Singapore in Brief
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305MOM’s New M-SEP Scheme Enables Companies to Hire Even More Foreign Workers
The newly-launched Manpower for Strategic Economic Priorities (M-SEP) scheme will now increase the quota of foreign workers that eligible companies can employ....
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Customers Fume Over High Food Prices, 80 Cents More to Dabao at Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre
Customers at the newly-opened Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre are peeved at the high prices of food and the cost of takeaway packaging....
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“Temporary” Taxi Fare Hikes to Continue Till 2023 Despite Lower Pump Prices
Hikes in taxi fares and surcharges, which began in April-May 2022 on the back of surging oil prices, are set to increase...
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Hawkers Forced to Collect and Clean Own Dishes Despite Paying Over S$1000 in Monthly Fees
Hawkers at the Albert Centre Food Centre are steaming mad that they now have to collect and clean their dishes despite paying...
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Singaporeans Don’t Buy HDB’s Explanation about “Affordable” BTO Flats
The HDB has given an explanation about how Build-To-Order flats are priced, including land and building costs, so that these flats are...
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Chan Chung Sing Promise Pay Boost for Civil Servants
According to Minister-in-charge of the public service Chan Chun Sing, who also happens to be Education Minister, almost all civil servants will...
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From Sex Offenders to Alleged Murderers: Why are Troublemakers Drawn to the Progress Singapore Party?
Not talking about “protest and go to prison” troublemakers like those from the SDP or People’s Voice. Those are political activists, so...
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PAP Does U-Turn on GST Hike: Irresponsible Becomes Responsible
Chee Hong Tat is already so high on something it’s lucky Singapore bans drugs. In an article in the PAP’s political newsletter,...
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Want a BTO Flat? You May Have to Wait Till 2029 if Lucky
New Build-To-Order flats are heavily oversubscribed to tune of about 7 applicants to 1 unit. And if you’re lucky enough to get...
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Sembawang HDB Flat Flipped for Twice the BTO Price Sparks Worries about “BTO Lottery”
A 5-room HDB resale flat at Sembawang has just been sold for S$745,000 this month That’s an all-time high selling price for...
