Current Affairs
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Singapore on high alert following quarantine of Wuhan city
Singaporeans are advised to refrain from unnecessary travel to Wuhan in the wake of novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak which killed...
Read moreDBS’ red packets printed with controversial inauspicious Chinese character
The Chinese media reported on Tuesday (21 Jan) that DBS in its efforts to be creative in promoting "climate change"...
Read moreMP Tin Pei Ling files police complaint over doctored image of CNY banner circulating online
On Tuesday (21 January), Member of Parliament (MP) for MacPherson Tin Pei Ling lodged a police report over a doctored...
Read morePM Lee: Singapore must maintain openness in the midst of rising protectionism
At the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, the Prime Minister advocated for Singapore to support a rules-based, open...
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DPM Heng Swee Keat says visitors pay GST too but doesn’t mention that they can claim a refund when leaving
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is “paid by everyone who is in Singapore, whether they are here as tourists,...
Read morePM Lee: Singapore ‘relentlessly optimistic’ despite challenges amidst US-China trade friction
On Wednesday (22 Jan), the Prime Minister remarked that challenges still persist with regards to resolving the geopolitical competition and...
Read morePOFMA Correction Direction issued to LFL for statement on alleged judicial execution methods in Changi Prison
Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam on Wed (22 Jan) has instructed the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA)...
Read moreMarsiling-Yew Tee Town Council explains that it did not file police report against single mother for unpaid S&CC bills
On Tuesday (21 January), the Marsiling-Yew Tee Town Council elucidated that it did not make a police report to arrest...
Read moreMOH acknowledges NUH has overlooked patient’s polyclinic referral resulting in overcharging
Last month (21 Dec), a member of the public Ian Lee Chi Meng wrote to ST Forum relating that his...
Read moreSingapore introduces 3 new initiatives to bolster AI governance and consumer trust
On Tuesday (21 Jan), Singapore announced at the annual 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland a set of...
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Confirmed imported case of novel coronavirus infection in Singapore; Multi-ministry taskforce ramps up precautionary measures -
China locks down two cities to curb virus outbreak -
SDP’s John Tan prefers to go to jail than to pay fine of S$5000 so he can stand in the upcoming GE -
Li Shengwu should “make himself available for cross-examinations” if he “has nothing to hide”: AGC responds to Mr Li’s decision to cease participating in contempt of court proceedings -
SARS lessons hang over China’s fight against new virus -
PM Lee not inviting siblings to CNY reunion dinner again this year -
CCCS: Three companies found to have rigged bids for Wildlife Reserves projects -
Opposition parties question Heng Swee Keat about GST, divisive force and presidency -
Singapore on high alert following quarantine of Wuhan city -
DBS’ red packets printed with controversial inauspicious Chinese character -
MP Tin Pei Ling files police complaint over doctored image of CNY banner circulating online -
PM Lee: Singapore must maintain openness in the midst of rising protectionism -
DPM Heng Swee Keat says visitors pay GST too but doesn’t mention that they can claim a refund when leaving -
As intensity fades, Hong Kong protesters mull tactics -
PM Lee: Singapore ‘relentlessly optimistic’ despite challenges amidst US-China trade friction
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Single mother arrested and held in lock-up for 10 hours over unpaid S&CC bills amounting to S$2,150 -
Voters need to vote for Workers' Party so to prevent PAP from changing the constitution at its pleasure -
ICA takes years to discover fake degree submitted by Filipino for PR application even after conviction -
ST: Erramalli no longer with JP Morgan but his leaving not caused by condo incident - DBS' red packets printed with controversial inauspicious Chinese character
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A woman and child caught on CCTV throwing hanged clothes off common corridor at Toa Payoh -
NEA denies rental is the main driver of hawker food prices -
MOH confirms same eye drop medication costs $45.80 in NUH but $34.24 in TTSH -
Chan says 50K jobs created for SGs, 9K for PRs from 2015 to 2018 but didn't mention increase of 32K FTs same period -
Netizens call out Heng Swee Keat over remark about "nativist tendencies" -
Indian national lorry driver arrested for dangerous driving has only 20 days of driving experience -
41 excuses companies can possibly use to reject job applicants at interviews -
MOM charges first company for false declaration on fair hiring for Singaporeans -
PRC Yang Yin's PR revoked but Filipino De Luna's wasn't after both convicted by court -
AHTC to remove Sylvia Lim and Low Thia Khiang from financial matters so to direct its energies towards fulfilling its core functions
