How should individuals and the private sector handle NRIC numbers?
[Straits Times] - 01/8/2025
Modern technology has made it easy to decipher the full NRIC number from a partial or masked number.
In Singaporean newspapers
Singapore’s trade balance seen as less vulnerable to tariff risks under Trump’s second-term
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[The Independent] - 8/01/2025
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[Straits Times] - 8/01/2025
Review of Acra NRIC unmasking incident likely to be completed in Feb, findings to be made public
The panel will report to Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean.
[Straits Times] - 8/01/2025
Strong ties, cooperation in many areas as Singapore and Malaysia mark 60 years of diplomatic links
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[Straits Times] - 8/01/2025
NRIC numbers remain personal data, should not be widely circulated: Josephine Teo
She urged individuals to be wary of trusting unsolicited callers simply because they are able to recite their NRIC (…)
[Straits Times] - 8/01/2025
URA makes rare offer to grant developers bonus floor area to keep Golden Mile Tower’s cinema block
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[Straits Times] - 8/01/2025
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[Straits Times] - 8/01/2025
PAP and PSP allege harassment during Chua Chu Kang walkabout, offer different accounts
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[Straits Times] - 8/01/2025
The gist: NRIC issue aired in Parliament; Bills on workplace fairness and food safety passed
SINGAPORE – The public disclosure of NRIC numbers on the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority’s (Acra) (…)
[Straits Times] - 8/01/2025
COE prices end mixed; Cat B, Open category premiums at highest since December 2023
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[Straits Times] - 8/01/2025
Man admits giving more than $4k in bribes marked as ‘CPF contributions’ to then Sats officer
Lim Ban Hock gave the bribes to further his company’s business interest with Sats.
[Straits Times] - 8/01/2025
