IN FOCUS: Will restrictions on student visas take the shine off studying abroad?

ARE Residents UNFAIRLY Accused?

Singapore students usually live in a small, isolated group abroad. The 5, 986 Singaporean pupils who enrolled to Australia in the first five months of this year, for instance, yellow in comparison to the more than 153, 000 and more than 118, 000 individuals from China and India, respectively. &nbsp, &nbsp,

Academicians believe that Singaporeans may have an advantage over their classmates largely due to their citizenship, despite the small amounts. &nbsp,

” Singapore, by and large, has a very good worldwide popularity in terms of the do of individuals and the specialists”, noted Dr Leong.

When tenants are aware that a Singaporean is looking for a place to stay on their property, they are more likely to let them in than people from other nations who have had a negative experience renting out.”

In that factor, the red card does sell” some benefit”, he noted. &nbsp,

Dr. Leong acknowledged that the same does occur, and that Chinese Singaporeans are occasionally confused with Taiwanese citizens. &nbsp,

Prof. Gomes assumed that a portion of the cover would be determined by the person’s ability to truly qualify for the school they are applying to, or in other terms, how good their grades are. In her knowledge, Singapore individuals have impressed with their powerful language skills.
 
Dr. Chan of theRightU mentioned that universities may decide the composition of foreign students based on nationality, but that Dr. Chan of the RightU has heard that universities perhaps organize recruitment activities in ways that reflect that. &nbsp,

Institutions may make the wiser choice to focus on their scholarships or to orient their actions or budgets to the marketplaces they want to woo. &nbsp,

ANU stated to CNA that it was still researching the effects of the cap on its finances and how the changes may be implemented starting next year. Every year, the school enrolls between 100 and 200 students from Singapore. &nbsp,

Malaysian students have chosen Alice as their preferred college for many years, and we are continuing to support this collaboration,” a representative said. &nbsp,

Asked about its strategies to woo Singapore individuals especially in the face of the continuous confusion, the school pointed to its ANU Chancellor’s International Scholarship, applicable to Singapore students. &nbsp,

In July, it held its most recent global data time in Singapore, which attracted almost 300 licenses from potential students and their parents.

” We are aware that determining the best review location is essential. We want to guarantee our potential students that ANU did certainly decline any offers made to foreign students for 2025.

More than 4, 000 higher education enrolments were made by Singaporeans at its universities in 2023, according to the Group of Eight ( GO8 ), a body representing eight of Australia’s top research-intensive universities, including ANU and UNSW Sydney. 70 % of Singapore’s complete higher education enrolments are made up of this percentage. &nbsp,
 
These individuals have largely studied in the fields of heath, society and culture, management and business, and natural and physical science at Go8 universities.

Dr. Matthew Brown, the brain’s deputy chief executive, reiterated his opposition to the worldwide student cap and warned that demand would assuredly decline significantly as top students choose to study abroad. &nbsp,

Dr. Brown cited the increase in the immigration fee and the crackdown on the approval of visas for foreign students as saying:” We are concerned that this will change the diversification of countries from which students come, at the same time as the government is encouraging our institutions to get top students from the ASEAN ( Association of Southeast Asian Nations ) region.”
 
The Go8 will continue to work closely with our geographical neighbors to demonstrate our high standard of education and build on the long-lasting relationships between higher education and research as Australia’s higher education continues to thrive through this potentially harmful period.
 

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CNA clinches one gold, three silvers at Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards

SINGAPORE: CNA bagged four trophies –&nbsp, one gold and three silver –&nbsp, at the prestigious Cannes Corporate Media &amp, TV Awards on Thursday ( Sep 26 ).

All four honors were for films.

People of the Wetlands took metal in the Current Affairs group, while The Untold Legend of Vickie Dutton, Reaching the Unreached&nbsp, and Walk the Line clinched gold in the Past and Personalities/Portraits, Ethnology and Sociology, and Investigative Documentaries and Reports groups both.

