Sudhir Vadaketh goes on a rant on the ‘leadership crisis’ in Singapore
Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh, a critic of the Government who once described singing ‘Majulah Singapura‘ as a ‘mindless demonstration of nationalism’, wrote a series he titled “Singapore’s leadership crisis” in which he took it upon himself to appraise the 4G leaders. Presenting his thoughts in a cocktail mix of fiction and embellishments, Sudhir writes these pieces […]
COVID-19 Recovery Grant; up to $700 a month for individuals financially impacted by COVID-19
More help coming the way of individuals still impacted by the pandemic. Heard of the COVID-19 Recovery Grant? The Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) will launch the COVID19 Recovery Grant (CRG) on 18 January 2021 to support lower- to middle-income employees and self-employed persons (SEPs) who are financially impacted by COVID-19. Earlier measures […]
Connect@Singapore: allowing the world to reconnect in Singapore
Singapore can be the safe place for the world to Connect@Singapore! Business travellers find themselves marooned at home because of travel restrictions imposed by governments and because of concern over their own safety. With ingenuity, Singapore is creating opportunities for ourselves to allow the world to reconnect again – safely in Singapore. The initiative is […]
WEF annual meeting to be held in Singapore instead of Switzerland
It’s official. The World Economic Forum will be held in Singapore next year instead of Switzerland. WEF president Borge Brende said the pandemic has made it difficult to ensure the health and safety of participants in Europe. Normally held in the ski resort of Davos each January, the 2021 edition was postponed due to the […]
TraceTogether programme wins international award on Innovation
Government Technology Singapore’s TraceTogether programme for contact-tracing has won the 2020 Gartner Government Eye on Innovation Award for Asia-Pacific, beating three other finalists, two from Taiwan and one from India. Launched in March 2020, the agency’s TraceTogether program is the first nationwide Bluetooth contact-tracing solution. It was developed in-house by engineers and rolled out for […]
More people topping up their CPF, beating social media cry
More people are topping up their CPF savings and it’s not a surprise. Once you move away from the noise on social media and take time to understand the CPF Scheme, you will realise how good a scheme it is. It is not without reasons that the CPF Scheme is the top pension scheme in […]
Singapore economy turns a corner but recovery will be gradual
The Singapore economy expanded by 9.2 per cent on a quarter-on-quarter seasonally-adjusted basis in the third quarter. This is a turnaround from the 13.2 per cent contraction in the second quarter during the Circuit Breaker. On a year-on-year basis, our economy contracted by 5.8% in the third quarter. This is an improved performance compared to […]
Transparency and accountability: PSD rectifies errors in $10 million compensation
This is how transparency and accountability look like. When an error is discovered, it is not swept under the carpet. The organisation takes efforts to assess the extent of error and steps to rectify it. And this was what PSD did. In the course of upgrading the Civil Service’s HR and payroll IT systems, the […]
Obedient wife acted with complete disregard for Mr Lee’s interests
The Court of 3 Judges found that LSF had acted with complete disregard for the interests of Mr Lee Kuan Yew. She blindly followed the directions of her husband who is a significant beneficiary of the Last Will. She helped to rush through the execution of the Will after Mr Lee’s lawyer, Ms Kwa was removed […]
From one aviation hub to another: welcome Hong Kong!
Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung was happy to announce the launch of a reciprocal Air Travel Bubble with Hong Kong. The first flights will depart on 22 November with 200 ‘bubble travellers’ both ways. This Air Travel Bubble is the first of its kinds for a number of reasons. Between 2 Aviation Hubs It is […]