2024 Dragon Year failed to boost S’pore’s total fertility rate, which remains at a low of 0.97
[Straits Times] - 02/28/2025
Preliminary data showed there were 30,800 resident births in 2024, up slightly from 30,500 in 2023.
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More options for people with disabilities to live independently at home from 2025
Up to 250 of these individuals will take part in MSF's two pilot programmes.
[Straits Times] - 10/03/2025
Facebook advertisers must verify their identities by end-June following rise of scam ads
There was a 12% increase in reports about scam ads on FB from June to December 2024.
[Straits Times] - 10/03/2025
Social media platform X down for thousands of users, including those in Singapore
Users here lodged more than 1,000 incident reports as at 10.10pm, according to Downdetector.
[Straits Times] - 10/03/2025
Singapore Sports School, sports institutes to merge and form national training centre
The integrated centre for Singapore athletes will be located in Kallang.
[Straits Times] - 10/03/2025
Lower pre-school fees, review of family services: 8 key takeaways from MSF’s budget
The announcements were made during a debate on the Ministry of Social and Family Development's budget.
[Straits Times] - 10/03/2025
Two taken to hospital after traffic accident in Geylang
The accident happened at the junction of Geylang Road and Lorong 18 Geylang.
[Straits Times] - 10/03/2025
Jail, fine for man who used counterfeit money to buy 2 packets of cigarettes
Muhammad Fairuz Surian bought the cigarettes with a combination of genuine money and fake notes.
[Straits Times] - 10/03/2025
Old SJI building could house new Singapore Design Museum
The museum will spotlight local designers and design firms, like those related to fashion and architecture.
[Straits Times] - 10/03/2025
Record $143b Budget passed; S’pore’s good outcomes over time due to ‘prudent fiscal policy’: Indranee
She rounded up two weeks of debate by recapping the 12 Budgets passed between 2020 and 2025.
[Straits Times] - 10/03/2025
S’pore small but ‘far from powerless’ in unpredictable world: Seah Kian Peng in Budget debate round-up
Its strongest card is its ability to adapt, stay relevant and navigate uncertainties with clarity and courage, he said.
[Straits Times] - 10/03/2025
Hawkers must operate stalls personally to prevent subletting, in move to safeguard hawker culture
Physical presence is the most practical and fair way to ensure a stall is not being sublet, said Dr Koh Poh Koon.
[Straits Times] - 10/03/2025