Mediacorp, the parent company of CNA, even won gold in the category of Trailers and Teasers for Documentaries and Reports, with the Chinese info-ed collection Tuesday Report taking home the award for its series 7 Essentials trailer.

The company received a total of five” Dolphin” trophies at this year’s awards ceremony, which was held in Cannes, France, on Thursday.

People of the Wetlands is a tale about how the people of the Sundarbans have been affected by climate change and how they are fighting again. &nbsp,

Opportunistic scammers prey on the people and ladies in these destroyed communities, where some of these girls are kidnapped and sold to brothels, after tropical cyclones usually strike the place.

The fortunate few who escape or are saved only to challenge the social stigma associated with theirtraumatic experience. &nbsp,

The Untold Legend of Vickie Dutton, a film that was produced by Peddling Pictures, follows director Larissa Ong’s personal journey to retrace Vickie Dutton’s living, who was Singapore’s initial Malay design and fashion designer, who had been widely admired in the 1960s.

On the other hand, Reaching the Fluid concentrates on the issue of great healthcare inequality in Asia, where there is only one doctor per 1,000 people in some of the least created nations on the continent, on average.

The series follows regular doctor soldiers on their adventures to remote areas, which was produced by Kraken Films.

In spite of the risks and challenging journeys, Walk the Line shines a light on Chinese people who cross the US improperly via its southern borders in an effort to improve their quality of life.

It follows CNA editor Wei Du as they cross China’s border to try to know why they were driven to this plight and if the American Dream is all that it claims to be.

Mediacorp CEO Tham Loke Kheng stated in a speech on Friday that he and other executives are “honoured that our information continues to be recognized on prestigious global stages like the Cannes Corporate Media &amp, Television Awards. Our five victories this year confirm our ability to tell compelling stories with an decidedly Asian perspective.

My sincere thanks to our generation groups and partners for their excellent work! I hope that these victories will serve as inspiration for us to keep producing excellent material that appeals to viewers both domestically and internationally.

The four award-winning CNA films are applicable on mewatch.

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NTUC forms research alliance to study labour trends, tackle emerging issues

To address evolving labor problems and meet the changing needs of the workplace, the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) has established a study group in Singapore.

The Labour Alliance co-laB ( LAB) will bring collectively 50 researchers, scientists, and experts to identify and address employees ‘ needs and problems.

The initiative was launched during the Labour Research Conference on Thursday ( Sep 26 ), which was attended by more than 500 union leaders, industry experts, government agencies and academics.

Its analysis will look into themes such as output, the global market, employee well-being and other emerging labor trends.

The research had aid workers and the labor movement in navigating the rapidly changing economic environment and workplace transformation.

The specialists will get assistance in cash, and access to resources and data posting.

The program, according to NTUC, represents a significant step in its commitment to improving worker conditions, security, and pay.

A MULTIDISCIPLINARY GROUP

The group can better understand problems and communicate findings and recommendations, according to Mr. Patrick Tay, associate secretary general at NTUC, by bringing people of different fields up.

” Some issues that workers and the labor face are multidisciplinary and call for the use of various labor experts in various research areas,” he said.

” By pulling different experience and ideas, we may help each other identify blind spots, challenge assumptions and discover deeper insight”, he added.

” We believe the sum is greater than its parts … by bringing everyone together, ( we ) have greater partnership, greater synergies. We want the research and advice to have a positive effect on the ground.

The alliance may include volunteers from the schools of higher learning, think tanks, and state research organizations.

Mr. Tay added that some LAB members had worked with NTUC on projects and study for years even before the release.

One such Test representative who has collaborated with NTUC on earlier projects is Dr. Samuel Chng, a senior research fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew Center for Innovative Cities. He claimed that the program helps bring scientists who are interested in work issues together can occasionally be” a little fragmented.”

” Bringing so many academics in… have a shared conversation, to build on the synergies of each other’s work … creates new possibilities for us to strengthen the whole ecosystem, to look at things from a different angle, albeit more holistically”, he said.

