Singapore
Workers’ Party supports increase in MP allowances, but asks for clarity on Mayors’ functions
SINGAPORE: In his speech in Parliament on Sept 10 (Thursday) throughout the debate on the political wage overview, Staff’ Get...
PM Wong’s 64% pay rise makes global headlines, but Singaporeans defend ‘clean wage’ system
SINGAPORE: This week’s parliamentary sittings opened with some vital information, with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong saying on Sept 8 (Tuesday)...
Singaporean in US who masterminded S$309million bitcoin theft pleads guilty
SINGAPORE: On Wednesday (Sep 9), Malone Lam, a Singaporean, pleaded responsible in the US to having orchestrated the theft of...
Singapore Attorney General to appeal sentence of UK man who assaulted Grab driver who later died
SINGAPORE: A 22-year-old man assaulted a Seize driver over two years in the past. The person had been drunk, and...
SNEF poll: Over half of employers in Singapore freezing hiring or moderating wages
Abstract A SNEF survey discovered 54% of employers don’t plan to extend headcount in 2027, whereas 51% count on to...
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong to get a S$1.4 million pay bump, but it’s all going to charity
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lawrence Wong introduced in Parliament on Tuesday (Sep 8) that ministerial salaries will probably be going up...
Up to 13.5 years’ jail and lifetime driving ban sought by SG prosecutors for car driver who ran a red light at up to 134 km/h in Tampines accident that killed 2 people
Abstract Prosecutors are looking for as much as 13.5 years’ jail for Muhammad Syafie Ismail over a deadly Tampines collision...
In Parliament: Ministerial salaries to rise by up to 9% to S$1.2 million by Oct 15
SINGAPORE: On Tuesday (Sep 8), Prime Minister (PM) Lawrence Wong introduced a wage improve for political workplace holders of as...
Maid jailed 11 weeks for abusing 69-year-old employer after being annoyed by his nagging
SINGAPORE: A 34-year-old Indonesian maid repeatedly abused her 69-year-old employer due to his nagging. She slapped him, pinched his nostril,...
52 Singaporeans arrested in China’s Guangxi province in pyramid scheme crackdown — MFA conducting consular visits
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of International Affairs (MFA) has confirmed that 52 Singapore residents have been arrested and detained in Guangxi,...
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