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April 23, 2026 5 visible stories Society & Rights

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The Straits Times Asia

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‘Our incomes seem to have fallen’ - Indian workers struggle with stagnant wages amid rising costs

Surging costs are leaving workers with little for their sustenance and to provide for their families.

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Samsung workers protest over huge pay gap with SK Hynix, threaten long strike

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Samsung workers protest over huge pay gap with SK Hynix, threaten long strike.

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Samsung workers protest over huge pay gap with SK Hynix, threaten long strike

Should their demands not be met, they plan to strike for 18 days from May 21. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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The Straits Times Asia • 1m ago

‘Our incomes seem to have fallen’ - Indian workers struggle with stagnant wages amid rising costs

Surging costs are leaving workers with little for their sustenance and to provide for their families.

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Samsung workers protest over huge pay gap with SK Hynix, threaten long strike

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Samsung workers protest over huge pay gap with SK Hynix, threaten long strike.

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Samsung workers protest over huge pay gap with SK Hynix, threaten long strike

Should their demands not be met, they plan to strike for 18 days from May 21.

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The Straits Times Asia • 1m ago

Fury as Indonesian court dismisses 1998 mass rape lawsuit

Rights groups called the ruling a major step backward that further perpetuates impunity.

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JB food guide: Actual hidden gem seafood in an Orang Laut village and rustic cafe under the trees

From hybrid salted egg black pepper crab in a nostalgic kampung to “gearbox” soup at a hand-built cafe under the trees, Mediacorp Gold 905’s Denise Tan discovers that the best way to taste Johor Bahru is to go back in ti...

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