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DPM Tharman refuses to answer WP’s questions in Parliament

Mr Png Eng Huat, WP MP for Hougang SMC, posed a question to DPM Tharman, who is also the minister-in-charge of MAS, in Parliament yesterday (8 Apr). Mr Png asked Mr Tharman in the past 10 years, how many times have Malaysia and Indonesia approached Singapore to provide information on their citizens who operate bank accounts...

MND: We’re open to housing foreign workers on offshore islands

A question was asked in Parliament if the Ministry for National Development would consider housing foreign workers, especially construction and shipyard workers, on some of the nearer offshore islands. In a written reply yesterday (8 Apr), MND said they are open to such an idea. MND said, "We have in fact housed workers on Jurong...

SGs experienced significantly fewer acts of kindness & graciousness

The latest Graciousness Index, an annual study that tracks the perception and experience of kindness and graciousness in Singapore, declined 8 points to 53 this year, the lowest in the past 5 years. It found that respondents felt that they were experiencing significantly fewer acts of kindness and graciousness in Singapore over...