The results of the children and youth national consultation workshops, organised and facilitated by a network of child-focused agencies, including UNICEF, World Vision International (WVI), Plan International and Save the Children was used to formulate a children and youth stakeholder group action statement, presented during the closing plenary of the biennial event Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) …

Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong revealed on Wednesday (11 Jul) that the Housing and Development Board (HDB) will evaluate bids for coffee shops on factors beyond the tender price. Such factors would include things like the business proposals, productivity and operating processes. The 4G Minister was responding to MP for Nee Soon Lee Bee Wah who asked if the current tender …

I refer to the article “Wages rose faster than productivity in recent years: Koh Poh Koon” (Straits Times, Jul 12). It states that “Real wages in Singapore rose faster than productivity in recent years, even though real wage growth should track productivity growth over the long run to be sustainable. As to “From 2011 to last year, real wages for …

I refer to the article “Parliament: Charging teachers for parking will result in revenue of $8 million to $10 million a year” (Straits Times, Jul 9). It states that “The estimated revenue from charging teachers for parking will be $8 million to $10 million a year.” As to “Mr Ong said the revenue will be retained by the schools. There are …

The court has decided on Thursday (12 July) to give the sole proprietor of an employment agency, who brought in a 13-year-old girl from Myanmar to work as a domestic worker in Singapore, the maximum fine of S$5,000. Khor Siew Tiang, 35, the sole proprietor of Vista Employment Services, applied to bring in a 13-year-old domestic worker in July last …

Early this morning Singapore time (12 Jul), Croatia, a country of 4.2 million, beat England 2-1 to reach the World Cup final. Croatia would be facing France this Sunday to vie for the World Cup Championship 2018. Singapore with a population of 5.6 million, on the other hand, did not qualify to play in any of the World Cup tournaments. …

1,000,000 – that is the number of free meals served by local charity Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2) since the inception of its free meals programme in 2008. Affectionately known as The Cuff Road Project (TCRP), the meal programme began when a group of TWC2 volunteers realised there were huge numbers of migrant workers sleeping rough on the streets and …

An 18-year-old Singaporean male was arrested by Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officers in the evening hours of Wednesday (11 July) for possessing about 2,906 grams of cannabis inside his backpack. In a press release on Thursday, CNB stated that another party of its officers proceeded to raid the residence of another suspected drug trafficker – a 20-year-old Singaporean male. According …

Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) released its 3Q 2018 financial results on Wednesday (11 July). Despite its digital circulation rising by almost 44% from 278,000 readers a year ago to 399,000 readers today, the total revenue from its core media business declined by 8% to $167.94 million. After taking into consideration increases in investment and property income, its total revenue saw a net …

by ValuePenguin With some many companies offering rewards points of their own, consumers could easily get confused by different marketing materials. We prepared this guide to help them avoid making mistakes and properly weigh each option’s value. Today, consumers in Singapore can earn a variety of “rewards points” where ever they go. Not only do many credit cards in Singapore already provide a …