June 5, 2009 Friday
Updated

CHIEF executives at a dialogue on Friday gave the thumbs-up to the $4.5 billion Jobs Credit scheme, saying the wage subsidy payout helped them avert layoffs in this recession.

One even enthused: 'Extend for another year!'

The exuberant response from 25 CEOs cheered Education Minister Ng Eng Hen, who had sought their feedback during a panel discussion at a breakfast dialogue.

 
US jobless hits 9.4%

WASHINGTON - THE US unemployment rate surged to a 26-year high of 9.4 per cent in May, while the number of job losses slowed to a better-than-expected 345,000, government data showed on Friday.

The Labor Department monthly report offered conflicting signals about a weak labor market, but suggested that the massive pace of job cuts linked to a slumping economy appeared to be easing.

SIA cabin crew gets H1N1

A 22-YEAR-OLD flight attendant with the Singapore Airlines has become the first cabin crew to come down with the Influenza A (H1N1) virus here.

She was on the same flight as three other confirmed cases in Singapore who flew here from New York via Frankfurt earlier this week on SQ25.

Celebrate key milestones

THE Government has formed an inter-agency steering committee to mark Singapore's 50 years of self-government this year.

Acting Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts Lui Tuck Yew, who is chairing the committee, said it will leverage on existing projects and national events to ensure the 50th anniversary does not go by unnoticed.

Over 16,000 apply to teach

MORE than 16,000 people have applied to be teachers as at end-May, said Education Minister Ng Eng Hen on Friday.

This figure is 10 per cent more than the total number of applications received for the whole of last year, he added.

   
S M T W T F S
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Best viewed at 1152x864 resolution with IE 6.0 or FireFox 2.0 and above Copyright © 2008 Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. Co. Regn No. 198402868E | Privacy Statement | Terms & Conditions