950,000 S'porean HDB households to get $135m in S&CC rebates from April
SINGAPORE – About 950,000 Singaporean HDB households will receive $135 million in service and conservancy charge (S&CC) rebates from next month to March [...]
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$940 million in wage credits to be given to over 98,000 employers by end-March
SINGAPORE – By end-March this year, $940 million in Wage Credit Scheme (WCS) payouts will be disbursed to more than 98,000 employers here, [...]
Firms must invest in people to emerge stronger from Covid-19 pandemic, says Heng Swee Keat
SINGAPORE – Amid the uneven recovery from Covid-19 and stiff global competition for talent, firms must invest in their workers so as to [...]
Of fiscal stability and stronger social safety nets
SINGAPORE – The nine-day-long debate on the Government and ministries’ spending plans threw up an alphabet soup of support schemes. As can be [...]
Budget debate: 2 new transitional shelters set up for rough sleepers in January
SINGAPORE – Two new transitional shelters for rough sleepers were set up in January this year, said Minister-in-charge for Social Services Integration Desmond [...]
Budget debate: More support for inclusive education and mother tongue language teaching in pre-schools
SINGAPORE – Each of the more than 1,900 pre-schools here will have to appoint an inclusion coordinator among their staff from the second [...]
Budget debate: MOH framework to pave smoother road to rehab
SINGAPORE – Patients will soon have better access to rehabilitation care, particularly in the community setting, through a new framework developed by the [...]
Budget debate: Singles need not find flatmate to apply for public rental flats under upcoming pilot scheme
SINGAPORE – Singles will be able to apply for public rental flats without having to find a flatmate first under a new pilot [...]
Budget debate: Refund-based recycling of bottles and cans to be legislated by 2022
SINGAPORE – Recycling drink bottles and cans will soon be more rewarding with a scheme that refunds people for their beverage containers set [...]
Budget debate: Sentosa to become carbon-neutral destination by 2030
SINGAPORE – Sentosa will be transformed into a carbon-neutral destination by 2030, as part of its long-term sustainability plan. Announcing this in Parliament [...]