Redditors criticize PAP Sengkang team for distasteful condolence banner with...
SINGAPORE: The ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) team in the opposition-led Sengkang Group Representation Constituency (GRC) recently faced criticism from netizens for allegedly placing a condolence...
View ArticleTemasek to invest US$30 billion in US amid caution on China investments
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, Temasek, has announced plans to invest US$30 billion (S$40.3 billion) in the United States over the next five years, as the firm adopts a cautious stance towards...
View ArticleAnother director arrested amid Cordlife investigations, total arrests reach nine
Another director at Cordlife has been arrested amid ongoing investigations into the company’s mishandling of cord blood units, bringing the total number of arrests in connection with the case to nine....
View ArticleOxley Holdings denies CEO’s involvement in Venice corruption probe
Oxley Holdings Limited (OHL) issued a statement to shareholders on Monday (29 July) addressing recent media reports regarding its CEO, Mr Ching Chiat Kwong, and his alleged involvement in a corruption...
View ArticleAllianz Securities fraud resurfaces amidst Singaporean concerns over Income...
Allianz Global Investors (AGI), a US division of the German insurance giant Allianz, was sentenced in July 2023 by US District Judge Colleen McMahon for a multi-year securities fraud involving private...
View ArticleMaduro declared winner in controversial Venezuelan election amid fraud...
Venezuelans have taken to the streets in large numbers after the National Electoral Council (CNE) officially declared President Nicolas Maduro the winner of the presidential election. The opposition...
View ArticleChee Hong Tat appointed deputy chairman of MAS board
Second Minister for Finance and Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat has been appointed as the deputy chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) board of directors. His tenure will span from...
View ArticleElected MPs from Workers’ Party absent from Buangkok Community Club opening
Over 2,000 residents, Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong, and the People’s Action Party (PAP) representatives at the Seng Kang GRC attended yesterday’s official opening of the Buangkok Community Club...
View ArticleSeah Kian Peng needs to comment on impending sale of Income as former NTUC...
The impending sale of Income Insurance to the German multinational Allianz has stirred significant controversy and public concern. Allianz announced on 17 July its intention to purchase 51% of Income...
View ArticleNetizens applaud high application rate for bus driver job, highlighting...
A local bus company’s recent salary offer of up to S$5,000 for bus drivers has generated significant interest, attracting over 1,400 applicants so far, nearly half of whom are Singaporeans or Permanent...
View ArticleFormer NTUC Income CEO criticizes sale to Allianz, citing broken promises and...
In a sharply worded commentary published on Channel News Asia, former NTUC Income CEO Tan Suee Chieh expressed strong opposition to the proposed sale of a 51% stake in Income Insurance to German...
View ArticleIncome claims chairman recused himself from appointing Morgan Stanley as...
Income Insurance said in a statement on Saturday (27 July) that Mr Ronald Ong, the chairman of Income Insurance, had recused himself from the board’s decision to appoint Morgan Stanley as the exclusive...
View ArticlePSP Chairman Tan Cheng Bock questions Income’s broken promises on 2022...
Dr Tan Cheng Bock, Chairman of the Progress Singapore Party (PSP), has raised concerns over whether NTUC Income has reneged on its 2022 promise to maintain NTUC Enterprise as its majority shareholder...
View ArticleSingapore’s manufacturing output declines by 3.9% in June 2024
Singapore’s manufacturing output dropped by 3.9% in June 2024 compared to the same period last year, with a milder decline of 1.6% excluding biomedical manufacturing, according to Economic Development...
View ArticleNTUC designated as Politically Significant Person under foreign interference law
SINGAPORE: The National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) has been officially designated as a Politically Significant Person (PSP) under the foreign interference law, effective 26 July. In a statement, the...
View ArticleLawyer Lim Tean found guilty of practising without valid certificate
SINGAPORE: Lawyer Lim Tean was found guilty on Friday (26 July) of practising as a lawyer for about two months without a valid certificate. The 59-year-old faced three charges under the Legal...
View ArticleSingapore basketball coach under investigation for alleged bribery in top...
SINGAPORE: Singapore authorities are investigating a basketball coach for allegedly accepting improper payments to secure spots for students in secondary schools under the Direct School Admission (DSA)...
View ArticleEx-WP NCMP recounts AHTC saga, stresses residents’ welfare ‘should never be...
Following the conclusion of long-standing lawsuits between Workers’ Party leaders and the Aljunied-Hougang (AHTC) and Sengkang Town Councils (STC), Yee Jenn Jong, former WP Non-Constituency Member of...
View ArticleFive Singaporeans charged for illegal importation of labour under EFMA
On 25 July 2024, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) charged five Singaporeans for offences involving the illegal importation of labour under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act (EFMA). The individuals,...
View ArticleConcerns over conflict of interest and corporate governance arise in Income’s...
The proposed sale of Income Insurance to German multinational financial services company Allianz has sparked significant public discontent and raised serious questions about corporate governance within...
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