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202 vice websites blocked by police and IMDA so far: Shanmugam
SINGAPORE — To date, 202 vice websites have been blocked by the police and the Infocomm Media Development Authority, said the Minister for Home Affairs and Law K Shanmugam on Tuesday (5 November).
- NewsStaff Writer, Singapore
PMD retailers, sharing operators frustrated with e-scooters on footpath ban
SINGAPORE —Personal mobile device (PMD) retailers and sharing operators are frustrated over a ban of e-scooters along footpaths, as signatories for a petition calling for it to be reversed surged to over 14,000.
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DPM Heng's motion on AHTC is 'premature': Sylvia Lim
SINGAPORE — Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat appeared to fumble while defending a Parliamentary motion to censure the Workers’ Party (WP), even as WP chairperson Sylvia Lim labelled his motion relating to a High Court judgement on the Aljunied-Hougang Town Council (AHTC) saga “premature”.
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Dyson's scrapping of electric car plant not due to lack of capabilities in Singapore: Chee Hong Tat
SINGAPORE — Dyson’s decision to scrap its plans for an electric car plant here were not due to Singapore’s lack of capabilities.
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DPM Heng Swee Keat asks WP MPs to recuse themselves from AHTC's financial matters
SINGAPORE – DPM Heng Swee Keat has asked WP MPs Sylvia Lim and Low Thia Khiang to recuse themselves from dealing with financial matters at AHTC.
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Govt partnering Carousell, Instagram to curb sale of e-vapes, 465 people caught since ban
SINGAPORE — The government has been working closely with online platforms such as Carousell and Instagram to stamp out the online sale of electronic vapourisers, said Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Home Affairs Amrin Amin in Parliament on Tuesday (5 November).
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E-scooters on footpath ban: GrabFood expects possible delays in deliveries, Deliveroo says ‘minimal impact’
SINGAPORE — Food delivery service provider GrabFood said customers may have to wait longer for their orders this week as the ban on the use of e-scooters on footpaths takes effect on Tuesday (5 November).
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'Absurd' to have list of those vulnerable to foreign influence: Shanmugam
SINGAPORE — Any attempt to make a list of individuals and organisations who may be subject to foreign influence would be both “absurd” and “meaningless”, said Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam on Monday (4 November).
NewsStaff Writer, SingaporeStiffer penalties for drone-related offences, compulsory registration from 2 Jan
SINGAPORE — Owners of drones with a take-off weight of above 250g will be made to register their devices from 2 January next year, before they can be operated in Singapore.
- NewsAmir Hussain
E-scooters banned from Singapore footpaths from 5 November
SINGAPORE — Amid a rise in the number of accidents involving e-scooters, the government will ban their use on footpaths effective Tuesday (5 November).
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Town council websites to look at when you’re nostalgic for old-school internet
SINGAPORE — Trying to navigate some town council websites is like stumbling upon an old blog you made in the 2000’s — wacky font sizes, wonky animations and thumbnails you won't know are hyperlinks until you actually click them.
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Youths who pursue political causes should know how to spot 'charlatans': Shanmugam
SINGAPORE — Knowing how to identify “charlatans” is one of several important ways that would help young people to act responsibly and legally when pursuing political and social causes, said Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam in Parliament.
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Childcare leave on per-child basis may hurt employability of some parents: Josephine Teo
SINGAPORE — Giving more childcare leave on a per-child basis can “inadvertently affect the employment prospects” of parents with more children, said Minister of Manpower and Second Minister of Home Affairs Josephine Teo in a written reply.
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More Singaporean youths should be exposed to liberal education: NMP Walter Theseira
SINGAPORE — A liberal education not only encourages critical thinking but can help cultivate good citizens, which is why more Singaporean youth should be exposed to such an approach to learning, said Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) Walter Theseira in Parliament on Monday (7 October).
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Distribution of Media Literacy Council booklet that listed satire as fake news ceased in August: Iswaran
SINGAPORE — Distribution of the Media Literacy Council’s (MLC) "Get Smart with Sherlock" booklet, which erroneously listed satire as a type of fake news, was ceased in August.
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ASEAN needs more urgency, political resolve to solve haze problem: Masagos
SINGAPORE — ASEAN countries need greater urgency and political resolve if they are to make progress towards a haze-free region, said Masagos Zulkifli.
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Social workers, officers 'did not suspect' toddler in Chin Swee Road death had gone missing
SINGAPORE — Social workers in contact with the family of the dead 2-year-old girl at Chin Swee Road did not suspect the child had come to harm.
NewsDhany OsmanAmendments to Singapore's religious harmony law approved by Parliament
SINGAPORE — The proposed amendments to the Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act (MRHA) were approved by Parliament on Monday (7 October) following a nearly seven-hour long debate on the topic in the House.
- NewsStaff Writer, Singapore
Tougher penalties to fight online vice with proposed amendments to Women’s Charter
SINGAPORE — Tougher penalties for prostitution-related offences and additional curbs on the irresponsible lease of premises for such vice activities were among amendments proposed in the Women’s Charter on Monday (7 October).
NewsDhany OsmanPMDs may be banned if users' behaviour does not improve, says Janil Puthucheary
SINGAPORE — If the users of personal mobility devices (PMDs) do not improve their behaviour, the government may have “no choice but to ban their usage completely in Singapore”, said Janil Puthucheary, Senior Minister of State for Transport, in Parliament on Monday (7 October).
- NewsNicholas Yong
Scrapped Yale-NUS course on dissent had partisan 'motives and objectives': Ong Ye Kung
SINGAPORE — The scrapped Yale-NUS College (YNC) programme on modes of dissent was filled with “motives and objectives” other than learning and education, Education Minister Ong Kung told Parliament on Monday (7 October).
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Parliament: Record number of motions filed by MPs
SINGAPORE — More motions are being filed by Members of Parliament (MPs) to speak on a topic of their choice in the House.
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Parliament Q&A: Facts and figures can be touchy subjects too
SINGAPORE — Most of us are familiar with oral parliamentary questions, since they are often captured in video clips or in the television news bulletins. But there is another way for Members of Parliament (MPs) to ask questions - and get their answers in written form instead.
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Which MPs have asked the most questions in Parliament?
SINGAPORE — We know Er Dr Lee Bee Wah as a vocal Member of Parliament (MP) who gives social media a field day whenever she speaks in Parliament - whether about sanitary pads, ungrateful children or Ah Gong's savings. She is an engineer who was bestowed an honorary PhD by the University of Liverpool, hence the Er Dr (Engineer Doctor) honorific.
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And the minister most often up on his own two feet was....
On four occasions in Parliament, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen delivered his ministerial statements lasting 2 hours 19 minutes.
