Launch of Tuas Desalination Plant, first to be owned and operated by PUB
Speaking at the opening of the Tuas Desalination Plant on Thursday (28 June), Minister for Environment and Water Resources Masagos Zulkifli said that there is the need for Singapore to continually...
View ArticleNg Chee Meng says “everyone expected to be treated fairly” but MPs and...
Speaking to delegates from the Singapore Teachers' Union (STU) on having the teachers to pay for parking in April this year, then-Minister of Education (Schools) Ng Chee Meng said that "Singapore...
View ArticleOur leaders need to put their money where their mouths are
Singapore is indeed a land of contradictions. Depending on the situation or the day, its answers and responses are different in very similar circumstances. On the one hand, social inequality has been...
View ArticleElectricity tariff revision for 1 July to 30 September 2018
For the period from 1 July to 30 September 2018, electricity tariffs will increase by an average of 6.9% or 1.50 cents per kWh compared to the previous quarter. Ia a press release on Friday (29 June),...
View ArticleFormer Chief Engineer Officer COL Kek still has SMRT job waiting for him...
It was reported in the news yesterday (28 Jun) that SMRT Trains chief operations officer COL (NS) Alvin Kek Yoke Boon has been sentenced to two weeks' jail and a fine of $4,000 for drink driving, two...
View ArticleST features a thankful family for receiving GST benefits and medisave top-ups...
ST splashed a large picture in its prime section today (29 Jun) highlighting how the government is giving very good benefits to Singaporeans. It highlighted the family of Madam Sulami Hassan, 71, a...
View ArticleoBike ordered to remove bikes or pay to reclaim bikes from LTA
Bicycle sharing operator oBike has been ordered to remove its entire 14,000-strong fleet by next Wednesday (July 4) and if the company or its liquidator fail to do so, it would have to pay to reclaim...
View ArticleSP Group’s announcement of increase in electricity tariffs should help Hyflux
Yesterday (29 Jun), SP Group announced that electricity tariffs will increase by an average of 6.9 per cent or 1.50 cents per kWh from Jul 1 to Sep 30 this year, compared to the previous quarter. "The...
View ArticleMPs not only pay $365 yearly for HDB carpark, some have policemen reserving...
It has been reported that elected Members of Parliament (MPs) pay only S$365 for an annual HDB carpark permit. This works out to S$1 per day parking at HDB carparks. The huge concession is supposed to...
View ArticleCrown prince of Johor thanked Singapore Government for assistance during past...
The crown prince of Johor, Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, thanked Singaporean Government for helping Johor during the drought seasons and at times when it experiences water crisis. Tweeting a post on...
View ArticleMalaysian government to sell luxury goods seized during 1MDB investigations
Malaysia’s Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng has stated in an interview with the Associated Press on Friday (29 June) that the Malaysian government will sell most of the huge stash of jewellery, handbags...
View ArticleMalaysian government is looking into the need to do away with the mandatory...
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail stated on Friday (29 June) that the Malaysian government is looking into the need to make amendments to do away with the mandatory death...
View ArticleNg: Strong show of deterrence by SAF kept would-be attackers away from...
Speaking ahead of the SAF Day on Friday (29 Jun), Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen told the media that the security put up by SAF at the Trump-Kim Summit was a "success" and the strong show of deterrence...
View ArticleNew Senior Minister of State Edwin Tong: Overall public trust in PAP Govt...
In the long interview with Channel News Asia which was published today (1 Jul), new Senior Minister of State for Law and Health said that the overall public trust in the PAP Government has remained...
View ArticleRemaining Malaysian Cabinet Ministers sworn in
KUALA LUMPUR, 2 July — A total of 13 ministers and 23 deputy ministers were sworn in before the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Muhammad V at the ceremony at the Istana Negara in the capital city. Among...
View Article900,000 Singaporean HDB households will receive next instalment of GST...
About 900,000 Singaporean HDB households will receive the next instalment of the GST Voucher – Utilities-Save (U-Save) rebate in July 2018. In a press release on Monday (2 July), the Ministry of...
View ArticleEarly Childhood Development Agency to review preschool subsidy framework
Social and Family Development Minister Desmond Lee stated on Sunday (1 July) that the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) will be reviewing its preschool subsidy framework. Under the current...
View ArticleAs we celebrate another successful SAF day, let’s not forget our comrades who...
As Singapore celebrates yet another SAF day, we can be thankful for how far our defence force has come and its potential to remain at the top of its game; Our Air Force is getting a new fleet of...
View ArticleRSN to buy 4 new “BMW” submarines costing $3.2 billion while water and...
It was reported in the mainstream media yesterday that the Singapore Navy is buying 4 new good quality German submarines likened to be like BMW cars on the road ("'Submarines like BMWs': A closer look...
View ArticleSingaporean fined for trying to evade GST after underdeclaring cost of goods
A Singaporean male was fined for trying to evade Goods and Services Tax (GST) after under-declaring the value of the goods he was carrying at the Woodlands Checkpoint earlier on 28 June 2018. In a...
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