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Indranee Rajah: Govt granted around 31,700 new PR status annually over the past 5 years, S’pore has no population target

About 31,700 applicants were granted Singapore permanent resident (PR) status every year…

MP Jamus Lim: Govt’s decision not to withdraw carbon taxes amid pandemic is an implicit admission that environmental tradeoffs in any discussion of policy

The Government’s decision not to withdraw carbon taxes amid coronavirus pandemic is…

Workers’ Party MPs stress the importance of cultivating civic mindedness and individual responsibility in keeping Singapore clean instead of relying on cleaners

During the debate on the Environmental Public Health Act (Amendment) Bill, Workers’…

Lawrence Wong: Having FT students in univ better prepares SG students to interact with foreigners in future workplace

Education Minister Lawrence Wong told Parliament on Tues (6 Oct) that the…

Tripartite Advisory on supporting employee’s mental health will highlight initiatives for companies to follow

Noting that the Tripartite Advisory on Mental Health is currently undergoing consultation,…

MP Jamus Lim explains why imposing environment tax on SIA can be more “economically efficient” at this time

Earlier on Tuesday (6 Oct), Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung said in…

Legislating retrenchment benefits does not guarantee better outcomes for retrenched employees: Josephine Teo

Legislating retrenchment benefits does not guarantee better outcomes for retrenched employees, said…

Louis Ng calls for a ban on smoking near the window and at balconies; Dr Amy Khor says such legislation could be “highly instrusive”

Member of Parliament (MP) for Nee Soon GRC Louis Ng on Monday…

Ong Ye Kung: Changi Airport drops from 7th to 58th busiest airport, SIA records largest quarterly loss

Changi Airport has dropped to be the 58th busiest airport in the…

PSP’s Jeffrey Khoo agrees with MP Louis Ng’s proposal to ban smoking at windows and balconies

Progress Singapore Party (PSP) member Jeffrey Khoo took to his Facebook on…