Troubled water treatment firm Hyflux’s Board of Directors, through its founder and executive chairperson Olivia Lum, were grilled by the Securities Investors Association Singapore (SIAS) over her apparent lack of participation in restructuring efforts despite receiving a payment of more than S$60 million in dividends from her 34 per cent ordinary shareholding in the firm. A statement by SIAS written on Friday …

Tensions between Singapore and Malaysia are on the rise again as Singapore has, once again, firmly called upon Malaysia to remove the latter's vessels from the disputed waters off Tuas in the wake of a collision between the Malaysian vessel Polaris and Greece-registered bulk carrier Piraeus on Saturday (9 Feb). In a statement released on Sunday (10 Feb), a spokesperson on …

The King of Thailand has expressed his objection to Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya Sirivadhana Barnavadi's controversial registration as a candidate for the Prime Minister of Thailand in the upcoming Thai general election, which is scheduled to take place on the 24th next month. The royal announcement was made on behalf of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, which was published in the Royal Gazette …

In order to cope with rising living costs, an increasing number of elderly Singaporeans have resorted to making a return to the workforce at an age when many would like to retire comfortably. Reuters reported on Monday (4 Feb) that "the employment rate for people over 65 have jumped over 15 percent in the past decade. Some of them say …

The presence of leaders and high profile figures from various opposition parties at former People's Action Party (PAP) Member of Parliament and Progress Singapore Party founder Tan Cheng Bock's Chinese New Year open house this year has made waves across social media.  The formation of the new alternative party, which involved "twelve likeminded Singaporeans", among which included "some ex PAP cadres", …

Just last month, a TOC reader revealed that the Central Provident Fund (CPF) had written to him, reminding him to "either apply for a monthly retirement payout at 65 years old, or delay it to 70 years old for a better payout sum". Mr Zol added that while he was not surprised by the letter "as it had been reported in the …

Following the death of Singaporean actor and reservist Corporal First Class (National Service) Aloysius Pang on Wednesday (23 Jan) after sustaining serious injuries while carrying out repair works inside the Singapore Self-Propelled Howitzer (SSPH) in New Zealand, the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has issued a clarification regarding the safety record and standard operating procedures (SOP) of the SSPH. In a statement …

Former NUS student in 12-yr entanglement with University disappointed over former Vice-Provost Lily Kong's appoinment as SMU president after having exercised "poor judgement" in terminating MA candidature The subsequent appointment of former National University of Singapore (NUS) Vice-Provost Lily Kong as the President of Singapore Management University (SMU) "is very wrong", given that she "does not appear to have to …

While the Singapore Government is adamant on keeping the identity of the SingHealth cyberattacker a secret from the public, several experts and foreign publications have pinpointed China as the perpetrator of what has been deemed as Singapore's largest cybersecurity breach to date. Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said on Monday (28 Jan) that the decision to keep the identities of the …

The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has received the arts entertainment (AE) licence application for the RuPaul’s Drag Race: Werq the World live show - based on the Emmy award-winning reality television series RuPaul's Drag Race - and will assess the performance in accordance with the AECC, said Minister for Communications and Information S Iswaran on 15 Jan. Responding to Nee Soon Member of Parliament …