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Under The Angsana Tree: CPF Advisory Panel.
How the Minimum Sum should be adjusted after 2015, in order to meet the objective of delivering a basic monthly retirement payout for life; How to enable CPF member to withdraw more as a lump sum upon retirement, and the circumstances for their.. The Government has accepted the recommendations by the Central Provident Fund (CPF) advisory panel and it will provide details on the CPF changes at the Budget debate, said Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin.
Government is the problem, not the solution | The Online.
Every time Singapore parliament sits, Singaporeans are introduced to a deluge of inconvenient laws that serve little purpose whatsoever except to augment the powers and presence of the State.. Medishield Life Scheme Bill. In his 2013 National Day rally, PM Lee announced a universal health insurance scheme to be implemented in 2015. Well, the time draws nigh. Every citizen will be drafted into a national health insurance.. PAP copying SDP in Budget 2015?
If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think: Budget 2015.
Singapore Budget 2015. Budget boost for the middle class. Sandwiched class gets help with childcare, school, training expenses. By Zakir Hussain, Deputy Political Editor, The Straits Times, 24 Feb 2015. SINGAPORES Budget, as it celebrates 50. Parliament will debate the Budget from March 3 to 13, during which various ministries will give details of their plans for the year.. Employers and employees will split equally the CPF rate hike of 2 percentage points.
1st day for some schoolchildren, holiday for others
At Henry Park Primary, it was the reverse, with the Primary 1 and 2 pupils starting yesterday. The rest will join on Monday. They were among a handful of schools to stagger term start times as they moved from running separate morning and afternoon.
Was Colonialism Good for Asia? | The Diplomat
���For the four Chinese-speaking regions ��� Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong and mainland China ��� the longer the colonization, the more advanced a place is.. There are myriad ways to attempt to quantify what is arguably unquantifiable, and there isnt the room to comprehensively do so here, but it is possible to glance at a few important indicators. For one, both.. Was World War I and II good for Germany because they now have the strongest economy in Europe?
If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think: Parliament.
By Jermyn Chow, The Straits Times, 12 Mar 2013. The unprecedented move tops past efforts to recognise the contributions of servicemen and comes at a time when discussions about the need to preserve a Singapore core are gathering steam... Outlining them in Parliament during the budget debate for the Ministry of Trade and Industry on Monday, Minister Lim Hng Kiang said the economy must stay open and be flexible to tap global and regional opportunities.
High-rise litterbug fined $19800, sentenced to 5 hours of corrective work order
SINGAPORE - A 38-year-old man found guilty of high-rise littering has been sentenced to five hours of corrective work order and asked to pay $19,800 - the highest fine meted out to date. He had committed 34 acts of high-rise littering by repeatedly.
Fewer property agents joining industry, more leaving
SINGAPORE - Amid a cooling property market, fewer property agents are entering the industry and more are letting their licences lapse, according to figures from the Council for Estate Agencies. The licences of property agencies and salespersons .
Parliament Highlights - 19 Jan 2015 - If Only Singaporeans.
Drinking is currently banned in public places in Little India from 6am on Saturday to 6am on Monday, and from 6am on the eve of public holidays to 6am on the day after the holiday. The retail.. Medishield life at a glance. By Linette Lai, The Straits Times, 20 Jan 2015. What is MediShield Life? A compulsory, basic health insurance scheme for large subsidised hospital bills. It will replace the existing MediShield. Who will.. Pioneer Generation Package 2? Depends��.
Tales of a taxi Uncle: ST manpower correspondent Toh Yong Chuan steps into.
I thought I knew Singapore well, but my stint as a cabby took me to places I never knew existed. I picked up. The rest of that day took me to Changi Airport, Bedok, Pickering Street, Alexandra Road, Amoy Street and Upper Bukit Timah Road in the.
A day in the life of Ong Kian Mings Parliamentary Researcher
I glance through the stack of newspapers on the side. The Star. New Straits Times. Malay Mail. Berita Harian. Utusan. I scan the major news stories for the day, checking to see if my boss, or Serdang, is mentioned in any of them. My laptop. We need information on autonomy and decentralization in Singaporean schools ��� how much freedom do they have to manage their own affairs, finances, teachers, students, and curriculum, and can this be done in Malaysia too?
Rolexes snapped up in Singapore after Swiss franc appreciation
This far outpaced the sales of other Swiss brands such as Hublot and Patek Philippe, which sold only two to four pieces that same day, said the sales staff. On any other day, Rolex sales typically taper off at around 10. Rolex declined to comment on.
Help Singapore go from cleaned city to truly clean city: PM Lee
PM Lee posted two contrasting photos - one of the Meadow at Gardens by the Bay covered in litter after some 13,000 people attended the 2015 Laneway Music Festival over the weekend, and the other of Myanmar fans picking up litter at the National Stadium .
Singapore Budget Debate 2015: The debate at a glance on Day 2
SINGAPORE - Parliament continued debate on the 2015 Budget Statement delivered by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam last week. A total of 26 MPs, including labour chief Lim Swee Say, rose to speak on the second .
Singapore Straits Times - Midtown blogger
Lesbian kiss on Korean drama sparks debate �� Amal Clooney. Singapore Budget 2015: The debate at a glance. Stories will be featured in The Straits Times and 39 other media outlets as part of Impact Journalism Day,��.
Changi Prison bakery churns out 10000 loaves of bread a day
Besides the main line which produces 10,000 loaves of bread a day, Mr Leong (above) set up an artisan section, where inmates make tasty treats such as pineapple ingots and macarons, which are then supplied to cafes and confectionaries. -- ST PHOTO: .
