The 80-year-old had tried to nominate his daughter as his CPF beneficiary twice, but failed because he keyed in the wrong NRIC number for his second witness.Continue Reading
SMRT, LTA and the original equipment manufacturer will check on the condition of the electronic cards on all other trains. Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: A 20-year-old man took up a challenge from a person on Instagram to burn a poster in a public lift in exchange for S$5. He set fire to a poster belonging to a town council at a block of flats in Woodlands and later received S$5 from the InstagramContinue Reading
Fine dust levels were above the safe threshold of 50 microgrammes per cubic metre (µg/m³) in 55 provinces, bar the South, on Wednesday morning, the Centre for Air Pollution Mitigation reported.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: The Central Provident Fund (CPF) accounts of members who are not Singaporeans or permanent residents will automatically close from Apr 1, 2024. This is the final step in efforts to ensure that the CPF system focuses on its objective of catering to the retirement, housing and healthcare needs ofContinue Reading
The Government could also have better managed the outbreak in migrant worker dormitories, border measures, contact tracing efforts and the transition to endemic COVID-19, according to the White Paper.Continue Reading
Support for workers and businesses, home-based learning and effective public communications were other areas highlighted in the government review. Continue Reading
SONGKHLA: A woman alleged to be the leader of a major network smuggling Myanmar workers to Malaysia through Thailand has been arrested by immigration police.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: After a man hired a woman for her escort services, the woman allegedly asked him for S$15,000, otherwise she would report him to the police. The 39-year-old man handed her S$1,800 out of fear. The woman, 27-year-old Tanya Pal, was charged in court on Wednesday (Mar 8) with oneContinue Reading
To commemorate the day, the Globe curated some of our notable pieces about women from around the region over the past few years.
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