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The commitment to having a quality, affordable preschool education for all S’poreans

You get this feeling as a mom (and as a dad) when you’ve to leave your little ones at preschool or childcare for the day: Are they gonna be OK? Will they be happy? How’re they learning? And you also get this

4 November 2022

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Here for the long haul: Govt launches new research programme to prep S’pore for future pandemics

A new medical research programme was launched today (Nov 3). Called Programme for Research in Epidemic Preparedness and Response, or simply PREPARE, this initiative, as its name suggests, aims to build up Singapore’s preparedness and response capabil ...

3 November 2022

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PAP won’t take things for granted, will work even harder to win trust of S’poreans: DPM Wong

Even though the Party has governed Singapore since independence, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong is well aware that it doesn’t mean the Party will get a free pass. In fact, the Party has to work even harder to win the confidence and

2 November 2022

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Here’s when, and only when, to go A&E

Please don’t anyhow ambulance. Seriously, not everything is an emergency. And if it’s not an emergency, Petir.sg will be blunt here: go A&E also no use. See GP better. Faster; don’t have to wait. That’s because A&E medical professionals know ...

1 November 2022

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In the name of public home ownership: HDB’s record S$4.37 billion deficit

Yeah, that’s legit a big red ➖. In fact, that S$4.37 billion deficit for FY2021 is HDB’s biggest-ever since the inception of public housing in Singapore. A look at the numbers which were released on Oct 31 in HDB’s Annual Report, in

1 November 2022

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Protecting S’pore’s biodiversity for current & future generations

The PAP Government is safeguarding Singapore’s natural heritage for current and future generations, no matter land, air or sea. These conservation efforts are based in scientific proof, research innovation and international lawmaking. And conservatio ...

31 October 2022

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S’pore’s agri-food plan is not only gonna make our food shiok, but also our future

There’s a third certainty in life: Singapore’s food is shiok. Our hawker culture’s in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) intangible cultural heritage list ok? To keep this shiok quotient up, Singapore is f ...

28 October 2022

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Good guy FairPrice announces yet another discount to fight cost of living: 15% discount on rice

Hot on the heels of a slew of discounts to fight inflation announced a little less than a fortnight ago, NTUC FairPrice announced a 15 per cent discount on three rice products today (Oct 27). The products are Songhe AAA Thai Hom

27 October 2022

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Total Defence of cyberspace & women in cyber security leadership roles: notes from Singapore International Cyber Week

In case you missed it, the Singapore International Cyber Week (SICW) was the talk of the town last week. It was attended by our ministers and international dignitaries including, US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, along with cyber ...

26 October 2022

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Low-carbon hydrogen & how it could play a big part in achieving S’pore’s climate target, as explained by DPM Wong

Low-carbon hydrogen is an increasingly promising solution to Singapore’s energy needs and could bring forward our climate target, said Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. He was speaking at the Singapore International Energy Week on Oct 25. DP ...

26 October 2022

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A cleaner Earth & fresh opportunities with the Singapore-Australia Green Economy Agreement

The future economy’s one step closer. So the PAP Government is always hard at work, trying to provide more opportunities for Singapore and Singaporeans. This time, it’s with the Singapore-Australia Green Economy Agreement (GEA). The GEA will speed up ...

21 October 2022

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More facilities, awareness & preventive care needed as dementia cases rise in S’pore: Poh Li San

Is Singapore ready to cope with more People Living with Dementia?

21 October 2022

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Increased rental options & cooling measures to help S’poreans: Desmond Lee

The Government continues to watch and monitor the property market closely and takes action for Singaporeans when needed, said Minister for National Development Desmond Lee in Parliament on Thursday (Oct 20). Case in point 1: There’s temporary hous ...

21 October 2022

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S’pore Parliament introduces bills to repeal S377A & protect marriage definition. Here’s what you need to know.

Two new bills were introduced in Parliament today (Oct 20) for their First Reading, paving the way for decriminalisation of sex between men and the amendment of the Constitution to protect the definition of marriage in Singapore. The two bills are t

20 October 2022

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950,000 seniors have benefitted from Pioneer & Merdeka Generation funds; PAP govt’s support remains regardless of economic circumstances

Since the inception of the Pioneer Generation Package and the Merdeka Generation Package in 2014 and 2019 respectively, about 450,000 Pioneer Generation (PG) seniors and 500,000 Merdeka Generation (MG) seniors have benefitted from them. Senior ...

20 October 2022

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We must do everything we can to develop all S’poreans: DPM Wong

When Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong says something about helping Singaporeans, you can bet your last dollar that he will do it. Fresh from announcing the new S$1.5 billion support package last Friday (Oct 14) — after repeatedly saying in Parliam ...

18 October 2022

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Serving every Bond is a Q & DSO is doing just that for S’pore

For the uninitiated, this is Q. This latest incarnation of Q is played by Ben Whishaw and, long story short, he’s the Quartermaster (thus Q) and the head of research and development division of the fictional British Secret Service. Th ...

17 October 2022

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How to upgrade yourself to jump on board the future economy’s bandwagon

Remember when everyday cashless payments were the future? The thing about the future economy is that it very soon becomes the present economy. Workers will, like Minister for Communications and Information Josephine Teo said at the 5G Learning Festiv ...

17 October 2022

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All the benefits of the new S$1.5b support package are right here

True to its word, the PAP Government announced a new S$1.5 billion support package to help Singaporean households, particularly the lower-income and retirees with no income, with cost of living pressures. Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who anno ...

14 October 2022

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Good guy FairPrice announces price freeze & 50% discount to fight cost of living

FairPrice, a household name under the National Trades Union Congress’ (NTUC) ambit of various social enterprises, launched a new campaign to address concerns over the rising cost of living. Called Greater Value Every Day, the campaign consists ...

14 October 2022

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“Whatever happens, our essential food needs will be met.”: Parliament passes motion on food resilience

The commitment to having a quality, affordable preschool education for all S’poreans

Here for the long haul: Govt launches new research programme to prep S’pore for future pandemics

PAP won’t take things for granted, will work even harder to win trust of S’poreans: DPM Wong

Here’s when, and only when, to go A&E

In the name of public home ownership: HDB’s record S$4.37 billion deficit

Protecting S’pore’s biodiversity for current & future generations

S’pore’s agri-food plan is not only gonna make our food shiok, but also our future

Good guy FairPrice announces yet another discount to fight cost of living: 15% discount on rice

Total Defence of cyberspace & women in cyber security leadership roles: notes from Singapore International Cyber Week

Low-carbon hydrogen & how it could play a big part in achieving S’pore’s climate target, as explained by DPM Wong

A cleaner Earth & fresh opportunities with the Singapore-Australia Green Economy Agreement

More facilities, awareness & preventive care needed as dementia cases rise in S’pore: Poh Li San

Increased rental options & cooling measures to help S’poreans: Desmond Lee

S’pore Parliament introduces bills to repeal S377A & protect marriage definition. Here’s what you need to know.

950,000 seniors have benefitted from Pioneer & Merdeka Generation funds; PAP govt’s support remains regardless of economic circumstances

We must do everything we can to develop all S’poreans: DPM Wong

Serving every Bond is a Q & DSO is doing just that for S’pore

How to upgrade yourself to jump on board the future economy’s bandwagon

All the benefits of the new S$1.5b support package are right here

Good guy FairPrice announces price freeze & 50% discount to fight cost of living

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