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Speaking at the sidelines of an event to promote electronic-waste recycling yesterday (22 Feb), Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Grace Fu called Budget 2014 a "far-sighted" one. She said that Budget 2014 addresses Singapore's long-term needs, not just immediate ones. The budget was announced by DPM and Finance Minister... 

25 foreigners were sentenced to jail on Thursday (20 Feb) for submitting forged academic certificates to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) to illegally obtain work passes to work in Singapore. All 25 foreign employees pleaded guilty. 22 of them were sentenced to 10 weeks' jail, 2 to 12 weeks' and 1 to 4 weeks'. 25 is the largest... 

Yesterday (21 Feb), People's Association (PA) gave a statement attempting to explain why its auditors had given its financial reports an “adverse opinion”. PA's reply was duly published in ST (‘PA responds to online reports on its accounts’, 21 Feb). In the article, ST also wrote that PA receives more than $300 million...