Animals should be conferred some degree of personhood status under Singapore law, and their advocates – whether in the form of organisations or individuals — should be given the right to act as representatives of said animals in court, according to lawyer M Ravi. Noting that there is “a global movement to recognise animals as legal persons”, whereby primates – …

Dr Tan Cheng Bock – the founding chief of Singapore’s newest opposition political party Progress Singapore Party (PSP) – and his team met and greeted families at the party’s Geylang Serai market walkabout last Sun (1 Dec). Dr Tan, in a Facebook post on Thu (5 Dec), expressed his gratitude to everyone he and his team had met, and said …

The diversification of Singapore’s workforce is a crucial step for businesses in “managing concentration risks” and maintaining “business continuity”, said Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing. Speaking at a bicentennial commemoration dinner organised by the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI) at the Shangri-La Hotel on Tue (3 Dec), Chan added that businesses in Singapore should continue to …

The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) is in its early stages of a six-month trial for contactless immigration clearance at Changi Airport Terminal 4 (T4)’s arrival hall for eligible Singaporeans. The trial, which began on 25 Nov, requires the verification of travellers’ iris and facial images for immigration clearance, said ICA on its Facebook page on Wed (4 Nov). The facial …

E-scooter and power-assisted bicycle (PAB) users will soon be required to pass a theory test prior to riding their devices on cycling paths, according to the Ministry of Transport (MOT). In a statement on Wed (4 Nov), MOT said that the measure will be implemented following the Government’s acceptance of all of the Active Mobility Advisory Panel (AMAP)’s latest recommendations. …

The new rendition of Singapore’s national anthem Majulah Singapura made its debut on public airwaves on Tue (3 Dec). The release of the new version, recorded by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, marks the 60th anniversary of the Republic’s national symbols — namely the National Anthem, the state crest and flag. Composed by the late Zubir Said in 1958, Majulah Singapura was adapted …

The Government should provide Housing Development Board (HDB) flat owners with an affordable one-time top up of the 99-year lease after 50 years, according to three industry experts and academicians from ground-up imitative, Future Of Singapore . In their public housing policy paper Addressing Singapore’s Key Housing Problems: Asset Protection, Affordability and Access, Chief Executive Officer of International Property Advisor …

The Jurong-Clementi Town Council (JCTC) will issue a Notice of Non-Performance to J. Keart Alliances Pte Ltd (JKeart) for allegedly failing to ensure that a selector switch at the pump room was correctly set after a maintenance exercise of the pumps carried out two weeks beforehand. JKeart, the contractor responsible for maintaining the hose reels at Block 210A at Bukit …

The ruling People’s Action Party (PAP)’s decision to introduce a new rendition of Majulah Singapura, Singapore’s National Anthem, is “another sign of the PAP’s total disdain and disregard for the common Singaporean”, charged lawyer and People’s Voice Party chief Lim Tean. “There was no advance notice, no consultation whatsoever by this government … on a matter that is as important …

Following protests from locals over plans by the township government of a city in southern China to build a crematorium instead of a park, the authorities have decided to put said plans on hold. South China Morning Post on Sat (30 Nov) reported that authorities in Huazhou — located in the Guangdong province — had issued a notice on Fri …