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Singapore to welcome East Timorese workers from next year: Wong

Singapore to welcome East Timorese workers from next year: Wong
South China Morning Post Friday 03 July 2026, 03:58 UTC By CNA 1 min read
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Singapore would be opening selected sectors and occupations to workers from East Timor next year, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced on Friday. “This will create new opportunities for Timorese while strengthening our business and people-to-people links,” Wong said at a joint press conference with East Timor Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao in Dili. The visit, the first by a Singapore prime minister, comes a year after East Timor became a full Asean member.

Singapore would be opening selected sectors and occupations to workers from East Timor next year, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced on Friday. “This will create new opportunities for Timorese while strengthening our business and people-to-people links,” Wong said at a joint press conference with East Timor Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao in Dili. The visit, the first by a Singapore prime minister, comes a year after East Timor became a full Asean member. Wong laid out several areas where the...
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