Japan’s Abe urges Hong Kong freedoms in Xi meeting
Hong Kong should "continue to be free and open", Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told the Chinese president on Monday, ...
Day: 23 December 2019
Man puzzled with higher MRI scan fee at Changi General Hospital compared to private clinic
On Friday (20 December), the Straits Times (ST) forum published a letter written by a man called Lim Chuan Poh. ...
India bids to bust citizenship law ‘myths’ with cartoon Muslims
by Abhaya SRIVASTAVA India's ruling party launched a video with animated Muslim characters on social media Monday as part of ...
Singapore scholar points out that while we say Singapore ‘needs more talent’, we never ask ‘what is talent?’
"Government scholarships in Singapore do a good job in identifying administrators, but administrators are not leaders, and should never be ...
Bedridden cancer patient forced to be physically present at EPF office in Johor Bahru to make withdrawal
A cancer-stricken woman, who is also bedridden, was forced to make her way to the Malaysia's Employees Provident Funds’ (EPF) ...
Affluent Singaporeans’ savings and retirement aspirations leave much to be desired
According to the Wealth Expectancy Report 2019 by Standard Chartered, almost half of the wealth creators in Singapore may still ...
Two men arrested in connection to six bottles of Kratom discovered in Malaysia-registered lorry
Six bottles of brown liquid, believed to be Kratom and remnants of a similar liquid, were discovered in a Malaysia-registered ...
Activist Jolovan Wham highlights the ease of deportation and lack of rights for migrant workers in Singapore
On Sunday (22 December), civil rights activist Jolovan Wham took to his Facebook to point out and question the possibilities ...
Riot police break up Hong Kong rally for China’s Uighurs
by Jerome Taylor Hong Kong riot police broke up a solidarity rally for China's Uighurs on Sunday -- with one ...
Elephants in Thailand ‘broken’ for lucrative animal tourism
by Sophie DEVILLER and Jonathan KLEIN Separated from their mothers, jabbed with metal hooks, and sometimes deprived of food -- ...
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42 additional cases of COVID-19 infection; 10 unlinked cases and new cluster at bridal shop in Yishun -
Family of third COVID-19 fatality asks public to remember the deceased by being socially responsible -
ST takes down article on travellers’ accounts regarding purportedly “erroneous” information from airport officials on start of Stay-Home Notice, reuploads to emphasise ICA statement -
New locally transmitted unlinked cases rising rapidly as Singapore records third COVID-19 fatality -
SIA gets massive S$15b bailout from Temasek to see it through COVID-19 crisis -
Third death from COVID-19 infection in Singapore, 70-yr-old who had no recent travel history to affected areas and link to previous cases -
New measures to tackle virus spread is not consistent with going ahead with a General Election -
ICA cancels passport of Singaporean for breaching Stay-Home Notice requirements -
70 additional cases of COVID-19 confirmed; 41 imported cases from various countries -
Dr Tan Cheng Bock: Obvious choice between an early election which may cause a far worse health crisis and a legal constitutional problem -
What are we to make of an opposition that is reduced to being a mere spectator in a crisis? - 49 additional cases of COVID-19 confirmed by MOH; New cluster at SingPost Centre
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HOME volunteer emphasises importance of negotiating compensation between FDWs and employers on rest days during Stay-Home Notice period -
Resilience Budget: Arts and culture sector to receive additional S$55 million aid package, support in upskilling and digitalisation -
Sudden closure of all PCF Sparkletots centres due to COVID-19 cluster in Fengshan branch, catches parents by surprise
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Legal brothels in S'pore to close until the end of next month -
This is not a time for the government to be playing Jekyll and Hyde with Singaporeans -
PM Lee goes on walkabout in Ang Mo Kio, distributes bottles of hand sanitiser to patrons at Teck Ghee Court Food Centre -
Lee Hsien Yang shares photo of late Lee Kuan Yew’s favourite carpet on his father’s fifth death anniversary -
More Indonesians carrying Covid-19 virus arriving to seek treatments in Singapore hospitals -
Ministry of Manpower will not extend temporary housing support to Malaysian workers - Dr Tan Cheng Bock: Obvious choice between an early election which may cause a far worse health crisis and a legal constitutional problem
- Resilience Budget: S'pore to freeze all govt charges and fees for one year until Mar 2021, temporarily suspend student loan repayments, says DPM Heng Swee Keat
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DPM Heng had responded to some requests for private-hire bus drivers facing challenges amid COVID-19 crisis, says WP’s chief -
Ong Ye Kung gets whacked by netizens over his FB post on MOE’s reasoning for reopening schools amid COVID-19 outbreak - What are we to make of an opposition that is reduced to being a mere spectator in a crisis?
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Temasek's largest shareholdings plunged S$34.24 billion in three months - Third death from COVID-19 infection in Singapore, 70-yr-old who had no recent travel history to affected areas and link to previous cases
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Closing our borders to short term visitors but still going ahead with general elections, is contradictory -
Netizens condemn Lawrence Wong for delaying ban on foreign visitors and putting economy first before SG lives
