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How can we protect our young ones more effectively?

In the wake of the Kinderland incident, the government is committed to strengthening investigation protocol, enhancing regulations and improving the welfare of preschool teachers to create a multi-layered safeguard to protect our children from harm

19 September 2023

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Edwin Tong helps S’pore’s creatives shine with the Our SG Arts Plan

Calling all local creatives out there: More places and opportunities for showcasing your skills are coming your way with the newly-launched Our SG Arts Plan (2023-2027). So are schemes for your career development and for you to connect wi ...

13 September 2023

2 mins read

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Hope, support and love, sparking change for mental health awareness and suicide prevention

World Suicide Prevention Day (Sep 10) is an opportunity for all of us to support those around us experiencing distress. Together, we can build a caring and more inclusive society for our children. 

13 September 2023

2 mins read

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Think Lim Chu Kang for a food-secure future Singapore

“Hungry go where?” That is an existential question for Singaporeans. Afterall, our world-renowned food culture and neighbourhood-famous food stalls are national points of pride for important, very (finger-licking) good reasons. An i ...

7 September 2023

3 mins read

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Ong Ye Kung looks beyond hospitals for healthcare excellence — the home and community matter too

“We should consider broadening our recognition awards, either through the NMEA [National Medical Excellence Awards] or other equivalent awards, to recognise that healthcare is shifting to the home and community.” This was Minister for Heal ...

6 September 2023

2 mins read

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Gan Kim Yong is creating present and future opportunities for S’pore’s workers

As Minister Gan Kim Yong outlined at the 15th MTI Economic Dialogue this past week (Aug 28), there are future opportunities for Singapore and Singaporean workers to seize in this changing world. His words come backed with our Government’s ...

5 September 2023

1 min read

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Keeping bilingualism alive for the next generation

Today, Singapore has evolved into a majority English-speaking country. But facing another challenge – reduced exposure to Mother Tongue Languages (MTL), what can we do to nurture a love for MTL amongst our young?

5 September 2023

2 mins read

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For Josephine Teo, digital governance is for the common good

“A lie travels halfway around the world while the truth is still tying its shoelace”. It is popular knowledge that the quick-witted 19th-century humourist Mark Twain first said this. Or that the 20th-century parodist Terry Pratchett came up wit ...

30 August 2023

3 mins read

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Majulah Singapore, supporting our seniors into their golden years

From retirement adequacy to combating social isolation, the worries facing seniors have not gone unnoticed by the PAP. But with careful planning, we can chart the way for our seniors to age with grace, confidence and peace of mind. 

29 August 2023

2 mins read

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PPF | Insights: On the benefits of Tripartism: Past, Present and Future

“This fight is about a decent life for the workers.” Founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew said this about his early work alongside Singapore’s labour unions during the 1950s, reminisced former Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Cong ...

29 August 2023

3 mins read

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国庆群众大会2023：执政党信守核心价值观带领新加坡迎向美好未来

人民行动党政府以诚信与清廉两个核心价值观为基础，有效地治理国家。今年的国庆群众大会的几项重要宣布凸显了行动党政府信守价值观和理念、带领新加坡迎向美好未来的决心。

25 August 2023

6 mins read

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NDR 2023: A $7 billion Majulah Package for seniors, improved housing schemes and a semangat yang baru

“Don’t worry — the Government will help you. You will not be left behind.” This was Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s promise to every single Singaporean in his or her 50s to early 60s — “Young Seniors” — this National Day Rally

20 August 2023

4 mins read

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Another step for a more inclusive S’pore with the Workplace Fairness Legislation

Our stance is clear: There is no room at all for workplace discrimination in Singapore. Not against senior citizens, women, racial minorities, people with disabilities or mental health conditions, or people of faith. When you harnessed an indiv ...

