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Budget 2019: Building A Strong, United Singapore
Singapore Budget 2019$6.1 billion for Merdeka Generation package includes Medisave top-ups, higher CHAS subsidies$1.1 billion Bicentennial Bonus for Singaporeans, including GST Voucher cash payouts,...
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Merdeka Generation Package unveiled at Singapore Budget 2019
Merdeka Generation Package: What you need to knowBy Nicole Chang, Channel NewsAsia, 18 Feb 2019Healthcare subsidies, money for healthy activities and public transport – these are some of the benefits...
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Rare images of Singapore: French photographer Paul Piollet donates Singapore...
A gift to remember: Images of a bygone eraBy Melody Zaccheus, Heritage and Community Correspondent, The Straits Times, 23 Feb 2019Children lining a Chinese opera stage watching dramatic wayang...
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Budget 2019 Foreign worker quota cuts: Will they finally nudge services?
Getting manpower-leanResults from previous moves to reduce the sector's dependence on foreign manpower have been sluggish. Insight looks at what might be in store with the latest effortsBy Joanna Seow,...
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HDB 2-Room Flexi Flats: 9 in 10 older buyers choose shorter leases
91% of older buyers go for that, with 40-year lease the most popularBy Lester Wong, The Straits Times, 25 Feb 2019About nine in 10 older buyers of HDB's two-room flexi flats have chosen shorter leases,...
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Budget 2019 debate in Parliament
House passes Budget targeted at building strong, united SingaporeBy Adrian Lim, Political Correspondent, The Straits Times, 1 Mar 2019Parliament yesterday passed an $80 billion Budget that Finance...
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Mahathir says Singapore's success due to Malaysia supplying it water
Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad says Johor govt, people must speak up on the Singapore water agreementHe calls pact 'morally wrong', and says state and people should not wait for federal...
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ColouriseSG: AI-powered tool instantly colours old Singapore photos
Month-old free online software developed by GovTech team is a global hit, with 68,000 usersBy Shabana Begum, The Straits Times, 2 Mar 2019It all started when three specialists from national information...
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Streaming into Normal and Express in secondary schools to stop in 2024; to be...
Subject-Based Banding (SBB) to replace streaming in schoolsStudents can take up subjects at higher or lower levels, and graduate with common certBy Sandra Davie, Senior Education Correspondent, The...
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Free cervical cancer vaccine for Secondary 1 female students from April 2019
Offer will be progressively extended to all girls currently studying in secondary schoolsBy Salma Khalik, Senior Health Correspondent, The Straits Times, 7 Mar 2019All Secondary 1 girls in national...
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Needy Singaporeans to get more financial aid with increase in ComCare...
By Theresa Tan, Senior Social Affairs Correspondent, The Straits Times, 6 Mar 2019Needy Singaporeans will get more financial aid each month from the Government.From July 1, a single person on the...
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CHAS subsidies for all Singaporeans with chronic illnesses from November 2019
New green CHAS card from November for all Singaporeans with chronic health conditionsBy Rei Kurohi, The Straits Times, 7 Mar 2019From Nov 1, all Singaporeans suffering from diabetes, hypertension or...
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Older HDB rental blocks to get better ventilation, natural lighting
By Shabana Begum, The Straits Times, 8 Mar 2019In the 1980s and 1990s, housewife Leong Lye Chan, 57, would squint hard while walking along the dark and gloomy corridors of the HDB block where she rents...
View ArticleUniversal Basic Income: Why should Government give handouts to everyone?
Policies involving the application of universal basic income are instituted with a broad brush (It's time to talk about a universal basic income, March 6).Yes, they are simple to administer, will help...
View ArticleNew Zealand terror attack: Societies must acknowledge rising Islamophobia,...
Dealing with specific incidents not enough - you got to deal with the ideology, he saysBy Charmaine Ng, The Sunday Times, 17 Mar 2019Societies need to acknowledge that Islamophobia is increasing around...
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Every school must promote tolerance, openness: PM Lee Hsien Loong at Hwa...
Maintaining multicultural exchanges essential for promoting societal cohesion, integration: PM LeeHe highlights Hwa Chong Institution's efforts to expose its students to different culturesBy Rachel...
View ArticleHard choices need to be made for sustainable healthcare: PM Lee Hsien Loong...
Healthcare spending rising fast and will go up further, so new ways to fund it must be foundBy Rachel Au-Yong, Housing Correspondent, The Sunday Times, 24 Mar 2019Singapore's healthcare receipts...
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Old Guard leader Ong Pang Boon honoured for his contributions to Singapore on...
PM Lee Hsien Loong honours pioneer leader who helped to lay basis for nation's survival, sovereigntyBy Timothy Goh, The Straits Times, 25 Mar 2019In order to signal that national defence was a priority...
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NEA's pay-as-you-throw rubbish idea triggers memes and serious debate
Residents worry about hike in waste disposal fee and indiscriminate throwing of rubbishBy Cheryl Teh, The Straits Times, 26 Mar 2019One photo showed the white-and-blue Electronic Road Pricing (ERP)...
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URA Draft Master Plan 2019: More homes planned in city centre to inject vibrancy
Over 20,000 new homes likely in Central Area; CBD Incentive Scheme to convert ageing officesBy Rachel Au-Yong, Housing Correspondent, The Straits Times, 28 Mar 2019More than 20,000 homes could be built...
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