Current Affairs

Arriving travellers and returning Singaporeans are reminded that the duty-free allowance for liquor will be revised to two litres, down from the current three litres, from 1 April 2019. The Singapore Customs reminded the public via a press release on Monday (25 March) that this revision was announced in the Budget 2019 Statement on 18 February 2019, as part of …

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 …

At a grassroots event yesterday (24 Mar), Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan shared his experience about his fall at home, which broke his left arm. He said the accident happened at around midnight while in bed, when he wanted to go to the toilet. “My wife was sleeping very well, and I am a very good husband, so I did …

A mere “set of trade numbers” is not what “makes America great”, but rather the spirit of “innovation” at the heart of the world superpower’s economy, said Singapore’s Minister of Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing. Speaking at a lunch dialogue organised by the US-ASEAN Business Council in Washington DC on Wed (20 Mar), Mr Chan said that the United …

Government feedback and engagement agency REACH yesterday (24 Mar) said that more than 80 per cent of Singaporeans supported the Merdeka Generation Package announced in this year’s Budget. This was the results from the Budget 2019 Feedback Exercise, which saw 4,500 Singaporeans responding to REACH’s survey, it revealed. REACH said it engaged 2,601 of these respondents through face-to-face meets at …

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 …

On 22 March (Friday), a taxi driver lost consciousness while driving and ploughed into pedestrians in Alexandra Road, resulting in the death of a 66-year-old woman. The 72-year-old SMRT taxi driver hit the elderly woman and another 32-year-old lady at about 7pm last Friday. While the younger woman has reportedly recovered, the 66-year-old succumbed to her injuries and died in …

It was reported that the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) has been ranked as the third-best hospital in the world by Newsweek magazine, partly for its clinical research and “outstanding nursing”, following two American hospitals, the Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic. SGH’s chief executive officer Prof Kenneth Kwek said, “We are humbled to be recognised for our medical and nursing care.” …

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 …

People’s Voice Party chief, Lim Tean posted a message on his Facebook page revealing that many young families he talked to at Punggol-Pasir Ris are complaining about the high cost of living in Singapore. In particular, the high cost of living is discouraging young couples to have a second kid due to the high cost of childcare and pre-school in …