[ad_1] – Advertising – Singapore: A police investigation into the death of a 13-year-old girl who fell from a multi-story parking lot in Pasir Ris revealed that she had been driving down a slope inside the building on a friend’s bike that had fixed gears. The incident occurred earlier this …
Read More »Thomson-East Coast Line second leg to open in early 2021 after delays due to COVID-19: Ong Ye Kung
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The completion of the second stage of the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) will see a three-month delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, after it was originally scheduled to open for this year, the Transport Minister said, Ong Ye Kung. on Friday (September 4). The second phase of the …
Read More »‘This Conversation Seems Very Intimate’: 5 Parliament Highlights, Political News, and News Highlights
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Parliament concluded its week-long session on Friday (September 4) with eight MPs speaking during the debate on the president’s speech. Here are some highlights from the 6 hour session. 1. A day in the life of an Ah Ma with digital skills In a speech in Mandarin, …
Read More »Government streamlines job growth incentive scheme to further encourage businesses to increase local workforce
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) will simplify the parameters of the incentive scheme for job growth to ensure that qualifying companies can expand their labor needs and submit hiring plans, it said on Friday (4 May September) the Minister of Manpower, Josephine Teo. In a Facebook post, he …
Read More »Driver in Lucky Plaza car accident that left 2 women dead and 4 injured – The Independent News
[ad_1] – Advertising – Singapore – The driver in a car accident at Lucky Plaza that left two women dead and four others injured last December was charged in court on Wednesday (September 2) with dangerous driving causing death, serious injury and injury. Chong Kim Hoe, a 64-year-old Singaporean permanent …
Read More »Singapore Otter Family Reunion Video Gets 18 Million Views, But Overseas Netizens Point Out How Dirty The Beach Is, Digital News
[ad_1] It’s a heartbreaking scene – an otter cub stumbling just looking for his family after being separated. But thanks to the efforts of local animal welfare activists and otter watchers, the little creature was rescued and cared for. The otter was finally reunited with her family after her human …
Read More »Low community prevalence of COVID-19, 0.03% of people with acute respiratory infection test positive: Gan Kim Yong
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The small percentage of people with acute respiratory infections who test positive for COVID-19 indicates that the community prevalence of the coronavirus is “low,” Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said on Friday (September 4). He was responding to a parliamentary question from Aljunied GRC MP Gerald Giam about …
Read More »Stop ‘meddling’ in Hong Kong affairs, China tells UN experts
[ad_1] BEIJING: China issued a fierce reprimand on Friday (September 4) to UN experts who said a draconian national security law imposed on Hong Kong poses a serious risk to the city’s freedoms and violates international legal obligations. Beijing has faced a barrage of criticism over the legislation, imposed in …
Read More »Parliament: 5,280 Singaporeans sacked between January and June, Politics News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Preliminary data showed that 5,280 Singaporeans were laid off between January and June this year, Human Resources Minister Josephine Teo told Parliament on Friday (September 4). In response to questions from Workers’ Party deputy He Ting Ru (Sengkang), Ms. Teo added that around 11,000 citizens were placed …
Read More »Parliament: Ong Ye Kung Explains Why The Median Pay Band For S’poreans In Financial Sector Is Lower Than That Of PRs, Foreigners, Political News And Spotlight
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – In the financial sector, Singaporeans who are in the middle of the income spectrum of citizens earn less than permanent residents and foreigners in the same point of their income spectrum. Singapore Monetary Authority board member Ong Ye Kung told Parliament on Friday (September 4) that for …
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