BioNTech to establish Regional HQ and first mRNA facility in Singapore
BioNTech SE announced on 10 May its plans to establish its Regional Headquarters for Southeast Asia in Singapore. This is a key milestone in the Company’s international expansion. It follows the establishment of of its U.S. Headquarters in Cambridge, MA in 2020. In addition to selecting Singapore as its future regional headquarters, BioNTEch also plans […]
4G Leadership: why you can put your confidence in Chan Chun Sing
“We cannot save every job and every business, but we will take care of every Singaporean. We will not let widespread unemployment erode the confidence and dignity of our people.” – Chan Chun Sing June 2020 – A common thread running through Chan Chun Sing’s speeches is the expressed determination to ensure a successful and […]
Sole case in dormitory is reminder that vaccinated individuals can get infected
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed and verified 1 new case of locally transmitted COVID-19 infection on 11 April 2021. The case resides in a dormitory located at Brani Terminal Avenue. The 23 year-old male Indian national (case 61822) is a Work Permit holder employed by Seafront Support Company Pte Ltd as a lashing […]
WP irresponsible to mislead on our fiscal position to pursue a populist position on GST
When recurrent or operating expenditure goes up – such as salaries and subsidies – income will have to be increased to meet the increased expenditure so that you do not go into debt. That’s pretty straightforward, isn’t it? This is called living within your means. You can’t sell assets to fund your daily expenditure. It’s […]
Tudung: change has to evolve gradually; Singapore cannot take precipitous changes
SIX MONTHS AGO in August last year, Law and Home Affairs Minister Shanmugam met with Muslim religious leaders in a closed-door dialogue and told them that the government was considering allowing nurses to wear the tudung at work. But the closed-door dialogues and discussions on the tudung did not start six months ago. It started […]
This is about lives, not theoretical musings: DPM Heng to Jamus Lim
“Let us not play with fire. This is about the lives of our people, not theoretical musings,” DPM Heng Swee Keat said to WP Jamus Lim in Parliament, 26 February 2021. Mr Heng reiterated that it is not in our national interest to disclose the size of the reserves. Revealing the size of the reserves […]
Jamus ‘happy as a clam’ when he heard the government’s fiscal strategy
DPM Heng Swee Keat was happy to hear that WP Jamus Lim was ‘happy as a clam when he when he heard that our fiscal strategy reflected a number of elements that he had previously outlined.’ Excerpt from DPM Heng’s round-up speech: I was happy to hear that Associate Professor Jamus Lim was “happy as […]
Jamus Lim suggests reduced funding for primary schools that are popular
In a parliamentary question to the Minister for Education, Workers’ Party Jamus Lim asked the Minister for Education if he will make funding for schools ‘inversely proportional to the number of students accepted in Phase 2A. What does it mean for funds to be ‘inversely proportional’ to the number of students in Phase 2A? It […]
$500 million Enhanced CPF Housing Grant disbursed to 15,600 first-time buyers
With the Enhanced CPF Housing Grant, Family Grant and Proximity Housing Grant, who says housing is unaffordable? The Enhanced Housing Grant was introduced in September 2019. Since then 15,600 first-time buyers of new and resale flats have received the Enhanced Housing Grant (EHG), with close to $500 million disbursed, National Development Minister Desmond Lee said. […]
Chan Chun Sing’s vision for Singapore to defy the odds of history
At the Singapore Perspectives 2020 organised by the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, a junior college student asked Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing where he saw Singapore in the next 20 to 30 years. Minister Chan gave his answer straight from his heart. Long-term vision My long-term vision for Singapore is […]