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"Attendance bonuses for staff who refuse sick leave common in Singapore"- Straits Times online, 23 January 22. Many workers, especially lower income workers are familiar with this practice in Singapore for the longest time and I am surprised that what happened to that pest control technician who decided not to take his swab... 

The recent massive phishing scam at OCBC has highlighted Singaporeans’ inadequate protection against banking fraud. After pressure from MAS, OCBC has stated that all scam victims will get “full goodwill payouts” but has not publicly provided any details about what criteria it will use to determine who are genuine victims... 

There are five important indicators of the covid situation: a) New cases b) New hospital admissions c) Number in hospital d) Number in intensive care e) New deaths The Ministry of Health provide four figures, except for (b). The number provided under (a) is unreliable, as it depends on the testing being carried out - the more...