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    • Review of pathways, opportunities in ITEs and polytechnics: Maliki Osman
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      Review of pathways, opportunities in ITEs and polytechnics: Maliki Osman

      Singapore's Ministry of Education is reviewing pathways and opportunities in post-secondary education such as polytechnics and ITEs.

    • Private university for the arts to be set up in 3 to 4 years: Lawrence Wong
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      Private university for the arts to be set up in 3 to 4 years: Lawrence Wong

      Singapore could see a private university for the arts being set up, with two of the country's well-established institutions as its constituent colleges.

    • Migrant workers able to visit recreation centres up from 1 to 3 times a week: Tan See Leng
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      Migrant workers able to visit recreation centres up from 1 to 3 times a week: Tan See Leng

      Migrant workers will be able to have more opportunities to visit recreation centres from this month, as Singapore eases COVID-19 dormitory restrictions.

    • We are not any lesser by reason of our sexual preferences: Shanmugam
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      We are not any lesser by reason of our sexual preferences: Shanmugam

      Everyone in S'pore is protected by the Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act, said Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam.

    • Almost 90,000 police cameras installed in Singapore, 'many more to come': Shanmugam
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      Almost 90,000 police cameras installed in Singapore, 'many more to come': Shanmugam

      Almost 90,000 police cameras have been installed in Singapore with "many more" to be placed islandwide, said Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam in Parliament on Monday (1 March).

    • Over 300 MFA staff serving overseas amid pandemic: Vivian Balakrishnan
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      Over 300 MFA staff serving overseas amid pandemic: Vivian Balakrishnan

      Over 300 MFA employees continue to serve at Singapore's overseas missions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, said Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan.

    • Release of Aung San Suu Kyi, other detainees key to securing peace in Myanmar: Vivian Balakrishnan
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      Release of Aung San Suu Kyi, other detainees key to securing peace in Myanmar: Vivian Balakrishnan

      The release of Myanmar's State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi is key to achieving a "long-term peaceful political solution" to the country's current unrest, said Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan in Parliament on Monday (1 March).

    • Mindef to go greener, set up sustainability office: Ng Eng Hen
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      Mindef to go greener, set up sustainability office: Ng Eng Hen

      The Ministry of Defence and the Singapore Armed Forces will reduce the growth of overall carbon emissions by two-thirds by 2030, and half the 2030 emissions by 2050.

    • Mindef to review 'outdated' PES medical classification system
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      Mindef to review 'outdated' PES medical classification system

      The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) will use an updated medical classification system to better match the vocations and deployment of National Servicemen.

    • Number of speeding incidents along Tanjong Pagar Road 'not high': Faishal Ibrahim
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      Number of speeding incidents along Tanjong Pagar Road 'not high': Faishal Ibrahim

      The number of speeding incidents along Tanjong Pagar Road is "not high", said the Minister of State for Home Affairs.

    • Pritam Singh asks for updates on Keppel O&M and FAS corruption probes
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      Pritam Singh asks for updates on Keppel O&M and FAS corruption probes

      Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh has asked the government to give an update into two separate corruption probes into Keppel Offshore and Marine, and the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) and two local football clubs.

    • Louis Ng vs Amy Khor: MPs debate proposed ban on smoking near windows of HDB flats
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      Louis Ng vs Amy Khor: MPs debate proposed ban on smoking near windows of HDB flats

      Enforcing a proposed ban on smoking in homes would be highly intrusive and raise privacy issues, said Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment Amy Khor.

    • Denise Phua rebuts Pritam Singh’s ‘belittling’ accusation of CDCs’ relevance
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      Denise Phua rebuts Pritam Singh’s ‘belittling’ accusation of CDCs’ relevance

      Central Singapore District Mayor Denise Phua on Thursday criticised Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh in Parliament for his “belittling” remarks about Community Development Councils (CDCs).

    • Singapore not exiting Phase 3 'anytime soon': Janil Puthucheary
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      Singapore not exiting Phase 3 'anytime soon': Janil Puthucheary

      The Singapore government is not expecting the country to move out of Phase 3 of its reopening "anytime soon", said Senior Minister of State for Health Janil Puthucheary in Parliament on Thursday (25 February).

    • Take care of those who take care of us: NMP Raj Joshua Thomas on outsourced workers
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      Take care of those who take care of us: NMP Raj Joshua Thomas on outsourced workers

      Outsourced workers such as cleaners and security officers deserve designated rest areas, said NMP Raj Joshua Thomas in Parliament.

    • Many Singaporeans feel CDC mayor salaries are 'outrageous': Pritam Singh
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      Many Singaporeans feel CDC mayor salaries are 'outrageous': Pritam Singh

      Many feel that the salaries of CDC mayors are not commensurate with their roles and functions, said the WP chief.

    • Budget 2021: Petrol duty increases by up to 15 cents per litre
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      Budget 2021: Petrol duty increases by up to 15 cents per litre

      The government has raised petrol duties with immediate effect.

    • Budget 2021: Up to $53.7b to be drawn from Singapore's past reserves over FY 2020-FY 2021
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      Budget 2021: Up to $53.7b to be drawn from Singapore's past reserves over FY 2020-FY 2021

      Up to $53.7 billion is expected to be drawn from Singapore's past reserves over financial years 2020 and 2021 to respond to the COVID-19 crisis, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said.

    • $900m Household Support Package for families: Heng Swee Keat
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      $900m Household Support Package for families: Heng Swee Keat

      The government will provide $900 million under the Household Support package to give more support for families amid the economic uncertainty, said DPM and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat.

    • Salaries of healthcare workers to be enhanced: Heng Swee Keat
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      Salaries of healthcare workers to be enhanced: Heng Swee Keat

      Nurses and other healthcare workers, such as support care staff, will have their salaries enhanced, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said in his Budget 2021 statement.

    • $5.4b more for SGUnited Jobs and Skills package: Heng Swee Keat
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      $5.4b more for SGUnited Jobs and Skills package: Heng Swee Keat

      An additional $5.4 billion will be allocated to a second tranche of the SGUnited Jobs and Skills package, said DPM and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat in his Budget 2021 speech.

    • Budget 2021: Singapore expects overall budget deficit of $11 billion for FY2021
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      Budget 2021: Singapore expects overall budget deficit of $11 billion for FY2021

      The Singapore government expects an overall deficit of $11 billion, or 2.2 per cent of gross domestic product for financial year 2021, Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said.

    • World Economic Forum attendees will not need to serve SHN: MOH
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      World Economic Forum attendees will not need to serve SHN: MOH

      Attendees at the World Economic Forum meeting to be held in Singapore in August will not be required to serve a Stay-Home Notice.

    • Parliament: Less than 1% of arrivals in Singapore since April 2020 tested positive for COVID-19
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      Parliament: Less than 1% of arrivals in Singapore since April 2020 tested positive for COVID-19

      Less than 1 per cent of Singapore's visitor arrivals since 1 April last year have tested positive for COVID-19, said Senior Minister of State for Health Koh Poh Koon in Parliament on Tuesday (16 February).

    • Cases of harassment or abuse of healthcare workers rose to 1,300 last year
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      Cases of harassment or abuse of healthcare workers rose to 1,300 last year

      Cases of healthcare workers encountering harassment or physical or verbal abuse rose from about 1,080 in 2018 to 1,300 last year, said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong.

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