The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) will reconfigure and expand the road network in the Safti training area to provide a continuous space of urban and forested environments for troops to train in more realistic settings. Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen,...
The Ministry of Education (MOE) is taking false SkillsFuture Credit claims very seriously and will take legal action against those who do not return the money. Parliamentary Secretary for Education Low Yen Ling said yesterday: "We will leave no stone...
Four key amendments to Singapore's laws were tabled in the House yesterday to keep up with cybercrime's changing and increasingly transnational nature. The Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity (Amendment) Bill seeks to criminalise the act of dealing and trading in personal...
A flight of stairs covered with gold foil that made the headlines this week was a talking point in the House yesterday. The artwork in a Jalan Rajah HDB block, created by 25-year-old Lasalle student Priyageetha Dia, was raised...
The new Vehicle Emissions Scheme (VES) will inevitably push car prices up but for now, some dealers are facing uncertainty over actual vehicle pollutant levels because these need to be confirmed with the manufacturers, and also because of the...
In one of the largest cases of unpaid wages this year, two local construction companies are under probe for not paying the salaries of 31 Bangladeshi construction workers and attempting to send them home. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) is...
Public healthcare institutions do not make a profit on the drugs they prescribe, said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong in Parliament yesterday. "Our public healthcare institutions are not-for-profit organisations," he said. "While the drug prices include a margin, this is...
People attending large public events such as sporting matches or music concerts would have to turn up earlier for bag and security checks, following changes to the law tabled in Parliament yesterday. There may also be more barricades and security...
In a move to detect medical problems early - and prevent bills from spiralling out of control later - the Government is launching a highly subsidised national health screening programme to test for up to five common conditions. The effort...
While waiting for the lift yesterday, he heard a bang and a car honking for several seconds. When the resident who wanted to be known only as Benjamin looked down from the corridor of his block, he was shocked to...
