SINGAPORE — Parliament on Nov 22 passed a Bill to create a framework in the Constitution for the president and ministers to take on international appointments in their private capacities, if it is in line with national interests. Presenting the Bill for debate, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said there is value for Singapore's president to be on some international...
Singapore News - Recent events are a reminder to members of the House of their own mortality and fragility. They have shown that members are “all too human”, with not only physical but also spiritual and moral weaknesses, said newly elected Speaker Seah Kian Peng on Wednesday. “I say... Read more at www.tnp.sg
Although his role requires him to abstain from participating in debates, he assures his residents that he will continue to advocate their concerns. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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SINGAPORE – Allowing students to skip the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) by creating “through-train” schools from primary to secondary levels involves several challenges, even though the Ministry of Education (MOE) is not opposed to the idea in principle, said Education Minister Chan Chun Sing. Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday (March 1) during the debate on MOE’s budget, Mr Chan...
Singapore News - A programme to help disadvantaged students stay in school will be expanded nationwide in 2023, Second Minister for Education Maliki Osman said on Wednesday in Parliament during the debate on the Ministry of Education’s (MOE’s) budget. The Uplifting Pupils in Life... Read more at www.tnp.sg
The recent debate on affordable housing has brought up several possible alternatives, but we don't think all of them will go down well with everybody. It's beginning to look a bit like a zero-sum game, where someone – be they young first-time buyers or older sellers of resale flats – is going to gain at the expense of another. This...
Singapore News - There has been a steady drop in the number of residential fires here, from 1,235 cases in 2018 to 934 cases in 2022. Over the same period, the number of residential fires of electrical origin remained constant, ranging between 250 and 300 cases each year. In 2022,... Read more at www.tnp.sg