Cop given jail in 2024 for graft found guilty of taking another $36k in bribes in separate case
[Straits Times] - 02/28/2025
Poo Tze Chiang and Chinese national Chen Guangyun were each convicted of four graft charges.
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Concierge stole valuables worth over $2m from condo unit, misappropriated more than $47k
Eric Lim Jun Rong was sentenced to four years and eight months’ jail.
[Straits Times] - 28/02/2025
2024 Dragon Year failed to boost S’pore’s total fertility rate, which remains at a low of 0.97
Preliminary data showed there were 30,800 resident births in 2024, up slightly from 30,500 in 2023.
[Straits Times] - 28/02/2025
Extended GST grace period for SMEs among initiatives to help firms in Singapore: MOF
The measures are aimed at fostering a pro-business environment.
[Straits Times] - 28/02/2025
Couple abused 4-year-old girl for more than a year, burned her body after she died
They researched ways to burn a corpse and experimented with different designs of barrels in which they could do so.
[Straits Times] - 28/02/2025
Land betterment charge rates for non-landed residential use to rise
The rates will rise by 0.3 per cent on average after dropping an average of 5.4 per cent in the previous period.
[Straits Times] - 28/02/2025
GST hike did not ‘turbocharge’ inflation, says PM Wong as he acknowledges cost-of-living concerns
Inflation was driven primarily by global factors and has since eased here and globally, he said.
[Straits Times] - 28/02/2025
This Govt will always uphold fiscal responsibility, says PM Wong
He cautions against attempts to paint a healthy surplus as somehow detrimental to Singaporeans.
[Straits Times] - 28/02/2025
SFA orders recall of Happy Family Oatmeal Cookies from Malaysia due to undeclared milk allergen
Those who have bought the product are advised not to eat it if they are intolerant of or allergic to milk.
[Straits Times] - 28/02/2025
Highlights: Budget 2025 debate in Parliament
PM Wong addressed concerns and suggestions that MPs have raised during the debate in Parliament.
[Straits Times] - 28/02/2025
Drink driver admits to speeding; car hit auxiliary cop who is now in vegetative state
Yoong Kok Kai was driving his Lexus when incident took place in March 2023.
[Straits Times] - 28/02/2025
4 things to take away from the last day of the Budget debate
SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Lawrence Wong set in context Budget 2025’s place among recent past Budgets and future (…)
[Straits Times] - 28/02/2025
