Tag: Southeast Asia

Shanmugam Urges Setting Aside Personal Feelings to Protect MajoritySingapore's Law and Home Affairs Minister, K Shanmugam, emphasized the importance of setting aside personal feelings to safeguard the majority of people in the country when...

**Supporting Young Families: A Q&A with Indranee Rajah**Singapore is gearing up to provide more support for young families this year with the introduction of a new shared parental leave scheme set to roll out...

CPF Special Account Closure for Members 55 and Above on Jan 19; Notifications Start Jan 20SINGAPORE: On Sunday, January 19, the Special Accounts of approximately 1.4 million Central Provident Fund (CPF) members aged 55...

Support for Singaporeans to Cope with Cost of Living: Updates from SM LeeSingapore is set to maintain its commitment to empowering its citizens and preparing them for the future, as emphasized by Senior Minister...

ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Langkawi: Singapore’s Vivian Balakrishnan to ParticipateSingapore's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Vivian Balakrishnan, is set to attend the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Langkawi from January 18 to January 19...

Ng Wei Chang, Yuen Mun Fei, and Koh Hong Yan, three Singaporeans, found themselves in hot water for their involvement in unauthorized attempts to change residential addresses on an online service provided by the...

Cost of Living Tops Concerns Singaporeans are gearing up for the upcoming general election, and the latest survey results indicate that the cost of living has taken center stage in voters' minds. According to a...

Forecast: Singapore Braces for Prolonged Rainfall Amid Monsoon SurgeSINGAPORE: Brace yourselves, Singaporeans, for high tides and heavy rainfall this weekend as another monsoon surge is expected to hit the island nation from Friday (Jan...

**Assurance Package Bonus: 850,000 Older Singaporeans to Receive Up to S$300 in February****SINGAPORE:** In a move to provide financial relief to lower-income senior citizens, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced that around 850,000 older...

From Maids to Cleaners: A New Trend in SingaporeIn a surprising turn of events, foreign domestic workers in Singapore are increasingly applying to transition into careers as cleaners. One such individual is Ms Moe...