Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Apr 16)

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Employers must process all flexi-work requests from Dec 1

EMPLOYERS will soon need to establish a process for considering and responding to formal flexible work arrangement (FWA) requests, under a new set of tripartite guidelines.

PM Lee to stay on as senior minister; Cabinet reshuffle due ‘a few days’ before May 15: Lawrence Wong

UPON stepping down next month, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will remain in Cabinet as senior minister, said Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Tuesday (Apr 16).

URA awards Zion Road, Upper Thomson sites to sole bidders at lower-than-expected offers

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THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has awarded the two large sites put up for sale at Zion Road and Upper Thomson Road, after tenders closed on Apr 4 with single bids at lower-than-expected offers.

EMA inks MOU to cooperate on LNG procurement, supply chains for Singapore and Japan

THE Energy Market Authority (EMA) and Japan’s largest utility company Jera will cooperate on liquefied natural gas (LNG) procurement and supply chains for Singapore and Japan, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU).

URA launches tender for GLS sites at Canberra Crescent, De Souza Avenue

SINGAPORE’S Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has released two residential sites at Canberra Crescent and De Souza Avenue for tender.

Rupiah plummets to 4-year low, breaches 16,200 per dollar following week-long Eid break

THE Indonesian rupiah skidded past another fresh four-year low on Tuesday (Apr 16), prompting its central bank to intervene as activity resumed after a seven-day break for the Eid al-Fitr holiday.