SG downplays recognition of Indian nursing degrees under enhanced CECA while...
On 1 June, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) released a public statement announcing that Singapore and India have "successfully" concluded the second review of the India-Singapore Comprehensive...
View ArticleGrace Fu: Doing well, doing good and doing right
Making her keynote address at the Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) conference 2018 on Tuesday morning (5 June), Ms Grace Fu, Minister of Culture, Community and Youth said people must be...
View ArticleMOF Press Sec says CPF adequate while Ho Ching launches retail bond to...
Press Secretary to the Minister for Finance Lim Yuin Chien wrote to ST Forum today (5 Jun) rebutting what ST Editor Han Fook Kwang wrote earlier about Ministers should speak plainly to the people...
View Article“Singapore does not have a Constitution” said Malaysia’s new...
In a speech froom 2009 which focused on where Malaysia's constitutional lawyers seek inspiration and precedents from, the current Attorney-General ("AG") of Malaysia and constitutional expert, Tommy...
View ArticleChan not ok with social enclaves forming in public housing but ok in private...
Speaking at Temasek Holding’s Ecosperity conference yesterday (5 Jun), Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing said that Singapore must avoid the formation of any social enclaves here. He added that...
View ArticleAmazon Prime vs Lazada LiveUp: Which one should Singaporeans choose?
by ValuePenguin Amazon Prime and LiveUp have risen as two of the most comprehensive online subscription services available for Singaporeans. But, which one should you get and is one really better than...
View ArticleIndian nursing institution recognised by SG Govt ranked 751st-800th by QS
It was reported that the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) had clinched top 11th and 12th position respectively in the annual Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)...
View ArticleUS President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to meet in...
Singapore is set to host a summit meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday (12 June). Capella Hotel in Sentosa is picked to be the venue of the historic...
View ArticleCan Police explain why naked foreigner not charged under Public Order and...
It was reported in mainstream media yesterday ('Woman, 35, arrested after stripping nude at Pioneer MRT station', 7 Jun) that a 35-year-old Caucasian woman was arrested on Wednesday (6 Jun) night at...
View ArticleTeachers in Malaysia will no longer need to do paperwork
Teachers in Malaysia will no longer need to do paperwork, fulfilling a key Pakatan Harapan promise to lessen teachers' burden. Malaysia's Ministry of Education has halted its audit series with...
View Article322 errant users committing mobility-related offences, caught in round-island...
322 errant users who committed active mobility-related offences were caught in enforcement operations around Singapore by Active Mobility Enforcement Officers (AMEO), since the Active Mobility Act was...
View ArticleFormer MP Inderjit Singh criticises Press Secretary Lim and asks Singaporeans...
Former PAP MP Inderjit Singh has weighed in on the debate which was started recently by ST Editor-at-Large Han Fook Kwang. Mr Singh wrote on his Facebook page on Thursday (7 Jun) criticising Lim Yuin...
View ArticleKim Jong Un impersonator detained at airport by Singapore immigration
Australian Kim Jong Un impersonator, known as Howard X, was detained on Friday (8 June) morning for two hours at Singapore immigration, only days before the summit between the North Korean leader and...
View ArticlePromised CPF LIFE monthly payouts not automatic at 65 – you must remember to...
As every Singaporean knows, CPF LIFE is a mandatory retirement annuity scheme imposed by the government on us. Fundamentally, we pay for our own retirement and free up the government to use its fiscal...
View ArticlePM Lee: Singapore will spend about S$20 million on Trump-Kim summit
Singapore is hosting the summit which will have the President of United States, Donald Trump and North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un meeting face to face for the first time on the coming Tuesday (12...
View ArticleLim Biow Chuan: I don’t reply to comments on TOC because many meant to...
Last Friday (8 Jun), it was reported on TOC that MP Lim Biow Chuan had made a controversial Facebook posting, explaining why an ex-offender's application to obtain a licence to work as security guard...
View ArticleElderly man decries high cost of living in Singapore, while Police...
An elderly man was seen yelling to officers because he was asked to take detour since there is a road blockage due to the on-going summit meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean...
View Article$180 million of Medisave top-ups for Pioneers in 2018
Pioneers will receive letters informing them of their Pioneer Generation MediSave top-ups for 2018, which will be credited in July in the coming week. This is announced by the Ministry of Finance (MOF)...
View ArticleMahathir calls for review of Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement
Newly elected Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has called for a review of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement. He told reporters in an interview with Japan's Nikkei published...
View ArticlePM Lee: SG political scene is what Singaporeans have voted for
Yesterday (11 Jun), CNN interviewed PM Lee asking for his views on the Trump-Kim Summit in Singapore. "He (Kim) is a confident, young leader... I think he wants to go on to a new path. What he is...
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