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Overreacting & moving fast: PM Lee on govt’s decision to implement circuit breaker
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong revealed in a new book that he would rather overreact than underreact when deliberating whether to have a circuit breaker back in Apr 2020. The growing number of Covid-19 cases back then meant that the Cabinet had
S’pore banks to remove clickable links in SMSes & add more stringent measures within next 2 weeks
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) have introduced a set of additional security measures for banks in Singapore and they will take effect within the next two weeks. The measures include: Removal ...
Divorce must be last resort; if inevitable, welfare of children must be protected : Sun Xueling
At the first Parliament sitting of 2022, amendments to the Women’s Charter were passed, including the option of divorce by mutual agreement (DMA). Minister of State for Social and Family Development Sun Xueling said during the second reading of ...
PSA: You can collect your free mask from today till Jan 23, 2022
Temasek Foundation’s sixth mask distribution exercise starts today. You can now collect your mask at a vending machine near you and this is how it looks like. What to bring? Each Singapore resident may collect one free mask using an NRIC, schoo
Louis Ng goes green literally to show how green Nee Soon is
Member of Parliament (MP) for Nee Soon GRC Mr Louis Ng is well known for his passionate approach in highlighting sustainability efforts and climate change issues. This time, he took his passion to another level – going green literally – just to
Covid-19 ICU cases now at lowest in last quarter but Singapore needs to be prepared for Omicron wave: Ong Ye Kung
Here’s some good news to start 2022 with. Health Minister Ong Ye Kung gave an update of the Covid-19 situation in Singapore today (Jan 3, 2022), saying that current ICU cases are at around 20 cases, as compared to a peak of
‘Sibling walk-in’ vaccination arrangement available from Jan 10, 2022
It’s going to be more convenient for parents taking their children to vaccination, especially those with more than one child aged 5 to 11. All accompanying siblings of a child with an appointment on Mondays to Thursdays can walk in for their
PSA: If you are not using your SingapoRediscovers Vouchers, today’s the last day to donate them
That’s right, it’s your last day to donate your SingapoRediscovers Vouchers (SRV) if you have no intention of using them. You have less than 24 hours but it’s not too late. Here’s how you can donate online. Visit the booking p ...
MIT Technology Review’s feature on Singapore’s water journey shows how far we’ve come
The MIT Technology Review, founded at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1899, published an article chronicling Singapore’s water journey and the lengths we took to ensure water independence. The facts are nothing new for Singaporeans ...
Fans singing national anthem after Suzuki Cup defeat is perfect response that Singapore football can build upon
If you were busy tucking into a feast on Christmas, you might have missed one heck of a football match between Singapore and Indonesia. The AFF Suzuki Cup second leg semi final match had it all: goals, controversies, red cards, a last
Friday Soapbox: SkillsFuture is the mum that everyone takes for granted
You must have heard these few words a million times: Upskilling, reskilling, SkillsFuture. If the SkillsFuture movement were ever guilty of something, it is probably guilty of caring too much, akin to an overzealous mum trying to give you the best op
MMTF co-chair Lawrence Wong answers 5 questions on the Omicron variant
The discovery of the Omicron variant, naturally, creates anxiety and confusion for people. For now, there’s still no definitive take on whether the variant is more transmissible or lethal than the other Covid-19 strains. Though it was reported ...
Action for Greener Towns initiative is here. What are you going to do about it?
They say talk is cheap, so here’s what the Party actually did in less than a year. In Feb this year, the Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) for Sustainability and the Environment, led by Mr. Louis Ng, tabled a motion to speak on
Singapore doesn’t take sides in US-China rivalry; takes principled positions in our long-term national interests instead
At the recent IISS Fullerton Lecture on Nov. 9, 2021, Education Minister Chan Chun Sing spoke about US – China rivalry and its implications, as well as how Singapore should position itself in order to enhance its prospects for peace and prosperity.
The sole purpose of FICA is, will always be, the prevention of foreign powers from interfering with our domestic matters
Parliament passed the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Bill (FICA) on Oct. 4, 2021 — three years after it was first raised. Amidst the many questions raised and the robust debate from both sides of the aisle, we must not lose sight of the
Every household to be within 10-min walk from a park by 2030: Transforming Singapore into a City in Nature
At the Committee of Supply 2021, National Development Minister Desmond Lee delivered a speech outlining the government’s plan to make urban environment more green and sustainable. We reproduce an excerpt of his speech. Madam Chairman, SM Teo ha ...
In Session: Teo Chee Hean’s ‘A Low-Carbon and Climate Resilient Singapore’ speech at Committee of Supply 2020
Mr Chairman, Sir. Across the globe, the effects of climate change are clear and present. Weather patterns have become more extreme; ice sheets and glaciers are melting. Singapore too has experienced more episodes of unusually heavy rainfall accompani ...
‘Every school, a good school’, as explained by DPM and former Education Minister Heng Swee Keat
At the Ministry of Education Work Plan Seminar 2015 on Sep. 22, 2015, former Education Minister and current Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat explained that the phrase “Every School, a Good School” is made up of three other “Ever ...
K Shanmugam at the New York State Bar Association Rule of Law Plenary on ‘Singapore and the Rule of Law’
I am glad to invite all of you here to Maxwell Chambers. We conceptualised this as the first fully integrated facility in the world, where lawyers can come in and seamlessly work, with on the spot transcription and breakout rooms, structured and
Of 5-day work week, casinos and sacred cows: PM Lee’s first National Day Rally speech
Friends and fellow Singaporeans, I’ve known Mr Goh Chok Tong for a very long time, more than 25 years. We first met in 1978. It was not long after he entered politics. We met socially and I remember he was explaining to