1,600 worker dorms to come under law in move to contain disease outbreaks quickly | THE BIG STORY

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0:59 - 1,600 WORKER DORMS TO BE REGULATED UNDER SINGLE LAW FROM APRIL 2023
About 1,600 dormitories that can house about 440,000 migrant workers will be regulated under a single law from April 1 next year, to help the authorities contain disease outbreaks more quickly and potentially improve living standards within such facilities. READ MORE: https://str.sg/wz2V

The Foreign Employee Dormitories Act (Feda) will be extended to cover smaller dormitories with seven beds or more. It currently applies only to 53 larger dorms that accommodate 1,000 or more workers - these dorms have 256,000 beds in all.


3:33 - EDB REVIEWING TECH.PASS AFTER MOM LAUNCHES NEW PASS FOR TOP TALENT (https://str.sg/wz6c)

4:00 - ARMY GEAR NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE ON SAF'S EMART ON LAZADA (https://str.sg/wz6f)

4:24 - E-COMMERCE SALES IN S'PORE EXPECTED TO HIT $19.6B BY 2027
E-commerce sales in Singapore are expected to reach US$14 billion (S$19.6 billion) by 2027, despite slower growth seen in 2022 amid inflationary pressures and supply chain disruptions, according to a report released by Facebook parent Meta and Bain & Company on Tuesday. (https://str.sg/wz29)

This forecast reflects the continued optimism regarding South-east Asia's long-term growth outlook, which is underpinned by the steady growth of the digital consumer population in the region.
Mr Damian Kim, Meta's Singapore managing director shares more about the findings of the study.

11:23 - SINGAPORE DPM LAWRENCE WONG MEETS MALAYSIA'S KING (https://str.sg/wz68)

11:57 - SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE DEATH TOLL RISES TO 65 (https://str.sg/wz6w)

12:36 - BRITAIN'S NEXT PM LIZ TRUSS TO MEET THE QUEEN (https://str.sg/wz6A)


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