Immigration

Why Trump’s tech dreams are quietly crumbling

2026-11-01T23:00:00.000Z
US Vice-President JD Vance accused companies, including Microsoft, of abusing the visa programme that allowed foreign workers to potentially reside in the US indefinitely.

Why Trump is targeting green card path used by Microsoft, other tech firms

2026-10-09T09:44:43.000Z
“There has been no company in the United States, unfortunately, that has abused the system more than Microsoft,” US V-P JD Vance (centre) said on Oct 8.

Microsoft, Infosys among tech firms suspended from US green-card programme in immigration crackdown

2026-10-08T23:51:02.000Z
Singapore’s total population is up by 97,300 from a year earlier, with non-residents adding 70,300, citizens 24,200 and permanent residents 2,800.

Singapore population rises 1.6% to 6.21 million, driven by construction workers for key projects like T5

2026-09-25T09:20:21.000Z
Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke is planning to unveil sweeping cuts to migration.

Australia slows ‘backpacker’ visa process as migration cuts eyed

2026-08-17T05:09:10.000Z
Srinivasan’s Network School is located in Johor’s Forest City – a US$100 billion development of Chinese real estate developer Country Garden Holdings.

Malaysia launches probe into Srinivasan’s Johor startup school

2026-07-14T09:43:49.000Z
Pauline Hanson’s party, One Nation, is the most popular in terms of primary support, a poll shows.
THINKING ALOUD

Singaporeans should keep watch as Australian politics turn right

2026-06-23T23:00:00.000Z
Britons and Europeans continued to depart the UK in large numbers.

UK net migration falls below 200,000 as visa clampdown bites

2026-05-21T10:41:56.000Z
Most graduating students in the US have up to five months to find a job before being kicked out of the country.

As US visa policies tighten, international students find a tougher job market

2026-05-11T13:42:45.000Z
Polls show a big shrinkage of working-class support for Trump, particularly among non-white voters.

Trump is not just sinking in the Gulf

2026-04-01T04:00:00.000Z