Month: October 2022

66 posts

3% to 10% increase in pay for 22,000 MHA officers from Jan 2023

SINGAPORE — About 22,000 serving officers for the Ministry of Home Affairs…

British billionaire declines invitation for live debate; says brave thing for K Shanmugam to do is to engage Singaporean stakeholders

SINGAPORE — Sir Richard Branson has declined the open invitation by the…

HDB says it incurred record deficit of $4.4b but doesn’t reveal original cost of land acquired through compulsory acquisition

SINGAPORE — The Housing Development Board (HDB) has just announced that it incurred a…

Grassroots leader whose company was awarded with many HDB contracts, conferred PBM by President Halimah

SINGAPORE — On Friday (28 Oct), the Ho Lee Group took out…

Six Malaysians safely return to Malaysia after rescued from job-scam in Cambodia

Six Malaysians trapped in Cambodia safely arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport…

Joint letter issued to MHA by IBAHRI and ICJ about how death penalty fail to comply with international human rights law and standards

SINGAPORE — In an open letter to Singaporean authorities published today (27 Oct), the International Bar…

Forced returns to Myanmar must stop immediately, says Türk

GENEVA — UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk today (26 Oct) called…

Overseas Hong Kong journalists launch new organisation for HK’s freedom of expression and support for those in exile

In response to the intense crackdown on media freedom in Hong Kong…

Indonesia’s FDA finds two companies using chemicals beyond daily limits amid mysterious trend of kids dying from acute kidney failure

INDONESIA — The Food and Drugs Supervisory Body (BPOM) announced that two…

22-year old Indonesian male fatally stabs 12-year-old girl in attempt to rob a mobile phone

INDONESIA — A 12-year-old girl was killed by a stranger last Wednesday…