SINGAPORE – American tech giant Micron Technology has broken ground for what will be Singapore’s first plant producing advanced semiconductors vital for artificial intelligence (AI) applications. The US$7 billion (S$9.5 billion) high-bandwidth memory (HBM) packaging facility in Woodlands will initially create around 1,400 new jobs and eventually up to 3,000 positions as expansion plans unfold, said…
SINGAPORE – Things are looking up for job seekers here, with a poll of employers showing that nearly half plan to hire in the fourth quarter of 2024, the first uptick in sentiment for the year. A total of 46 per cent of companies surveyed plan to increase their headcount, while 36 per cent plan…
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s factory output improved across the board in August, with electronics production climbing to its highest in six years and overall manufacturing activity at its best in just over three years. The purchasing managers’ index (PMI), a barometer of the manufacturing sector, rose to 50.9 points in August, up from 50.7 points in the…
SINGAPORE – More than 10,000 people here will be trained in advanced data and artificial intelligence (AI) skills over the next three years, as part of a partnership between Databricks, NTUC LearningHub and the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) ICT Academy. The data and AI firm will collaborate with the two in offering data and…
SINGAPORE – German chemicals giant Evonik opened its expanded facility on Jurong Island on Aug 28. The expansion will increase annual output by 40,000 tonnes, making the complex the largest methionine production facility in the world, with a market share of over 40 per cent. The chemical is used to feed farm animals. The plant…
SINGAPORE – Mr Francis Chin spent most of his working life chasing education and learning new skills. After completing the Senior Cambridge examinations – the equivalent of today’s O levels – at Beatty Secondary School in 1967, the then 16-year-old Francis started work as a data entry clerk while attending night classes for two years…
SINGAPORE – Housekeepers and porters have been added to a list of seven jobs in services and manufacturing for which employers will soon be allowed to hire work permit holders from a wider range of locations. The seven other jobs on the Non-Traditional Sources (NTS) Occupation List, which was unveiled during the 2022 Budget debate,…
SINGAPORE – Silicon Box, a semiconductor design and device integration services start-up, unveiled its new US$2 billion (S$2.65 billion) factory in Singapore on Thursday. The 73,000 sq m facility in Tampines is designed to manufacture semiconductor chiplet interconnections that can be applied in areas such as artificial intelligence, electric vehicles and wearables. According to Singapore-based…
SINGAPORE – After graduating from a private university in 2018, Mr Zong Xian took on his first job as a manager in a tuition centre, managing finance and human resource functions. After four years, he decided to move on but was subject to a non-compete clause in his employment contract that forbade him from joining…
As your trusted Singapore consultant at a leading recruitment firm, we wish to share a detailed overview of the Complementarity Assessment Framework (COMPASS). Starting from 1 September 2023, Employment Pass (EP) candidates must pass this two-stage eligibility framework to ensure a high-quality and diverse workforce that strengthens our local core. In this blog post, we…