MediSave Grant: guess who is paying juniors’ MediShield Life premiums?
Who is paying for juniors’ MediShield Life premiums? The straight and simple answer is the Government. Yup, you heard right. Through the MediSave Grant for Newborns, the Government is helping to pay juniors’ MediShield Life premiums. The Government has it all thought out. Before implementing MediShield Life in 2015, they introduced MediSave Grant for Newborns […]
President Ong Teng Cheong’s last words in farewell speech
At the farewell reception held in his honour on 30 August 1999, the late President Ong Teng Cheong summed up his working relationship with the government this way: “My working relationship with the government has been sound. I know how the government machinery ticks, having spent over two decades in government. The Cabinet Ministers had […]
Is it sufficient for the draft Last Will to be merely broadly similar to the First Will?
Prof Walter Woon’s submission was that it was sufficient for the draft Last Will to be broadly similar to the First Will. Therefore LSF had acted in Mr Lee’s interests and that it would have been “meaningless” and “insulting” for her to advise Mr Lee to seek independent advice. On this basis, he argued that […]
What’s the difference between an Employment Pass and a Tech.Pass?
Tech.Pass is a visa that allows established tech entrepreneurs, leaders or technical experts from around the world to come to Singapore to perform frontier and disruptive innovations. There are several differences between an Employment Pass and a Tech.Pass. For a start, one is an employment pass, the other is a visa. [irp posts=”5028″ name=”Why does […]
Why does the government plan 500 tech passes amidst anti-foreigner sentiments?
With the anti-foreigner sentiments exacerbated by the pandemic, why is the government issuing 500 tech passes? Is it to make themselves more unpopular? Not at all. The new Tech.Pass is a response to the stiff competition for global tech talent. It is a much needed booster to attract top tech talent in a fiercely competitive […]
Strong symbiotic relationship between Government and unions vital to get through this crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic is a bruising time for many countries. Singapore is not spared either. Our economy has taken a hit. But Singapore is making a comeback! At their 36th ordinary party conference on Sunday (8 Nov), PAP Secretary-General Lee Hsien Loong said that relative to other countries, Singapore has considerable strengths. Our workforce has […]
Technology increases cost but magnitude of healthcare inflation cannot be predicted: Dr Koh
Technology leads to healthcare inflation but it is difficult to predict what technologies will drive future clinical practice.
Important that MediShield Life remains solvent and sustainable: Dr Koh Poh Koon
MediShield Life premiums adjusted so that it remains solvent, sustainable and relevant to Singaporeans’ healthcare needs.
Planes may be grounded but our spirit, never! Together, we will rise again.
EDB launched a new marketing campaign video to draw investors to Singapore. Titled ‘Dear World’, it is an open letter to the world, an invitation to rise together again, to be the greatest generation yet in this crisis. Our world is not quite the same today. Planes can be grounded but our spirit, never! This […]
How can anyone survive on less than $1300 a month?
The simple and straight answer is: you can’t. Not even if you earn the minimum of $1300 if you have a family to look after.
$1300 is too low to be of much help in lifting a low-income family.
This is why the Workers’ Party’s call for a national minimum wage of $1300 is more a political cry than a genuine attempt to uplift workers. It is set at a level that avoids a big reaction from the business community while at the same time, portrays the WP as a party that cares.