The enthusiasm level for a four-day work week is very high among Singapore employees, of whom 93 per cent of the surveyed respondents have embraced the idea.
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Former Singapore minister Iswaran gets 12-month jail term; property tycoon Ong Beng Seng charged next
Lead counsel for defence Davinder Singh requested the court to give Iswaran time till 4pm on Monday, October 7, to surrender at the State Courts and begin his jail term. Iswaran is out on present on a bail bond of SGD 800,000.
Singapore Smart Nation 2.0: New agency to tackle online harm, plus SGD 120 million to boost ‘AI for Science’
The new Singapore government agency could become a “trusted source of support”, acting on behalf of victims and directing “perpetrators and service providers to put a stop to the [online] harms”, said PM Wong. It will be introduced jointly by the Ministry of Digital Development and Information and the Ministry of Law.
Lee Hsien Yang has paid Singapore ministers Shanmugam, Balakrishnan SGD 619K in Ridout Road defamation case
Lee Hsien Yang had alleged in a Facebook post in July 2023 that Shanmugam and Balakrishnan had got preferential treatment from the Singapore Land Authority in the rental of Ridout Road bungalows.
Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan urges “return to basics” for UN system amid “deficit of global leadership”
Balakrishnan delivered Singapore’s national statement at the General Debate of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York on 28 September 2024. In this speech, he reiterated several times that Singapore was a “small state” and, as such, saw a rules-based world as an absolute necessity, not an optional luxury.
Kalaa Utsavam set to enthral Singapore in November, with Akram Khan’s GIGENIS as highlight show
Alongside Akram Khan, GIGENIS brings together different Indian dance forms and some of their finest performers from three continents. The show makes its exclusive Asian stop in Singapore during Kalaa Utsavam, following its world premiere in France in August 2024. It will also tour London and New York.
MFA asks Singaporeans to defer all travel to Lebanon as Israel intensifies attack
The Ministry has also implored Singaporeans in Lebanon to eRegister with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at their official website, so that they can contact them should the need arise.
East Coast Park Beach reopens, water activities resume after oil spill cleanup
All public beaches affected by the June incident have now fully reopened with all water activities allowed.
Singapore Navy gets two Invincible-class submarines; PM Wong officiates commissioning ceremony at Changi Naval Base
RSS Invincible and RSS Impeccable are now fully operational. Together with the RSN’s existing fleet of submarines, ships and units, they will fulfil a wide spectrum of operations to safeguard Singapore’s waters, protect its sea lines of communication and contribute to regional peace and security.
Temasek marks 50th anniversary by setting aside SGD 100 million in Concessional Capital for Climate Action
Temasek said in a media release: “The battle for net zero will be won or lost in Asia, which hosts more than half of the world’s population and contributes more than half of global carbon emissions. Yet the region faces unique structural constraints and challenges that hinder the pace of progress.”
