SG60…transformation to Currykok. Migrant worker who helped build Jewel among those who call Singapore their second home
Wong Yang
Sat, 9 August 2025 at 5:00 AM SGT8-min read
Migrant workers (clockwise from top left) Rayhan Md Abu, Senthil Selvarasu, Panchavarnam Porkodi and Leizle Menez.
SINGAPORE – When Mr Rayhan Md Abu first saw the blueprints for Jewel Changi Airport in 2017, he could not believe his eyes.
An indoor waterfall? A large glass dome? A five-storey indoor garden? The Bangladeshi worker, who had just joined a construction firm working on the project, wondered if a building could truly look so spectacular.
But over two years spent toiling 11 to 12 hours a day, six days a week, at the site, Mr Rayhan saw those plans slowly taking shape as a mammoth retail complex.
With the global economy expected to remain troubled for some time, the Prime Minister set out how the Government is responding – the Singapore Economic Resilience Taskforce is rolling out targeted measures to support businesses and workers, and identifying new opportunities.
While Singapore’s economy has been resilient so far, the outlook remains highly uncertain, he noted.