Aljunied-Hougang Town Council has removed Ms Sylvia Lim and Mr Low Thia Khiang — both Members of Parliament for Aljunied GRC — from financial oversight of...
Heavy rain fell on bushfires in eastern Australia Friday for a second straight day, offering further relief from a months-long crisis, but dozens of blazes remained...
A father and daughter were swept away in a swollen stream as Tropical Cyclone Tino caused widespread flooding in Fiji, forcing more than 100 people to...
The extradition of 50-year-old Singaporean Mohan Rajangam to Malaysia was done within the legal framework established in Singapore’s legislation, said the Singapore Police Force (SPF). SPF...
On Friday (17 January), the National Environment Agency (NEA) revealed that more than 4,000 tickets were issued to smokers who violated the smoking ban in Orchard...
At a media interview yesterday (16 Jan), Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing told reporters that of the nearly 60,000 new jobs created for...
A week ago, koalas at an Australian wildlife park were in the path of raging bushfires. On Friday, they were soaking wet and being carried to...
阿裕尼—后港市镇理事会今日（17日）发文告表示，为了“能把精力投入打理市镇的核心事务”，决定遵循国家发展部指令，限制工人党主席林瑞莲与议员刘程强，在市镇会财务上的决策权。 去年11月30日，该市镇会议决上述二人无需回避市镇会所有财务事务；不过国家发展部随后在12月3日，对该市镇会发出指令，要求限制上述二人财务决策权。 该部认为市镇会提出的陈情理由，和法庭裁决两人疏失“不能相提并论”；也指市镇会的改进措施不显著，恐未能有效避免财务疏失重演。 对此，该市镇会也在今日文告指出，国家发展部长黄循财，动用《市镇会法》43D(2)项，要该市镇会遵从指示，对于政府决定“U转”“感到惊讶”。 去年11月5日，财政部长王瑞杰发起在国会发起动议。当时财政部及教育部第二部长英兰妮曾指出，市镇会才有权限裁决是否要刘、林二人回避财政事务。 再者，当时官委议员王丽婷质问，为何要在国会通过没有法律效应的动议，即便市镇会法43D项已赋予部长权利可采取必要行动。 但社会及家庭发展部长兼国家发展部第二部长李智陞随即解释，林瑞莲、刘程强二人2011年着手市镇会，之后数年才加入43D项，也指该条款让部长依据报告或调查、检讨后，才采取行动。 阿裕尼-后港市镇会称，同意部长指上述条款缺追溯权力。不过，有鉴于国家发展部警告若不遵循指示，可能面对惩处，该市镇会只得遵守，以便把精力都集中在管理市镇会事务。 此外，该市镇会也解释，自今年1月16日起，林瑞莲将不再代表市镇会批准支出或单方面授权接受/豁免任何招标及报价等。 同时，林瑞莲和刘程强在市镇会采购和开销委员会投票将无效；并在下月的会议，移除两人支票签署人的权限。
A stern warning has been issued by the police to the man who verbally abused a security guard at his condominium. Another four were given warnings...
Singaporeans are going to get to help shape the mandatory curriculum for those looking to become fully-fledged citizens. On Thursday (16 January), the Ministry of Culture,...
