Looking ahead, FY2024 may be the crunch time where Singapore makes up for the previous few years of deficits, says OCBC chief economist Selena Ling.Continue Reading
HOW DANGEROUS IS RAW FISH? The couple with the unwanted worm add-on to their rice bowl said on Facebook that they hoped to avoid serious health trouble after the encounter. The parasite in question – called Anisakis – can cause the anisakiasis disease, with symptoms of abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, abdominalContinue Reading
Duangpetch Promthep, one of the boys rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand in 2018 by an international team, has died in the UK. According to BBC, the 17-year-old was reported to have sustained a head injury, but the cause of death is unclear. His mother had reportedly informed the WatContinue Reading
Entry-level local workers in the food services industry must be paid at least S$1,750 under the progressive wage model.Continue Reading
JOHOR BAHRU: Former Malaysian health minister Khairy Jamaluddin has been appointed Johor youth adviser and a board member of state football club Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT). The announcement was made by Johor Crown Prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim in a Facebook post on Wednesday (Feb 15). “I have met withContinue Reading
Adjustments to the additional registration fee system mean owners of high-end luxury cars will soon pay more in taxes.Continue Reading
The drug enforcement agency points to a “worrying” trend of more new cannabis abusers below 30 years old, with some as young as 14.
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SINGAPORE: A 45-year-old man will be charged in court on Friday (Feb 17) for an alleged offence of voluntarily causing hurt to a security officer. The police in a news release on Wednesday said that they were alerted to a suspected case of assault at a condominium along Bukit BatokContinue Reading
About 7,000 members on CPF Life will also see higher monthly payouts if they have savings in their Ordinary and Special Accounts that cannot be withdrawn in a lump sum.Continue Reading
Budget 2023’s measures should alleviate some of the concerns of young families getting their first homes, according to analysts.Continue Reading