Man fined $4,000 over forging grandfather’s death certificate to get compassionate leave
[Straits Times] - 02/5/2025
Barath Gopal was upset after finding out his girlfriend had cheated on him, and he could not focus at work.
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$7b to be spent on marriage and parenthood initiatives in FY2026
This is over and above subsidies in other areas such as education and housing.
[Straits Times] - 5/02/2025
RTS Link operator opens corporate office in JB in latest milestone for rail project
Work on the operating assets for the 4km cross-border link is 45 per cent done.
[Straits Times] - 5/02/2025
‘Central canon in Singapore art’: President Tharman attends artist Lim Tze Peng’s wake
Mr Tharman emphasised how the ink master continuously transcended his own artistic boundaries.
[Straits Times] - 5/02/2025
Ex-security officers jailed for taking photos with loaded gun at Woodlands Checkpoint
One of them uploaded the photos on Instagram as he thought the attention would be “cool and funny”.
[Straits Times] - 5/02/2025
Rapper Subhas Nair’s appeal dismissed, starts jail term for trying to promote ill will between groups
The musician had claimed trial to four charges in March 2023.
[Straits Times] - 5/02/2025
Removing CMIO race framework may result in worse outcomes: Shanmugam
He was responding to a question from PSP NMP Leong Mun Wai, who had asked when the Government plans to review the model.
[Straits Times] - 5/02/2025
Shanmugam calls Leong Mun Wai’s past comments racist, flags remarks on HDB dwellers being condemned
In response, Mr Leong said he wanted to put on record that the PSP supports the EIP.
[Straits Times] - 5/02/2025
Checks after ICA e-service scam show no other govt services can be done with only IC number, date of issue
The checks were made after ICA said that fraudsters had altered victims’ addresses through its e-service.
[Straits Times] - 5/02/2025
NUS says new framework to vet external speakers accounts for national, geopolitical contexts
Education Minister Chan Chun Sing said autonomous universities manage their own events.
[Straits Times] - 5/02/2025
S’pore will use Fica and Pofma if there is social media manipulation during GE: Sun Xueling
This comes as Singapore gears up for a general election which must be held by November 2025.
[Straits Times] - 5/02/2025
How can youth help save historic buildings? Share your ideas at The Foundry with ST Podcasts
The Feb 12 event kicks off a series of ST Podcasts Live! events to mark ST's 180th anniversary.
[Straits Times] - 5/02/2025
