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New bus and MRT interchanges to have nursing rooms, more schools to have lactation rooms
SINGAPORE — More schools will have lactation rooms while all new bus and MRT interchanges will have nursing rooms installed.
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COVID-19 Budget: Study loan payments suspended for 1 year for uni, poly students
SINGAPORE — Graduates who have taken study loans at autonomous universities and polytechnics will have their loan repayments and interest accrual suspended for one year.
NewsYahoo News SingaporeCOVID-19 Budget: Cash payouts for Singaporeans tripled to $300-$900
SINGAPORE — The Government will enhance its Care and Support Package, resulting in all adult Singaporeans receiving a cash payout of between $300 and $900.
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COVID-19 Budget: $120 million to help taxi and private-hire car drivers
SINGAPORE — The Land Transport Authority announced an additional $120 million to help taxi and private-hire car drivers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19 Budget: President, political office holders to take 3 months pay cut — DPM Heng
SINGAPORE — The President and all political office holders will be taking a total pay cut of three months.
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COVID-19 Budget: $800 monthly grant for those jobless due to pandemic
SINGAPORE — Low and middle-income workers who lose their jobs amid the COVID-19 pandemic will receive an $800 monthly grant for three months to help tide them over as they find new work or seek training.
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COVID-19 Budget: $145 million set aside for those who lose their jobs
SINGAPORE - Low and middle-income employees who lose their jobs due to COVID-19 can get an $800 grant per month for three months.
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COVID-19 Budget: SGUnited Jobs Initiative to create 10,000 more jobs over next 1 year
SINGAPORE — DPM Heng Swee Keat on Thursday (26 March) announced a raft of measures to further cushion workers from the impact of COVID-19.
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COVID-19 Budget: President Halimah approves drawing of past reserves for relief package
SINGAPORE — For only the second time in over a decade, in-principle approval has been given for the government to draw on past reserves, in order to fund a stimulus package that will address the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19 Budget: Singapore allocating additional $48 billion to combat ‘unprecedented crisis’
SINGAPORE — The Singapore government has allocated $55 billion - 11 per cent of the nation’s gross domestic product - to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19: 38,000 people in Singapore serving stay-home notices, number to rise – Lawrence Wong
SINGAPORE — A total of 38,000 people in Singapore are currently serving the mandatory 14-day stay-home notices and the figure is expected to rise with more returning here, as the Republic enters a “critical phase” in its fight against COVID-19.
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Lawrence Wong breaks down while paying tribute to 'unsung heroes' fighting COVID-19
SINGAPORE — National Development Minister Lawrence Wong broke down in Parliament as he paid tribute to ordinary Singaporeans doing their part in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak.
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COVID-19: Singapore conducts 6,800 tests per million people, higher rate than S Korea, Taiwan – Gan Kim Yong
SINGAPORE — Singapore’s rate of testing for COVID-19 is higher than its Asian counterparts such as South Korea and Taiwan, said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong in Parliament.
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COVID-19: Parliament implements social distancing measures at sittings
SINGAPORE — Parliament announced enhanced measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 among members ahead of its sitting on Wednesday (25 March).
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COVID-19: Heng Swee Keat to deliver Ministerial Statement on more measures to help workers, businesses
SINGAPORE — Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat will deliver a Ministerial Statement on Thursday (26 March) in Parliament on the government’s additional support measures for workers, businesses and households in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Busking zones from April, starting with Singapore River and Ang Mo Kio
SINGAPORE — Starting with the Singapore River and Ang Mo Kio, busking zones will be gradually introduced in Singapore, alongside initiatives that will make it easier for performers to busk.
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More help for those seeking to quit smoking: Amrin Amin
SINGAPORE — Smokers will get more support to quit the habit, with subsidies to be given for those seeking nicotine replacement therapy.
NewsYahoo News Singapore12th public general hospital to be built in the east by 2030: Gan Kim Yong
SINGAPORE — Singapore will have its 12th public general hospital built in the east by 2030, to ease the current load on Changi General Hospital.
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Silver Zones for seniors, booster seats for kids for enhanced road safety in Singapore
SINGAPORE — The Singapore government has announced several measures targeted at making roads safer and public transport systems for inclusive for the country’s vulnerable pedestrians and commuters.
NewsYahoo News SingaporeGovernment to build charging infrastructure for electric vehicles: Janil
SINGAPORE — The government will ensure that there is enough charging infrastructure accessible to electric vehicle (EV) owners, in support of the “ambitious undertaking” for all vehicles in Singapore to run on cleaner energy by 2040, said Senior Minister of State (SMS) for Transport Janil Puthucheary
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Priority cabins on NEL trains for vulnerable commuters by end-2020
SINGAPORE — The Land Transport Authority will launch a one-year pilot for priority cabins for vulnerable commuters on the North East Line trains at the end of this year.
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More than $60b over next decade to expand, renew rail network: Khaw
SINGAPORE — More than $60 billion will be invested over the next decade to expand and renew Singapore’s rail network, said Transport Minister in Parliament on Wednesday (5 March).
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More than 1,300km of cycling paths islandwide by 2030: Lam Pin Min
SINGAPORE — The Land Transport Authority will accelerate the building of cycling path networks across Singapore over the next 10 years, under a new Islandwide Cycling Network programme.
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Transport projects may be further delayed by COVID-19 outbreak: Khaw
SINGAPORE — While the delay to transport infrastructure projects timelines is still manageable, a prolonged COVID-19 outbreak could disrupt the supply of construction equipment and materials, said Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan in Parliament on Wednesday (5 March).
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Johor-Singapore rapid rail link project remains suspended till end-April: Khaw
SINGAPORE — The proposed Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System Link (RTS Link) project with Malaysia remains suspended till the end of next month, said Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan in Parliament on Wednesday (5 March).
