Higher allowance for NSFs, SAF training in Indonesia, and new Safra in Bayshore
[Straits Times] - 03/3/2025
Mindef will raise monthly allowance for NSFs by between $35 and $75 from July 1.
In Singaporean newspapers
Servers likely containing Nvidia chips exported to Malaysia may have been bound elsewhere: Shanmugam
This is in relation to a case allegedly linked to chipmaker Nvidia, which saw three men charged with fraud on Feb 27.
[Straits Times] - 3/03/2025
S’pore should be realistic, yet confident as new world order takes shape, says Vivian Balakrishnan
Republic can emerge stronger if it remains principled and S'poreans stay united, he says.
[Straits Times] - 3/03/2025
Measures used to quickly pass law blocking Income-Allianz deal ‘used sparingly’: Indranee
But the situation was pressing, and that is why a certificate of urgency was issued, she added.
[Straits Times] - 3/03/2025
Hopes for peace should be tempered even as Singapore is prepared for more dangerous world: Sim Ann
Even in the face of uncertainty and a fragmented world order, Singapore is not helpless, she said.
[Straits Times] - 3/03/2025
Singapore believes in keeping lines of communication open on Israel-Palestine conflict: Maliki
Dr Maliki said that Singapore acts on what is in its national interests, and not on choosing one side over another.
[Straits Times] - 3/03/2025
SAF to deepen investments in drones, weapons against new threats
Finding a cost-effective solution to the problem of a mass small drone attack is the focus of intense efforts globally.
[Straits Times] - 3/03/2025
Judge voids marriage of man who died in 2017 after mum sues Vietnamese ‘wife’
The judge found that the marriage was a sham.
[Straits Times] - 3/03/2025
Cheng San Public Library to undergo revamp from Oct 1, will reopen on bigger premises in 2027
The library will remain open till Sept 30, after which patrons can explore alternative services.
[Straits Times] - 3/03/2025
3 Montfort Secondary students involved in classroom fight to be punished: MOE
All parties share some responsibility for the incident, said MOE.
[Straits Times] - 3/03/2025
Two new snail species found in Singapore and Asia for the first time, may harm local wildlife
Both snails were likely to have been accidentally introduced via horticultural shipments.
[Straits Times] - 3/03/2025
NRIC saga: Review finds key Acra, MDDI shortcomings; no evidence of deliberate wrongdoing
MDDI and Acra said appropriate actions are being taken with the officers and leaders involved.
[Straits Times] - 3/03/2025