A Stable Workplace

One of the most crucial components of today’s workplace is tenacity, according to Associate Professor Terence Ho from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore.

Workers must be competent by anticipating working challenges that may occur, be able to make clean career transitions, and bounce back from setbacks such as a retrenchment, he told CNA’s Singapore Tonight.

Mr Tay added:” We want to support our staff be available, appropriate and adaptable.

” Through data-driven insights and evidence-based research, we’re able to come up with strategies and policies, yet programmes or advocacy areas to help workers fulfill hard environments, as well as ( make them for ) potential needs.”

According to Prof. Ho, there is a pressing need to viaduct labor research and practice on the ground given the numerous major changes in the world of job today, which are caused by technology and other driving causes, such as an ageing workforce.

Through programs such as lectures, seminars, conversations and joint labor parties, the scientific community can work with partners to design and test the innovations, he noted.

They can influence policy making and activities based on data and information, and put the study findings and ideas into practice ( in the workplace ), he added.

Mr Tay said:” This is a win-win goal, where we can gain from their insights, and at the same time, the researchers will be able to view their job have ground effect.”

He added that the group of 50 experts is expected to grow over the coming years and is also interested in collaborating with regional and global partners.

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Woman from China jailed after overstaying in Singapore for more than 18 years

SINGAPORE: A woman from China was jailed for six months and fined S$ 4, 000 on Friday ( Sep 27 ) for overstaying in Singapore for more than 18 years.

Chen Yueying, 54, pleaded guilty to one matter under the Immigration Act for remaining in Singapore for 18 years, 10 months and one evening from November 2005, after her particular go had expired.

Since she was first requested to be a witness for an unidentified case, Chen was given a specific pass on November 2, 2005, which allowed her to stay in Singapore until November 23, 2005.

She did n’t show up when she was supposed to go back to the police station, where she spent almost 19 years, before turning herself in on September 24th, 2018, at Bukit Merah East Neighbourhood Police Centre.

She was remanded and attended proceedings via video-link, sporting shoulder-length locks, glasses and a helmet.

The jury heard that this was Chen’s following crime. She aws charged on Sep 16, 2005 for another multiculturalism crime.

On Sep 23, 2005, she was jailed for 18 months and fined S$ 3, 000, with six months ‘ prison in default.

After being released from prison, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority ( ICA ) issued her with a special permit that allowed her to testify in court in a police case on October 14, 2005.

The unique move was extended a number of times, with the most recent extension allowing her to leave Singapore by November 23, 2005 because she was no longer required to testify for the prosecution.

On Nov 23, 2005, she was supposed to report to ICA’s relocation unit to be repatriated.

Yet, she did not show up. Otherwise, she wanted to remain in Singapore to work and earn income. The attorney and the girl herself made no mention of the work she did in court. &nbsp,

The ICA counsel requested on Friday that Chen be given a maximum prison term of six months, claiming that he had been a repeat offender with an “extremely much” overstay.

In addition to the punishment fine, he requested an uplift of the S$ 3, 000 good that was originally levied against her.

Chen said nothing substantive in her prevention, pleading solely for clemency through a Mandarin translator.

She claimed she will have to pay the fine and will mistake for another eight months.

For overstaying in Singapore, she could have been jailed for up to six months. A female criminal would also have experienced at least three wood stroke, but since she is a woman, she could face a fine of up to S$ 6, 000 in place of punishment.

In a speech to CNA, ICA stated that it would like to repeat that overstaying is a serious crime and that the penalties are” similarly extreme.”

“ICA handles demanding and ordinary in-land police checks with various law enforcement agencies such as the Singapore Police Force to arrest criminals, including overstayers”, said the director.

She added that the general public should likewise take action to stop overstaying.

Before hiring a foreign worker or tenant or renting out their premises, the spokesperson warned that employers and people must do their due diligence and verify that their future employees’ or tenants ‘ status in Singapore is legitimate.