7 August 2023

2 mins read

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Koh Poh Koon on protecting S’pore’s working seniors

This is what we do for working seniors: We tide them through difficult times as well as preserve their jobs. Last year’s Retrenchment and Reemployment Act prevents age-based discrimination and makes employers offer reemployment to working seniors up ...

4 August 2023

2 mins read

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Low Yen Ling on win-win outcomes with new lease agreements for retail premises

Imagine that you rent a shop for your small or medium enterprise (SME). One of your chief concerns would be just how this rent is negotiated: Am I paying too much? How can I balance this with my staff payroll? Minister of

3 August 2023

2 mins read

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We continue our activism for S’pore’s women

Ever since the early year of 1959. That is how long we have campaigned for women’s rights, with pioneers like Member of Parliament Chan Choi Siong successfully lobbying for the Women’s Charter which makes both sexes equal before the law. Other

28 July 2023

3 mins read

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Support for SG Families is key at this weekend’s Women’s Wing Conference

Go out to work? Stay home and care for our loved ones? Or juggle both these roles as best as we can each day? As Singaporean women, we face these choices each day. We are expected to be (just to name a

28 July 2023

2 mins read

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Cyberattacks and deepfakes? Ng Eng Hen and Josephine Teo are on the scene.

Malware, DDoS attacks, cyber scams, deepfakes, phishing and data leaks — these were not common terms a decade ago. “Now they cease to shock us,” said Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen last week (Jul 18). “We accept them as part and

24 July 2023

2 mins read

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Can we create a safer online space? Let’s look to the new Online Criminal Harms Bill

We want safer online spaces for Singaporeans during this increasingly digital age. Especially since there were over 10,000 scam cases locally in 2022. Victims lost over $300 million in total. So, safer shopping online, more security again ...

5 July 2023

3 mins read

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《赡养父母法令》修正合时宜

文/ 麦波申单选区议员陈佩玲道德价值不是通过立法培养的。孝心不会因为《赡养父母法令》而产生。但是，法令能够让应该得到帮助的父母得到赡养，让关系不好的家庭有和好如初的机会，让社会重申对家庭价值观的重视，以及确保对受过伤害的子女是公平的。国会将在来临的议会中辩论《赡养父母法令》的修正案。修正案拟议进一步加强机制，照顾被子女忽略的年长家长，同时避免法令被滥用，保护子女的利益。法令自1996年实施以来，总共接到近2500个申请。法令于2010年第一次进行修正，增设“先调解”策略，隔年实施后，成效令 ...

4 July 2023

8 mins read

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‘PAP must set the tone for politics’: PM Lawrence Wong reflects on GE2025 at the PAP Convention

How can we protect our young ones more effectively?

Edwin Tong helps S’pore’s creatives shine with the Our SG Arts Plan

Hope, support and love, sparking change for mental health awareness and suicide prevention

Think Lim Chu Kang for a food-secure future Singapore

Ong Ye Kung looks beyond hospitals for healthcare excellence — the home and community matter too

Gan Kim Yong is creating present and future opportunities for S’pore’s workers

Keeping bilingualism alive for the next generation

For Josephine Teo, digital governance is for the common good

Majulah Singapore, supporting our seniors into their golden years

PPF | Insights: On the benefits of Tripartism: Past, Present and Future

国庆群众大会2023：执政党信守核心价值观带领新加坡迎向美好未来

NDR 2023: A $7 billion Majulah Package for seniors, improved housing schemes and a semangat yang baru

Another step for a more inclusive S’pore with the Workplace Fairness Legislation

Koh Poh Koon on protecting S’pore’s working seniors

Low Yen Ling on win-win outcomes with new lease agreements for retail premises

We continue our activism for S’pore’s women

Support for SG Families is key at this weekend’s Women’s Wing Conference

Cyberattacks and deepfakes? Ng Eng Hen and Josephine Teo are on the scene.

Can we create a safer online space? Let’s look to the new Online Criminal Harms Bill

《赡养父母法令》修正合时宜

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