Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has announced a new requirement on mandatory retrenchment notifications which will take effect from 1 January 2017. The tripartite partners have issued an advisory to guide employers on complying with this requirement MOM stated that employers will need to notify the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) of retrenchments within 5 working days after they provide notice of retrenchment …

The White Ribbon Letter is an initiative by AWARE, a gender equality advocacy group, for men to share their thoughts with a younger man or boy in their lives about how they can play a part in ending violence against women, and supporting gender equality. Poh Kiang, a proud associate member of AWARE, wrote in a letter addressed to his nephews, that …

The Prime Minister Office (PMO) has announced that Attorney-General, Mr V K Rajah S.C will be succeded by Mr Lucien Wong for a 3-year term with effect from 14 January 2017. Mr Rajah was appointed Attorney-General on 25 June 2014 and his term will end on 14 Jan 2017 upon his reaching the retirement age of 60 years. As a transitional …

The Supreme and State Court have announced that the State Courts’ jurisdiction for claims arising from road traffic accidents and claims for personal injuries resulting from industrial accidents will be increased from $250,000 to $500,000 with effect from 1 December 2016. They said that the change is part of the plans to increase the civil district courts’ monetary jurisdictional limit …

In the latest update to the incident where nine Terrex Infantary Carrier Vehicles (ICVs) of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) were detained by the Hong Kong customs, SAF said that officials from its contracted commerical shipping line, APL have assured that they are working with the Hong Kong authorities to resolve the issue. The Singapore Consulate General in Hong Kong is also assisting …

Joseph Schooling finally received his $1 million prize money on Thursday (24 November) after beating former Olympic winner, Micheal Phelps, and earned Singapore’s first Olympic gold medal at the 100m butterfly event at Rio Olympics 2016. The prize is part of the Singapore National Olympic Council’s (SNOC) multi-million dollar awards programme (MAP). Tote Board chairman Moses Lee, together with guest of honour …

A fatal accident which happened along Jalan Buroh just before West Coast Highway on Thursday (24 November) at around 6.15pm, claimed a life of a motorcyclist. The video of the incident, taken by Fai Kor’s dashboard cam, was posted on Thursday night by Road.sg Facebook account showed the 42-year-old motorcyclist was riding his bike past Fai’s car then he went …

Prominent male leaders in Singapore will don white ribbons this week as part of the White Ribbon campaign, a global movement which unites men and boys to end violence against women and girls. Organised in view of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, this year’s chapter sees Olympic gold medallist Joseph Schooling speak out against gender-based violence …

National Environment Agency (NEA) has announced that households can look forward to having more energy efficient refrigerator models in the market and reap energy cost savings from using them from December 2017. NEA said that refrigerators account for about 18 per cent of total household electricity consumption. To help households save on energy costs and spur the supply of more …

By SingSaver.com.sg If you have to choose between going to a pawnshop or borrowing from moneylenders in Singapore, pick the pawnshop. Here’s why. First published on 9 May 2016. Last updated on 22 November 2016. Some people are still in the habit of borrowing from moneylenders in Singapore. These high interest, short-term loans can lead to substantial financial damage, as well as …