Low wage workers not in Progressive Wage Model sectors to earn at least $1400 a month
Come 1 September 2022, a total of 221,000 full-time lower-wage workers will benefit from Progressive Wage moves. Adjustment to Local Qualifying Salary (LQS) 159,000 full-time lower-wage workers who are not in the PWM (Progressive Wage Model) sectors will benefit from an adjustment to the Local Qualifying Salary. The LQS is the salary an employer needs […]
Mainstream media must not campaign for either side of LGBT debate to avoid culture wars seen elsewhere: Josephine Teo
If the mainstream media campaigns or lobbies for either side of the LGBT debate – or gives prominence to one view to the exclusion of others – it would not be possible for us to avoid the culture wars we see elsewhere, Minister for Communications and Information Josephine Teo said in a Facebook post (27 […]
A response to ‘who is destroying the affordability of our basic cost of living’
The Independent Singapore (TISG) published an open letter from a netizen that it said was circulating on WhatSapp. This being the weekend and it’s raining as well….. In the open letter, the netizen asked: “Who is destroying the affordability of our basic cost of living?” 1. the hardships faced by the average Singaporeans when everything […]
Section 377A: what led to the decision to repeal and where do we go from here
Why repeal? 377A have been struck down by the courts in other countries, including India. In Singapore, there had been 4 applications to the Supreme Court to challenge it as ‘unconstitutional’ based on Article 12 where all persons are equal before the law and are entitled to equal protection of the law. Though unsuccessful so […]
Education policies and curriculum to remain anchored on family values
Ministry of Education (MOE) said in a press statement that our education policies and curriculum will remain anchored on Singapore’s prevailing family values and social norms. These include the family as the cornerstone of our social fabric, and marriage between a man and a woman, the statement said. The statement was made in response to […]
MCI reaffirms government’s position on social morms: Higher age rating for LGBT content to remain
The Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) has reaffirmed the Government’s position that the repeal of S377A does not mean that we are changing the tone of society. This position also applies to MCI’s policies on media content, MCI said in a media statement. MCI said its content regulatory approach has to be sensitive to […]
377A to be repealed; government will amend Constitution to protect current definition of marriage from being challenged in court
At the National Day Rally on 21 August, PM Lee Hsien Loong said that section 377A of the Penal Code will be repealed. At the same time, the Government has no intention of changing the definition of marriage nor any of the policies that take reference from this definition of marriage – including public housing, […]
Why is the Government proposing to repeal Section 377A now?
At the National Day Rally on 21 Auguest, PM Lee Hsien Loong said that Section 377A of the Penal Code will be repealed. Here are some questions and answers that will help you to understand why the Government is doing this. What is Section 377A? Section 377A is an old law that was introduced in […]
377A is for Singapore and for Singaporeans to decide: Lawrence Wong, interview with Bloomberg
At the interview Bloomberg News Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait on 15 August 2022, DPM Lawrence Wong said that section 377A is something for Singapore and Singaporeans to decide. It is something that we have been discussing, he said. The Minister was asked when 377A would go. In his response, Mr Wong said the issue has to […]
377A and safeguarding the current legal position on marriage so that it cannot be challenged in court
Many Singaporeans agree that sex between men should not be a crime. But most also do not want the current position of marriage being between a man and a woman to be changed. The Government is considering how best to balance this, said Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam on Saturday (July 30). What […]