” This includes examining their initial immigration or work pass, comparing their card information to that on their complete, and confirming the authenticity of their complete through the issuing council’s website.”

Members of public should report suspected cases of immigration offenders to ICA at https ://go.gov.sg/icafeedbackio, she added.

Immigration criminals ‘ businesses or harborers could receive sentences of up to 24 months in prison or a fine of up to S$ 6 000. &nbsp,

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Moving from legal industry to Temasek was a ‘baptism of fire’: CEO Dilhan Pillay

SINGAPORE: When Temasek CEO Dilhan Pillay agreed to join the business, he was meant to have a four-month split between jobs.

His next day as the managing partner of the local laws strong WongPartnership was on August 31, 2010. In January of that year, he was expected to begin working for the state-owned purchase firm.

However, a crisis was unfolding in Europe and then-CEO Ho Ching requested he send his launch date forward.

At the time, Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain were struggling in the aftereffects of the 2008 global financial crisis. European leaders approved a €750 billion ( US$ 837 billion ) stabilisation package to support these economies.

Mdm Ho informed Mr. Pillay that there was a lot to be done at Temasek. He consented to work beginning on October 18.

” And finally, she told me later on it’s also becoming more serious, but Sep 1″, he said. ” I left ( on ) Aug 31 and started Sep 1. What a baptism of fire”.

He was the co-head of the Singapore company from where he began to learn, according to an exclusive in-depth interview with CNA as part of the Temasek Explained line.

” But if you are willing to learn new things, start your mind, acknowledge that you may never know everything, and rely on others who know more than you- yet your subordinates- Temasek is an amazing learning journey”, he said.

Mr Pillay&nbsp, has now been with the business for 14 times.

After Mdm Ho spent three years convincing him to operate for Temasek, that was not what he anticipated when he joined the company.

” I thought I was temporarily giving up the law, because I did n’t intend to stay in Temasek for long”, he said.

Otherwise, he transitioned from his previous position at Temasek Holdings, including taking over the Americas and Europe offices.

Running a local business represented a significant opportunity and a good way to develop skills, according to Mr. Pillay.

Small but crucial knowledge, or people knowledge, that you might not be able to acquire usually in a position like Temasek in Singapore, he said.

He discovered that running a local office involved several things, including meeting people to negotiate the best deals. &nbsp,

Because you have your feet on the ground in the market, he said, “your knowledge solutions are different from what you have in Singapore.”

In the funding world, data flow is very important, he added. ” One wise told me awareness is great, know-how is better, know-who is best”.

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Singapore drivers flock to JB’s 2 new VEP centres as deadline looms, but tag installation ‘fast, organised’

Nevertheless, he was concerned because he owns two cars and that his next car VEP membership had not been completed. &nbsp,

” I’m having trouble processing the papers, and it’s been challenging. But at least I have done one car initial”, he told CNA. &nbsp,

Taman Daya’s JPJ officer in charge of activities informed CNA that individuals who had not been scheduled to install tags may be turned down. &nbsp,

” We may ask them to U-turn again because we are only processing vehicles with visits, our control is 600 deployments per day and we have to keep to this routine”, he said. &nbsp,

We advise drivers to make their payments before arriving, as well, because doing so could cause a delay because they will need to do so first at the shop,” the official continued. &nbsp,

The situation at the Larkin intricate was somewhat more disordered because there was only one queue for cars to provide. &nbsp,

On a hectic two-lane street along Jalan Kebun Teh Lama when CNA arrived at around 11am on Thursday, there were about 40 vehicles in line, the queue extending up more than 200 meters. &nbsp,

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Singapore organisation to remove Philippine pastor Apollo Quiboloy as patron if convicted of sex offences

If the Spanish priest Apollo Quiboloy is found guilty of a charge he is facing, a Singaporean organization announced that it would revoke his benefactor status.

The Kingdom of Jesus Christ church’s leader, Quiboloy, who has more than 7 million fans, has been detained and charged in the Philippines with crimes including child prostitution and sexual abuse.