Dutch retiree jailed a day and fined for punching Tigerair cabin crew member
Dutch national Gerrit Eveleens, 66, was also fined $3,000 after he admitting punching Mr Tan Leek Hwee, 46, on his shoulder after boarding the Tigerair at Terminal 2 at about 4pm on Jan 22. The court heard that Eveleens had flown from Jakarta to.
Blogger Alex Au found guilty of court contempt for one of two articles
SINGAPORE - Blogger and gay rights activist Alex Au has been found guilty of court contempt for an online article in which he implied that the Chief Justice was partial in relation to constitutional challenges mounted against Section 377A of the Penal.
If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think: Singapore mirrors.
By Bruce Gale, The Straits Times, 27 Feb 2013. At first glance, the answer seems to be no. One country is. Yet another similarity is that the two countries are debating population issues at a time when relative prosperity should make any policy changes easier to accept. Unlike other developed. When I was born in 1970, there were about 71/2 Australians of working age for every one over 65. Today, there.. Businesses hope for cost-easing measures in Budget.
Mount Washington, an old world restored | The Long and.
Whether it was from the property, the grounds of which was ���planted with rubber trees and also coconut trees���, that the name of hill would be derived from, is also a source of debate. Previously known as Bukit Jagoh, there are��.
A Most Important Parliamentary Question | Singapore 2025
One day, in between the hi and byes, he asked with a deep frown, ���There are so few of you in parliament, what can���. I took a quick glance across parliament.. The Budget debate was now well and truly on the backburner.. On 5 Apr, in response to my parliamentary question, the Ministry of Finance duly publishes what Straits Times Senior Correspondent Phua Mei Pin later described as a ���most detailed��� response, with the DPM revealing the methodology behind��.
Singapore navy ship finds main wreckage of crashed AirAsia plane
SINGAPORE - A Republic of Singapore Navy ship has found the main wreckage of the AirAsia plane that crashed in the Java Sea two weeks ago. Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said in a Facebook post on Wednesday that the Remotely Operated Vehicle of .
Second Pinnacle@Duxton flat sold on resale market for $918000
SINGAPORE - A second Pinnacle@Duxton unit has been sold on the resale market. The five-room, 106 sq m flat, located below the sixth floor of the iconic Housing Board project at Tanjong Pagar, went for $918,000 on Monday. A 43-year-old DWG agent who .
HDB resident hopes to keep makeshift patio despite fines
Mr Martin Silvas makeshift patio in front of his ground floor HDB flat at Toa Payoh Lorong 7 has become something of a meeting point for residents, but a series of fines might ultimately see it taken away from them. -- PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM RAZOR TV.
AirAsia flight QZ8501: Singapore concludes search operation with return of MV.
SINGAPORE - After 20 days at sea, the ship that found the fuselage of the downed AirAsia plane is back in Singapore, concluding the Republics efforts at helping Indonesia search for the remains of the plane. The Republic of Singapore Navy ship, MV.
If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think: CPF Advisory.
By Toh Yong Chuan, Manpower Correspondent, The Straits Times, 5 Feb 2015. SINGAPORE residents can look forward to a more flexible national retirement scheme that allows them to customise different levels of savings and payouts. A lump sum.. More details of the Silver Support Scheme are expected to be announced at the Budget debate later this month. Singapore... 2 NEW OPTION TO WITHDRAW UP TO 20 PER CENT OF SAVINGS AT 65. Currently��.
Yale Has Gone to Singapore, But Can It Come Back? | Jim.
Yale University sustained such a college for more than 300 years and, through it, the American republic, and for much of the time the republic led the world, but now Yales captains have bound it contractually to an authoritarian corporate city state.. When debating [the faculty resolution mentioned above] urging the Yale-NUS College to respect civil liberties on campus, Tan notes, Levin opposed a clause expressing concern at Singapores lack of respect for civil��.
A glance at Art Stage Singapore 2015 | The Long and.
The Singapore of my younger days.. A glance at Art Stage Singapore 2015. 22 01 2015. I love it when Art Stage Singapore comes around every January. Not only does the fair provide the opportunity to get in touch with the contemporary art scene, but it also provides hours of.. 9 Oct 2013 : Bukit Brown Cemetery named on global list as a site at risk (Melody Zaccheus in the Straits Times). 05 Mar 2012 : Speech by MOS(ND) Tan Chuan-Jin during Budget Debate.
The Straits Times News In A Minute: Jan 2, 2015
*The government expects economic growth in Singapore this year to be between 2 and 4 per cent. The economy grew by only 1.5 per cent in the last quarter of last year. *DBS and POSB customers received mobile text messages on the first day of 2015 to .
One-North Sentinel: Link List 2011.10.18
Singapore Budget 2015: WP calls for CPF monthly payouts to start at age 60 - Mar 03, 2015 By Chong Zi Liang SINGAPORE - The Workers Party (WP) wants the Central Provident Fund (CPF) system to be more flexible by allowing people... Singapore Environment News and Top Stories - The Straits Times - Dry weather expected to last for 2 more weeks at least - Singapore Environment News and Top Stories - The Straits Times http://www.straitstimes.com/news/sing.
Boon Lay Raja restaurant sold for $15 million
SINGAPORE- The owners of listed construction firm Lian Beng Group have bought the shop space of the popular Boon Lay Raja Restaurant in Jurong East, which is closing, for around $15 million. Mr Ong Pang Aik, Lian Beng executive chairman, said his .
The Great Population Debate - If Only Singaporeans.
These numbers were controversial from the beginning and on the second day of Parliaments five-day debate on the White Paper, Mr Liang proposed a change in the wording of the motion before the House. The move. Former NMP and Wings founder Kanwaljit Soin wrote in The Straits Times recently that transformational thinking is required to mobilise the elderly population to continue contributing to society.. Businesses hope for cost-easing measures in Budget.
