April 06, 2016 5:00 AM
The number of new dengue fever cases has begun to rise again after a downturn last month.
'Hit-and-run' cabby sacked
April 06, 2016 5:00 AM
A “hit-and-run” cabby has been sacked by ComfortDelGro after a video of him reversing into a parked car emerged online.
TODAY’s brief, Wednesday, April 6
Budget debate ends
Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat will round up three days of budget debate on Wednesday before Parliament moves on to hear the plans that each ministry has for the coming year in what is called the Committee of Supply. In all, 483 “cuts”…
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Social issues set to dominate Committee of Supply debate
SINGAPORE – Despite the absence of big social spending programmes in this year’s Budget, social issues including healthcare and housing are set to receive the greatest airing when Parliament begins the week-long Committee of Supply (COS) debate.
The COS…
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Lift in Ang Mo Kio suffers glitch again, this time due to plastic studs
April 06, 2016 12:29 AM
SINGAPORE -Just a week after a malfunctioned lift in Ang Mo Kio resumed operation, it was spotted on Monday (April 4) with its doors jammed half open.
Make retrenchment benefits compulsory: Lim Biow Chuan
The Member of Parliament for Mountbatten suggests that the law should compel companies to pay a minimum sum of between three and six months of benefits, depending on the employee’s length of service.
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Mindset change needed for more inclusive workplaces: Welfare groups
Raising awareness of disabilities and training grants available could encourage more businesses to hire disabled employees, some groups tell Channel NewsAsia.
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LPC-Tata Steel facing loan refinancing test
LONDON, April 5 – Tata Steel Ltd could
find it difficult to refinance a US$425m loan for its Canadian
unit after announcing the sale of its UK business and receiving
a weak response to a US$1.5bn refinancing for its Singaporean
unit, bankers said on…
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Marine industries, contractors' associations support Safety Time Out initiative
This follows a call by the Workplace Safety and Health Council for firms to immediately review their safety procedures due to the rising number of workplace accident fatalities.
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79% of international school students are foreigners: MTI
Out of about 46,500 students enrolled in international schools as of January, 36,900 were foreigners, said Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Trade and Industry Low Yen Ling.
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