In an interview with Bloomberg on Wed (19 Sep), Education Minister Ong Ye Kung said Singapore needs to bring in foreign talent in areas including software programming while the country re-balances its education system to meet future demands. A key issue is whether Singapore has a critical mass of workers to make itself a vibrant economy that will attract investments …

In an interview with Bloomberg on Wed (19 Sep), Education Minister Ong Ye Kung said Singapore needs to bring in foreign talent in areas including software programming while the country re-balances its education system to meet future demands. A key issue is whether Singapore has a critical mass of workers to make itself a vibrant economy that will attract investments …

Speaking at the Energy Market Authority (EMA)'s Energy Innovation event yesterday (20 Sep), Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Trade and Industry and Foreign Affairs Dr Tan Wu Meng said that the blackout in Singapore this week has brought home the importance of energy security. "Very recently, we felt the importance of energy security and energy resilience in a very real way …

Speaking at the launch of a public engagement exercise for the next Land Transport Master Plan yesterday (19 Sep), Potong Pasir MP Sitoh Yih Pin told reporters that it has become "very fashionable" for young adults not to own or drive a car in Singapore these days. Mr Sitoh is a member of Singapore's Land Transport Master Plan (LTMP) advisory …

Last Saturday (15 Sep), Malaysian PM-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim was invited to Singapore to give a talk at the annual Singapore Summit, a conference for business and thought leaders to discuss business and global affairs. Mr Anwar is all for stronger ties with Singapore. "It (bilateral relationship) is strong and we cannot fail. I don’t think it is sensible to create …

Blogger Philip Ang posted a write-up on Sunday ('PAP ministers lie about recycling land to provide affordable public housing', 16 Sep) highlighting that some of the HDB lands were not recycled to build affordable public housing but sold for profits to developers to develop private condominiums instead. "PAP ministers have repeatedly told Singaporeans that public land will be recycled after …

Earlier this month (4 Sep), it was reported that over 800 GP patients had receive mislabelled medicine after a glitch hit the Ministry of Health's GPConnect system. One patient was told to take 10 bottles of cough mixture each time, instead of 10ml. Another had to take two strips, instead of two tablets. The glitch hit some 104 GP clinics …

ST reported today (18 Sep) that 9 new NMPs have been selected to enter Parliament. They are: Labour unionist Arasu Duraisamy Sakae Holdings chairman Douglas Foo Peow Yong Executive director of the Singapore Chinese Orchestra Ho Wee San Communication and technology professor Lim Sun Sun Founder of inter-religious non-profit group Roses of Peace Abbas Ali Mohamed Irshad Corporate social responsibility …

HDB Director of Branch Operations, Ms Lim Lea Lea, wrote to ST Forum today (17 Sep) in reply to public enquiries of asking the Government to make the HDB lease buyback scheme (LBS) more "senior-friendly". The LBS is a monetisation option for elderly household living in HDB flats. Through this scheme, the elderly will be able to tap on their …

It was reported in Apr this year that German drugmaker Bayer sold 3.6 per cent stake to Singapore's Temasek Holdings for 3 billion euros at 96.77 euros per share. The money is used as part of Bayer's plan in a $62.5 billion takeover of seed maker Monsanto. Together with its existing holding in Bayer, Temasek would own about 4 percent …