Indian-origin Singapore minister Indranee Rajah said in her social media post that the “gift” was meant to encourage the family bond and parenthood, because the nation would need “more Singaporean babies to write the next chapter of our Singapore story”.

Singapore parents, rejoice! Government adding 40,000 new infant and child care places over next 5 years

In addition, to make early child care and preschool affordable, the Singapore Government has brought in measures to cap full-day childcare fee (per month) at anchor and partner operators at SGD 640 and SGD 680, a cut of SGD 40 that will come into effect from January 1, 2025.

Temasek 50th anniversary: PM Wong salutes PIO pioneers Pillay and Dhanabalan; speaks of Singapore ‘alpha’ as economic asset

The 50th anniversary of Temasek, the global investment company headquartered in Singapore, was held on Monday evening, with a speech delivered by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong that saluted early “pioneers”, including PIO Singaporeans Joseph Yuvaraj Pillay and Dhanabalan Suppiah. Both the former Indian-origin chairmen of Temasek were present at last evening’s anniversary dinner. He also […]

Singapore job-seeker aid of SGD 6,000 will be available to HDB dwellers, says manpower minister

Concerning HDB dwellers and their eligibility for this aid, the minister said, “The threshold of [annual property value of] SGD 25,000 for the [job-seeker support] scheme is aligned with other schemes such as the GST Voucher scheme. This covers about 75 per cent of residential properties, including all HDB flats.”

Singapore Home Ministry restricts 95 social media accounts linked to Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui

These 95 accounts, which are now restricted, “contained narratives which alleged that Singapore is in the pocket of a foreign actor”, said the MHA. Posts pushing such narratives were published in the run-up to the swearing-in of the new head of state in mid-May.

Temasek reports SGD 389 billion Net Portfolio Value in FY24, up by SGD 7 billion from FY23, based on RoI from US and India

One of the Indian companies that benefited from Temasek’s sustainability-oriented investments was the electric vehicle manufacturer Mahindra Electric Automobile.

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