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Government's Budget Statement on Feb 17
The Government's Budget Statement will be delivered by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, in Parliament on Friday, 17 February. A "live" webcast of the delivery of the Budget Statement will be available........
Two nabbed for entering casino using another's identification papers
The police have arrested two persons for entering the casino at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) using another person's identification documents in two separate cases in September last year. Police said on September 1 last year, a 35-year-old woman.......
Island-wide sting nets 69 drug offenders
The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) continues to intensify enforcement efforts, arresting 69 offenders in another island-wide operation. It also seized half a kilogram of heroin with a street value of S$75,000. The CNB said the........
Man gets 37 months' jail for cheating and causing hurt
A self-employed man took his wife's identity card and passed it to his Chinese girlfriend to help him cheat credit companies. Teo Tiong Guan was jailed 37 months for six counts of cheating licensed credit companies of about S$140,000 and........
Expect pilot scheme for mechanised parking by end of this year
Chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) for National Development Lee Bee Wah revealed that Housing and Development Board (HDB) residents can expect a pilot scheme for mechanised parking by the end of the year. Dr Lee, who was.......
Chinese national jailed for overstaying and bribery
A Chinese national caught for overstaying tried to get out of it by bribing a police officer with sex. For that, 25-year-old Guo Cheng Cheng was sentenced today to eight months jail and fined S$3,000. The unemployed........
LTA releases 22,160 COEs for February to July
The Certificate of Entitlement (COE) quota from February to July this year will be 22,160. This is slightly lower than the 22,324 COEs released for August last year to January this year. Bidding under this quota will........
Mandarin oranges from China cheaper by 10 per cent
With the Lunar New Year fast approaching, stallholders are counting on brisk business for Mandarin oranges. This year, Mandarin oranges freshly harvested from some parts of China, which have enjoyed favourable weather are expected........
Hospitals to implement initiative to encourage breastfeeding
Singapore hospitals with maternity wards will implement the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative this month, as recommended by the World Health Organization. International guidelines promoting exclusive breastfeeding among mothers by........
Ministerial pay review report misunderstood: Committee
The committee to review ministerial salaries has clarified that the recommended S$1.1 million annual salary for entry-level Ministers includes basic pay and bonuses amounting to seven months. In its blogpost, the committee said it........
Firms likely to give smaller raises this year: Survey
Basic wage increases this year is expected to drop to 3.6 per cent compared to the 4.1 per cent growth seen in 2011. And total wage increase in expected to be only 1.3 per cent if inflation hits at about 2.5 to 3.5 per cent......
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Five new BTO projects launched
Five new Build-To-Order (BTO) projects were launched by the Housing and Development Board (HDB) yesterday, offering 3,923 new flats in Choa Chu Kang, Punggol, Sengkang and Tampines. The HDB said at least 95 per cent of the flat........
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