Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan described fracturing his left arm was very painful. Speaking at the Women’s Festival 2019 at Kampung Admiralty on Sunday morning (24 March), Mr Khaw said, “I have never experienced so much pain! The doctors told me this type of fracture, the pain is more painful than delivering babies, but I said I don’t know because …

Leading gender rights organisation, AWARE has called for policies to level the playing field and promote equality among children, such as free childcare for low-income households and an end to discrimination against single-parent or transnational families. In a report submitted last week to a United Nations Committee about the protection of children’s rights in Singapore, the leading women’s rights and …

Changi Airport Group Vice President for Terminal 5 Planning, Future Systems, Poh Li San that she would gladly serve Sembawang residents as a People’s Action Party politician if given the chance. Addressing rumours that she might be fielded as a PAP candidate in the next general elections, Ms Poh said it was still too early to tell if she would …

From January to March this year, a team of four final-year Communication Studies undergraduates from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) embarked on a campaign to raise awareness about Advance Care Planning (ACP). The campaign, titled Let’s Talk Care, urged Singaporeans to reflect on their future health and personal care preferences and share them with their loved ones. This process, otherwise known …

In response to the Sri Lanka’s President Sirisena accusing Singapore of not cooperating with them on an extradition request of a man wanted in Sri Lanka to face charges of a massive trading scam, Singapore authorities have clarified that they are already working on it. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) responded to media queries, saying that they are working …

Mikhy Farrera Brochez pleaded not guilty on 19 March to charges related to stolen identification documents from Singapore’s HIV Registry, said his lawyer Jay Oakley. Farrera Brochez is facing these charges in a US Federal Court in Kentucky. The 34-year old American, accused of leaking the personal data of thousands of people from the registry, has been indicted by a …

A new report on the Singapore public’s opinion on climate change shows that the vast majority of Singaporeans understand that manmade climate change is an urgent and serious matter, and they feel a strong responsibility to act. The public research report, commissioned by NGO Climate Conversations and carried out by Singapore-based consumer research firm Milieu Insight, surveyed over 3000 Singaporeans …

Women’s rights and gender equality advocate group AWARE is expanding the operating hours of their Women’s Helpline to reflect the a 32% increase in calls they received last year. From 20 March 2019 onwards, AWARE’s Women’s Helpline service will expand from the previous 3pm – 9pm hours to a 10am – 6pm, Monday to Friday. AWARE launched Singapore’s first Helpline …

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has said that the reason why ST Marine is still allowed to procure government contracts even after seven of its senior executives were found guilty of corruption in one of the biggest graft scandals in Singapore is because the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) did not find any offences related to government contracts or agencies. …

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has accused Singapore of harbouring one of Sri Lanka’s former central bank chiefs who is wanted in connection with a S$74 million insider trading the scam. Arjuna Mahendran, a Singapore national born in Sri Lanka, was accused in 2015 of passing sensitive information to his bond-dealer son-in-low to pocket millions. The two of them are …