SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): SingPost has arranged for more than 400 of its Malaysian staff to stay at three different hotels.
With the start of the two-week Malaysian border lockdown, the government will look for ways to provide accommodation to Malaysian workers who have chosen to stay in Singapore, and help employers with the cost.
Speaking to the media on Wednesday morning at the SingPost office in Kallang, Communications and Information Minister S. Iswaran and Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information Sim Ann addressed the issue of Malaysian workers who have chosen to stay in Singapore over the two-week lockdown.
Iswaran said:"The Ministry of Manpower has talked about facilities that are being arranged, trying to facilitate supply of accommodation, so that employees can then work out which best suits their needs." He added:"On the one hand, the supply of accommodation possibilities and at the same time, support to manage the costs associated with this."
Iswaran, together with Sim, greeted and thanked around 90 Malaysian postal crew members who had decided to stay in Singapore to ensure the continuation of the postal service here. - The Straits Times/Asia News Network
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