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Social assistance payouts to the poor jump 45%

A family living in a van at East Coast Park. (Photo: TNP) The media reported yesterday (20 Oct) that social assistance to the poor in monetary terms from ComCare has jumped 45% from the previous financial year. For the first time, it has crossed the $100 million mark to reach $102.4 million in the financial year ending March...

How is it that PRC masseurs can obtain PR?

Qi's wife, Wang Xuemei (ST Photo) The mainstream media have reported a case where a male PRC masseur was jailed a year for threatening and beating up his ex-boss ('Masseur jailed a year for threatening, beating ex-boss', 18 Oct). The PRC, Mr Qi Liyong, 40, is a masseur and apparently, a Singapore PR too. He had instigated...

Opposition to raise 30 questions in Parliament tomorrow

Singapore Parliament A total of 133 questions will be raised by MPs, NCMPs and NMPs in Parliament tomorrow (21 Oct) [Link]. 30 of these 133 questions (i.e. 23%) will be raised by opposition MPs and NCMPs. This is a considerable number considering the size of the opposition (10%) in Parliament. At present, there are 99 MPs in...