The Central Provident Fund (CPF) accounts of those who are not Singapore citizens or permanent residents will be closed from April 2024, the CPF Board said on Wednesday (8 March). The purpose of the ...
Daily roundup: Singapore’s slip-ups and good calls from the ‘complex and wicked’ Covid-19 pandemic – and other top stories today
Stay in the know with a recap of our top stories today.1. Singapore's slip-ups and good calls from the 'complex and wicked' Covid-19 pandemicSingapore has looked at how it performed in its fight ...
Lee Hsien Yang implies in Facebook post that he is never returning to Singapore
Lee Hsien Yang, the younger brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, has implied that he is never returning to Singapore.
Covid-19 White Paper: Singapore identifies 7 lessons for next pandemic, and what went right and wrong
The Covid-19 pandemic has shown that while the Government must learn from past crises, it must not be limited by existing playbooks if they do not work, but be nimble enough to adopt new strategies, a review of Singapore's pandemic response has found.
COVID-19 White Paper: U-turn on masks, confusing measures among areas Singapore says it could have done better
The Government could also have better managed the outbreak in migrant worker dormitories, border measures, contact tracing efforts and the transition to endemic COVID-19, according to the White Paper.
Economists lift Singapore’s 2023 growth forecast to 1.9% on China rebound hopes: MAS survey
The pace of Singapore's economic growth is seen accelerating to 2.5 per cent in 2024. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Lee Hsien Yang hints at never returning to Singapore, says he is unlikely to see his ‘extremely unwell’ sister again
Mr Lee Hsien Yang said on Tuesday (March 7) that he may never return to Singapore amid an ongoing police investigation into him and his wife, Mrs Lee Suet Fern.In a lengthy Facebook post, Mr Lee, the ...
War of words erupts over principals’ Singapore visit
Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains said the government will register an FIR against Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira for tweeting factually incorrect information regarding qualification of teachers being sent to Singapore for training.
Solas reinforces commitment to the Asian funds industry with strategic Singapore hire
Solas, an Asian market leader in providing independent non-executive directorships to funds and fund managers, announces the expansion of its core
‘Evil’ Singapore thief caught stealing just one sandal from Bedok Reservoir block (Video)
A peaceful night at Bedok Reservoir Road was interrupted by an unmasked man who decides to unleash pure evil by stealing just one sandal recently.
Singapore’s Sea posts 1st quarterly profit after drastic cost cuts
Singapore-based tech group Sea on Tuesday reported its first quarterly profit since going public five years ago, as restructuring efforts that included cutting thousands of jobs and freezing salaries started to pay off.
Jail for elderly couple and daughter who abused maid in Singapore; victim hurt with heated iron and knife
SINGAPORE, March 7 (The Straits Times/ANN): Soon after their maid started working for them, a family began a six-month reign of terror by slapping and hurting her ...
Commentary: Singapore gets a boost to become a 5th-generation air force, but what lies ahead in the F-35 journey?
Singapore’s journey to become a fifth-generation air force progressed further after Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen revealed its plans to buy eight more Lockheed Martin F-35B at the recent parliamentary debate over his ministry’s annual budget. It is ...
5G-enabled robots to clean Singapore’s rivers, patrol streets and build Hyundai EVs
Expect to see robots patrolling the streets, cleaning rivers and building cars in 2023, following government funding for 5G projects in Singapore.
Standards organization says 99% of Singapore-listed companies adopt its ‘GRI standards’
Eelco van der Enden of the Global Reporting Initiative says Singapore is "performing extremely well" in that regard, and the region's average uptake is about 70%.
Singapore’s tech salaries mostly jumped in 2022, new report shows
Tech salaries in Singapore mostly jumped in 2022, with blockchain, mobile and site reliability engineers seeing the highest increases, according to a new report by Nodeflair and Iterative. This comes ...