‘Please do not twist our words’: Chan Chun Sing tells Leong Mun Wai in debate over making Israel-Hamas lesson materials public
“I have never accused anyone in this House of being divisive,” said the Education Minister in response to PSP MP Leong Mun Wai’s claim that he is “always accused of…
Parliament passes Bill to prescribe list of non-taxable government fees after wrong GST charges
The initial list of non-taxable fees will be published in the Gazette in end-April when the Bill comes into force, says Transport Minister and Second Minister for Finance Chee Hong…
Iran says it will retaliate for Israel’s attack on its Damascus consulate
Israel has long targeted Iran’s military installations in Syria. Read More
Countries hosting high-level global meetings not expected to provide secure communications beyond event: Heng Chee How
Questions on measures to safeguard the security of communications lines in Singapore arose in parliament, after a recent incident where a private military conference call in a Singapore hotel was…
Growth in foreign employment in 2023 mostly in jobs Singaporeans don’t want: MOM
There was a net increase of 64,800 holders of work permits and other work passes in sectors such as construction last year.Read More
Eight die after car falls into river in Albania, police say
VLORA, Albania – Eight people died when a car carrying them swerved off a road and fell into a river in southern Albania early on Tuesday, police said. Read More
Standard Chartered Bank to lower maximum interest rate on savings account to 7.68% from May 1
This is down slightly from 7.88 per cent – the highest offered by Standard Chartered for its Bonus$aver account.Read More
8,000 vaping-related offences in 2023, up 40% from year before
Most of the offences were for the purchase, use and possession of vapes.Read More
Ukrainian defence attorneys face moral dilemma in war crime trials
KYIV – Sometimes Ukrainian lawyer Khrystyna Vrashchuk shudders when she thinks about the work she does. Read More
Ukrainian defence attorneys face moral dilemma in war crime trials
KYIV – Sometimes Ukrainian lawyer Khrystyna Vrashchuk shudders when she thinks about the work she does. Read More