FAS issues statement on comments by National Team Head Coach; Apologies extended to reporter and Sikh Advisory Board

The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) has issued a statement on the…

ASEAN Member States “in a good position” to benefit from Fourth Industrial Revolution: PM Lee Hsien Loong

The transformation of the global economy brought about by the proliferation of…

Citizens ready for a Singapore that treats all her citizens equally – or not

If there’s one thing every student can take away from years of…

Hawker applicant accuses Kopitiam Group of imposing a “modern-day slavery” system on hawkers

Recently, social enterprise operators which run the new hawker centres owned by…

Investigations on alleged neglect in nursing home stalled for over 2 years, family wants justice

Davis Ks Ong, a local citizen had shared in a Facebook post…

Najib Razak’s lawyer arrested, expected to be charged under Anti-Money Laundering Act

Malaysian senior counsel, Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, was arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption…

Is priority pass membership really worth paying for?

by ValueChampion Many travellers covet having a Priority Pass membership. With over 1,200…

NETS appointed as “master acquirer” for e-payment transactions at hawker centres and coffee shops

Network for Electronic Transfers (NETS) has been chosen as the service provider…

环境部长:中央洗碗盘系统受小贩欢迎

尽管一些小贩申诉,一些社会企业管理下的小贩中心,增设许多附加费用,不过环境及水源部长马善高日前在国会指出,中央洗碗盘等集中管理的模式,有助减轻小贩工作量和成本。 西海岸集选区议员郑德源提问,环境局是否能降低小贩们的负担,特别是一站式付费系统、电子支付系统、自动托盘回收和中央清洗系统等落实后,也成为小贩们需吸纳的部分成本开销。 对此,马善高以书面方式回答, 集中式的生产管理,例如中央碗盘清洗系统和自动托盘回收系统,旨在提升小贩中心的工作效率,特别是减轻小贩的工作量和解决人手不足问题。 减低请工人成本 “小贩中心的开设,是为了提供卫生且可负担价格的食物。政府协助改善小贩生活品质,同时也为未来挑战做准备,例如人手短缺和日益增长的劳工成本。” 马善高相信,在未来劳工成本增加的情况下,这些计划有助于降低小贩运营成本。 他指出政府也为这些计划落实的首两年,合资达70巴仙,以降低起始成本负担。 “中央式系统的推出,很受小贩欢迎,有90巴仙小贩都愿意使用中央洗碗盘系统。”他说,小贩们不需自行或请工人来回收并清洗餐具,还可省下买餐具的费用。 另一方面,马善高指出,去年10月,环境局推出小贩生产力补助金,为那些需要添购自动化厨房器材的小贩提供资金补助。在三年期限内,小贩们可以申请器材价格80巴仙的补贴,最高申请额为5千元。 “至今,环境局已批准了120个申请。”此外,政府也寻求私企合作,为有意增设无现金支付服务的小贩降低成本。 在清理方面,则施行根据供需和价格对比的公开招标,确保小贩们享有与价格对等的服务。…

Committee of inquiry into the cyber attack on SingHealth invites written public submissions for recommendation on better cybersecurity measures

The Committee of Inquiry (COI) invites members of the public to submit written…