six months

The labour movement will tell the government when a policy, however well-intentioned, risks hurting workers on the ground, says NTUC deputy sectetary-general Desmond Choo.

NTUC calls for companies to be ‘transparent and fair’ in AI adoption, share gains with workers

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