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Why your business can’t afford to wait on cheques: Insights from a construction group’s payment overhaul

e-payments, corporate cheques, construction industry
e-payments, corporate cheques, construction industry

Collapse at construction site near Seoul’s Yeouido station leaves 7 workers trapped

Steel reinforcement bars had collapsed, trapping workers at an underground roadway construction site.
Steel reinforcement bars had collapsed, trapping workers at an underground roadway construction site.

India tightens pollution curbs in New Delhi, halts construction

Anti-smog sprinklers on lamp posts in New Delhi. New Delhi and its surrounding suburbs rank among the world’s most polluted places.
Anti-smog sprinklers on lamp posts in New Delhi. New Delhi and its surrounding suburbs rank among the world’s most polluted places.

Down The Rabbit Hole

Did this ‘pineapple town’ in Johor fabricate modern, glitzy Singapore?

Once famed for its pineapple plantations, the Johor town Pekan Nanas is full of precast components that make its way across the Causeway to Singapore's glitzy buildings.
Once famed for its pineapple plantations, the Johor town Pekan Nanas is full of precast components that make its way across the Causeway to Singapore's glitzy buildings.

Hong Kong leader says probe into deadly blaze expected to conclude in 9 months

FILE PHOTO: A flock of egrets fly next to burned buildings of the Wang Fuk Court housing complex after the deadly fire, in Tai Po, Hong Kong, China, November 30, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A flock of egrets fly next to burned buildings of the Wang Fuk Court housing complex after the deadly fire, in Tai Po, Hong Kong, China, November 30, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

Welding at construction sites must be kept away from screening nets for fire safety: SCDF, MOM

SCDF and MOM said they will see if further enhancements are needed for Singapore’s fire safety framework.
SCDF and MOM said they will see if further enhancements are needed for Singapore’s fire safety framework.

SUSS edits Rochor campus tender after ‘unfair clauses’ flagged by Singapore Institute of Architects

Student at the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) on March 12, 2020.
Student at the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) on March 12, 2020.

Hong Kong fire came after contractor safety breaches and a residents’ revolt

FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises while flames burn bamboo scaffolding on a building at Wang Fuk Court housing complex during a deadly fire in Tai Po, Hong Kong, China, November 26, 2025. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises while flames burn bamboo scaffolding on a building at Wang Fuk Court housing complex during a deadly fire in Tai Po, Hong Kong, China, November 26, 2025. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo

Complete smoking ban across Hong Kong’s construction sites under discussion after deadly fire

Notices banning workers from bringing cigarettes onto construction sites have been posted since the fire on November 26, 2025.
Notices banning workers from bringing cigarettes onto construction sites have been posted since the fire on November 26, 2025.

Hong Kong orders citywide removal of scaffolding nets after deadly blaze

Police are also investigating cases of suspected forged netting certificates tied to maintenance works.
Police are also investigating cases of suspected forged netting certificates tied to maintenance works.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.