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Feeding S’pore, one rooftop at a time

Without acres of farmland, harvesting crops is not a typical thing to do in Singapore. And yet, that was what National Development Minister and West Coast GRC MP Desmond Lee did with his constituents. “We harvested vegetables and sugar cane yes ...

1 February 2023

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A monumental effort by the PAP Govt to prepare for an ageing S’pore

Speaking at the launch of the 2023 Action Plan for Successful Ageing, Minister for Health and Chairman of the Ministerial Committee on Ageing (MCA) Ong Ye Kung compared the ageing population in Singapore to a ‘Grey Rhino’ event, described as a h ...

31 January 2023

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Public housing motion: PAP Govt commits to affordable & accessible public housing for S’poreans present & future

Affordable, accessible public housing is a vital issue for the PAP Government. This has been the case since the earliest days of Singapore’s independence and will continue to be for future generations of Singaporeans. The PAP Government will affirm t ...

31 January 2023

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55% of the BTO backlog is cleared & work continues: HDB

Good news to start the week: the building of BTOs is back on track. Remarkable: a total of 52 BTO projects delayed by the pandemic are now done. This is approximately 55 per cent of the BTO backlog. Even more remarkable: The

30 January 2023

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Govt understands cost of living concerns, has allocated more resources to help vulnerable S’poreans: PM Lee at CNY dinner

Over the weekend (Jan 28), Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who is also MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC, joined his constituents at Teck Ghee for a Chinese New Year celebration. Besides updating residents on upcoming estate rejuvenation and upgrades, PM L

30 January 2023

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Petir Explains: How does the Long-Term Plan guide Singapore’s urban future?

“We have to make difficult choices between the many needs and the unlimited wants of today, versus setting aside enough space and resources to meet the uncertain challenges of tomorrow,” said Minister for National Development Desmond Lee at the St Ga ...

28 January 2023

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Safety and protection of platform workers rank high on PAP Govt’s list

Food delivery drivers—once part and parcel of modern conveniences—were elevated to the status of essential workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. After all, many of them had put their health at risk delivering food to our doorsteps, nourishing t ...

27 January 2023

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Progressive Wage Mark: the symbol that uplifts lower-wage workers

Want to help uplift lower-wage workers next time you shop? Look out for these bright ticks on the shop’s or firm’s documents then: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Petir.sg (@staging.petir.sg) This is the Progressive Wage Mark logo (and

26 January 2023

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Desmond Lee explains how S’pore is addressing the silver tsunami

In Singapore, one in four of us will be over 65 years of age by 2030. A sizeable number for a small country whose only resources are its people. On a personal level, longevity is welcomed and celebrated. But in reality, it

25 January 2023

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Govt will continue to support parents & give each child a good start: PM Lee

The PAP Government is stepping up measures to support parents and give each child a good start, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. “We lowered fees at government supported pre-schools from this January. Further changes will be announced in th ...

21 January 2023

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DPM Wong answers questions on future of work at IPS Conference, here are some insights

Earlier this week, Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Lawrence Wong gave a closing dialogue at the Singapore Perspectives 2023 conference organised by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS). He also participated in a Q&A session where he addressed a mul ...

20 January 2023

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Stewardship is defining feature of social compact we inherited, core to S’pore identity: Desmond Lee

Point 1: Singapore’s a small place. At about 730 square kilometres, we are less than 2 per cent the size of Switzerland — but with about two-thirds of the population. Point 2: This size and density are why the Party consistently stewards

19 January 2023

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Giving children the best start in life

For society to progress, it is only fair that every child can achieve the best possible start in life. Little Steps @ North West, a new initiative by the North West Community Development Council (CDC), was launched specifically to support this ...

19 January 2023

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DPM Lawrence Wong champions a S’pore where jobs work well for S’poreans

Work — what we do for a living — always changes. This happens sometimes by choice, sometimes when automation occurs. There’re jobs now that didn’t exist a few years ago too — the calls for Work from Home Facilitators does drive these

18 January 2023

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How S’pore is improving the way we build our urban environment

Those ongoing construction projects you see here and there along Singapore’s streets? They are testament to the PAP Government’s efforts in improving our cityscape. About 60 per cent of Singapore’s construction demand for 2023 is from public se ...

17 January 2023

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M-SEP scheme is not U-turn on S’pore’s foreign manpower policy: Tan See Leng

The Manpower for Strategic Economic Priorities (M-SEP) scheme is not a U-turn, said Minister for Manpower Tan See Leng to Workers Party MP Leon Perera in Parliament on January 9. For context, under the M-SEP scheme, firms can temporarily hire S ...

13 January 2023

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This law will ensure S’poreans receive quality continuing education & training

SkillsFuture (SSG) has grown alongside the Singaporeans it serves. You’re not alone if you have taken an SSG course — about 660,000 people took part in them in 2021 alone. Here, new amendments to the SkillsFuture Bill and the Skills Development Lev

12 January 2023

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Whole range of market support & subsidies for BTOs is all readily available

The Housing Development Board (HDB) makes the effort of putting up comparable resale prices in the brochures of all Build to Order (BTO) launches for buyers to get a better sense of the price differences, said National Development Minister Desmond Le ...

12 January 2023

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Protecting S’poreans against egregious businesses

With the recent GST hike, there is the fear that black sheep merchants would use it as an excuse to increase their prices without justification. But besides publicly shaming such errant businesses, what other enforcement powers do the Government have ...

11 January 2023

2 mins read

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Fact vs Fiction: Sim Ann refutes misleading SERS claims again

Knowing that he would not succeed in painting the Government as inconsistent or uncaring, Non-constituency Member of Parliament Mr Leong Mun Wai changed tack and made new claims, wrote Senior of State Sim Ann in a Facebook post today (Jan 10). This a

10 January 2023

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PAP MPs welcome NDR measures to support parents; call for societal mindset shift

Feeding S’pore, one rooftop at a time

A monumental effort by the PAP Govt to prepare for an ageing S’pore

Public housing motion: PAP Govt commits to affordable & accessible public housing for S’poreans present & future

55% of the BTO backlog is cleared & work continues: HDB

Govt understands cost of living concerns, has allocated more resources to help vulnerable S’poreans: PM Lee at CNY dinner

Petir Explains: How does the Long-Term Plan guide Singapore’s urban future?

Safety and protection of platform workers rank high on PAP Govt’s list

Progressive Wage Mark: the symbol that uplifts lower-wage workers

Desmond Lee explains how S’pore is addressing the silver tsunami

Govt will continue to support parents & give each child a good start: PM Lee

DPM Wong answers questions on future of work at IPS Conference, here are some insights

Stewardship is defining feature of social compact we inherited, core to S’pore identity: Desmond Lee

Giving children the best start in life

DPM Lawrence Wong champions a S’pore where jobs work well for S’poreans

How S’pore is improving the way we build our urban environment

M-SEP scheme is not U-turn on S’pore’s foreign manpower policy: Tan See Leng

This law will ensure S’poreans receive quality continuing education & training

Whole range of market support & subsidies for BTOs is all readily available

Protecting S’poreans against egregious businesses

Fact vs Fiction: Sim Ann refutes misleading SERS claims again

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