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Letter to the Editor | HDB should review current housing policy as more Singaporeans prefer to stay single
Dear Editor,
After reading the report “Singapore’s Social Housing Policy Timeline for Singles” (today, March 13), I had some concerns.
The government is commendable for identifying and acknowledging the rapid decline in fertility and increased life expectancy. The purpose of the government’s population policy is to closely monitor population trends and regularly review population policy along with infrastructure and social development needs.
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I was moved by the sight of the students helping children with special needs to use the toilet.
The sight of a 7-year-old helping a classmate with special needs has touched the hearts of many.
Sylvester Ronny Pulene, a teacher at SK Sungai Kapit in Sarawak, Malaysia, shared what he saw on Facebook on August 17th.
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Prime Minister Lee: “We need to do more… We want to get top talent from all over the world to stand up, pay attention and seriously consider coming to Singapore.”
In his National Day speech on Sunday (August 21), Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that globalization is waning and countries are turning inward, but building a “world-class talent pool in Singapore” stressed the importance of doing
But Singapore needs good foreign workers to avoid being left behind, he said.
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Protect Singapore Townhall organizers ‘deeply disappointed’ with 377A repeal without guarantee of ‘safeguard to protect children from LGBTQ+ extremism’
After Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced in his National Day speech on Sunday (21 August) that Section 377A of the Penal Code would be repealed, organizers of the Protect Singapore Townhall said the law had previously been repealed. “I am very disappointed,” he said. Implement safeguards that provide protection from what they called LGBTQ+ extremism.
On July 23rd, Mr. Jason Wong, founder of the Yellow Ribbon Project and founder of the Dads for Life movement, and Mohamed Khair Mohamed Noor, CEO and founder of The SuChi Group, Held a conference in support of Section 377A. 1,200 people attended.
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Be aware of ongoing phishing scams on Carousell.Victim was told to click on a link from a scammer pretending to be a buyer
The Singapore Police Force (SPF) has called on the public to be aware of the re-emergence of a phishing variant.
Scammers impersonate buyers on e-commerce platform Carousell and, after receiving a phishing URL link, instruct victims to complete transactions on a third-party website.
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