Set to become the next PAP Secretary General, completing the Singapore leadership transition, PM Wong told the audience, “With your support, and support from our newly elected CEC, I will lead the PAP into the next general election.”
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Singapore starts new affordable childminding services for infants; 3-year pilot from Dec 1
An ECDA media release said that this pilot programme “aims to grow childminding services to be an affordable, safe and reliable infant caregiving option for parents” in Singapore.
Cost-of-living cash benefits coming to 2.9 million Singaporeans in December
A media release from the Ministry of Health in Singapore said: “Under the enhanced [Assurance Package], about 2.9 million Singaporeans aged 21 and above in 2025 will receive SGD 200 to SGD 600 in cash in December 2024.”
Singapore babies born in 2025 to get “special gift” as part of #SG60 celebrations, says Indranee Rajah
Indian-origin Singapore minister Indranee Rajah said in her social media post that the “gift” was meant to encourage the family bond and parenthood, because the nation would need “more Singaporean babies to write the next chapter of our Singapore story”.
Singapore parents, rejoice! Government adding 40,000 new infant and child care places over next 5 years
In addition, to make early child care and preschool affordable, the Singapore Government has brought in measures to cap full-day childcare fee (per month) at anchor and partner operators at SGD 640 and SGD 680, a cut of SGD 40 that will come into effect from January 1, 2025.
Temasek 50th anniversary: PM Wong salutes PIO pioneers Pillay and Dhanabalan; speaks of Singapore ‘alpha’ as economic asset
The 50th anniversary of Temasek, the global investment company headquartered in Singapore, was held on Monday evening, with a speech delivered by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong that saluted early “pioneers”, including PIO Singaporeans Joseph Yuvaraj Pillay and Dhanabalan Suppiah. Both the former Indian-origin chairmen of Temasek were present at last evening’s anniversary dinner. He also […]
Singapore job-seeker aid of SGD 6,000 will be available to HDB dwellers, says manpower minister
Concerning HDB dwellers and their eligibility for this aid, the minister said, “The threshold of [annual property value of] SGD 25,000 for the [job-seeker support] scheme is aligned with other schemes such as the GST Voucher scheme. This covers about 75 per cent of residential properties, including all HDB flats.”
Singapore HDB announces measures to cool resale prices, more support for first-time home buyers
HDB said that from 20 August 2024, the Loan-to-Value (LTV) limit for HDB housing loans would be lowered from 80 per cent to 75 per cent. Also, the Enhanced CPF Housing Grant quantum would be increased.
Singapore telecom: 3G service phase-out begins in Aug 2024, starting with M1 mobile network
To support their 3G subscribers, Singapore’s mobile network operators are required to provide a range of 4G/5G service plans and 4G/5G mobile phone options to assist them in their migration.
PM Wong salutes “global city” vision of Singapore co-founder S Rajaratnam, launches Vol. 2 of biography
At the book launch, PM Wong began his speech “by acknowledging the tremendous work” done by the authorised biography writer and former MP Irene Ng.