He is likewise wanted in the US on suspicion of running&nbsp, a alleged sex trafficking activity between 2002 and 2018, and allegedly obstructing girls to have sex with him.

Discard ALL Headings

Quiboloy claims to have received honorable phds from the Royal Institution of Singapore and describes himself as a sponsor of the company on his LinkedIn profile.

The institution’s president, Dr. Samuel Salvador, responded to inquiries from CNA on Tuesday by confirming that Quiboloy has been a benefactor since 2019.

He continued,” Royal Institution carefully monitors these cases, being aware of the current charges faced by Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy. &nbsp,

” Definitely, all his titles awarded to him ( and/or conferments ) will be withdrawn once he is convicted by the court with finality.”

In an elaborate meeting held in Davao City in September 2019, Quiboloy was designated as a sponsor of the organization.

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Helena Benitez, the former president of the Philippines, are among the visitors of the organization, which announced in a Twitter post that thousands of people had showed up for the ceremony.

Photos that have since been removed from the organization’s Instagram page show Quiboloy dressed in clothing and a king, with Arroyo standing future to him at the swearing-in service.

Rappler and the Philippine Star, two of the country’s media sources, distributed the images, and they received dozens of stocks.

According to a blog on the Jose Maria College Foundation’s Facebook page, which Quiboloy founded, he had been given 10 honourable diplomas by the Royal Institution Singapore.

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NUS to restrict access to food courts, shuttle buses for a week over expected influx of tourists

From September 30 to October 7, the National University of Singapore ( NUS) will impose restrictions on access to its two University Town ( UTown ) food courts and internal shuttle bus service.

Only NUS students, staff, and authorized people will be permitted to board the shuttle bus between 8am and 2pm during that time frame, excluding Oct. 6, according to a notice that was made available on the university’s website on Thursday ( Sep. 26 ). &nbsp,

From 11am to 2pm, excluding Oct 5 and Oct 6, the same regulations may also apply to the Good Food and Flavours foods authorities at NUS’ UTown. &nbsp,

Checks may be conducted, and students, staff and permitted visitors must give NUS-approved passes or video evidence to gain entry.

According to an internal memo released by CNA, the NUS Kids ‘ Union stated that the latest measures are being put in place as more tourists are expected on college from September 30 to October 7. The NUS’ Central Library may be closed to tourists during this time, according to the article.

These schedules coincide with China’s future Golden Week vacation season, which runs from October 1 to October 7. The&nbsp, seven-day federal trip marks the creation of the People’s Republic of China and some Chinese citizens engage in leisure&nbsp, travelling during this period.

The pupil union stated that” we have been working closely with the management-appointed committee to ensure that vigilant measures are in place to address any potential flood of holiday visitors.” &nbsp,

” Any of the above-mentioned may result in limitations on future college campus visits and may result in additional police deeds, if necessary.

The federation added that when needed, it might try to “build a willing pool of pupil associates” to assist security personnel. &nbsp,

NUS implemented similar measures in August, including preventing tourists from taking inside shuttle buses, preventing students from taking internal shuttle buses, and introducing training for undergraduates to lead guided tours.

This came after pupils complained about the university’s influx of tourists and the disruption of college life.

Two kids noted how travellers had&nbsp, crowded shuttle buses and restaurants, and milled about books, research laboratories and perhaps accommodation facilities. &nbsp,

Other students who CNA spoke to in August claimed they had experienced inconvenience and had also noticed that larger visit groups had been appearing on campus more frequently over the past six months.

These larger organizations arrive&nbsp, in coaches, which often include foreign pupils in dress accompanied by faculty or babysitters. &nbsp,

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Changsha, China’s happiest city for 16 years, is coming out of its shadow

THE APPEAL OF CHANGSHA

The pair claimed that Changsha appeared to have a better quality of life, which bothered them.

Living in the city is the more significant thing, she told CNA.” More than simply existing in a city, it is really important to live there.”

” Compared to Shanghai, Changsha has a more down-to-earth ambience with a lively daily life, and the pace of life is more relaxed. It’s easier to find a balance between work and life, even though there may still be some time job.

The partners is one of a growing number of people moving to the city.

In the last three decades, towns in China’s northern place have seen the strongest people development. Changsha took the top place in 2022, while Hefei, the municipal capital of neighbouring Anhui, came in top next year.

As China marks the 75th commemoration of the People’s Republic this month, Changsha is among the world’s main places that have gone from relative obscurity to becoming essential to China’s growth.

” We now see that many of the initial- or second-tier places in the coastal regions now reached a kind of development limit in terms of people, in terms of economic development”, said Dr Chen Gang, deputy chairman of the East Asian Institute at the National University of Singapore.

Because of the population concentrating there and the powerful technological and industrial cluster conditions that support their future growth, there is a sizable growth area and space for the next- and third-tier cities in the inland provinces.

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Taking leave, booking taxis: Parents scramble to get children to PSLE amid train disruption

Parents of Primary 6 students in Singapore made special arrangements to ensure their children arrived on time for the first day of written exams for the Primary School Leaving Examination ( PSLE ) despite the ongoing train disruption.

CNA spoke to parents at Fairfield Methodist School ( Primary ), located in Dover, and Nan Hua Primary School, which is located in Clementi, on Thursday ( Sep 26 ) afternoon. &nbsp,

Both institutions are situated close to the MRT channels that were impacted by the disturbance, which extended from Buona Vista to Jurong East. &nbsp,

On Thursday, PSLE individuals sat for their English vocabulary documents 1 and 2. Paper 1 started at 8.15am while the next sheet started at 10.30am.

Of the 41, 000 candidates who sat for the papers on Thursday, five were late due to the train disruption, said the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board ( SEAB). &nbsp,

All five arrived just before the paper’s conclusion, and they were given plenty of time to live in before sitting in their seats for the entire exam’s period.

Of the five prospects, one sat for the documents in a unique assessment heart.

Candidates should get in touch with their schools if the coach was a disturbance, according to the board, and SEAB will work with them to assist them. &nbsp,

When CNA arrived at Fairfield Methodist School ( Primary ) at about 12.20pm, a dozen parents were seen waiting outside for the Primary 6 students. &nbsp,

When she learned about the station disturbance on the news last night, Ms. Rashida Begum, whose child will be taking the PSLE this year, claimed she requested an immediate leave of absence to take her child to school.

We never anticipated the significant break because we were prepared for our child to attend college by himself and believed the collapse may resolve itself over the weekend, but it did not,” she said.

Because we are staying in Queenstown, I took leave to drop him off this night so that he would have had to transform railways and not be able to arrive on time.

She continued, adding that her husband has taken a week off to take their son to school so they can use it in case the station goes into disarray on its second day. &nbsp, &nbsp,

If the train disruptions continue until the following week, we are also reaching out to our family members to see if anyone can assist us. Hopefully that does n’t happen.

Mr. Terence Png claimed to have made an advance reservation for a car last nights despite his daughter’s attendance for the PSLE this year.

” When we found out that the trains were n’t going to run today, immediately, we thought of an alternative, which is to book a taxi or Grab way ahead of time to ensure that we had a ride in the morning”, he said.

The ride from their home in Bukit Batok to the school cost S$ 30 ( US$ 23 ), he added.

It’s unfortunate that it occurred on the day of the PSLE first paper, he said, but it ca n’t be prevented.

My girl was n’t really impacted because we covered it so as not to strain her up.

Families at Fairfield Methodist also reported that the school’s Key 1 and 2 students were receiving home-based instruction on Thursday, which might have helped to ease the traffic flow this morning. Mr. Lucas Low, whose child will be taking the PSLE this year, claimed that because he typically takes his kids to school, was not all that worried about the train’s disturbance. They left their homes at their normal times, and customers flowed as usual. &nbsp,

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