Phishing scams, global energy crunch and the resignation rate among public service employees reaching record levels – were some of the key topics government leaders touched on in a Parliament sitting on Feb 15.
Regarding the OCBC phishing scams, which saw nearly 800 customers losing a combined S$13.7 million towards the end of 2021, Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said that the bank should have “responded faster and more robustly” at the first signs of the scam.
In Parliament: He Ting Ru points out MTF co-chairs are all men, even though COVID affected women ‘disproportionately more’
A significant portion of the session in Parliament on Tuesday (Apr 5) was devoted to the debate on the White Paper on Women’s Development, which was first presented to Parliament on Mar 28.
Daring jump off moving cab by 19-year-old girl after the driver allegedly molests, robs her
A teenage girl was forced to leap out of a moving automobile to avoid being molested by an e-hailing vehicle driver in the state of Sabah, Malaysia. A daring escape indeed that could have also been costly for her.
But she was lucky enough. The event occurred in Kota Kinabalu, according to the girl, and she will likely never forget it, despite her bravery in fleeing the groping and thieving driver.
5,100 anti-tank weapons co-developed by Singapore, Germany, and Israel sold to Ukraine
Ukraine has bought 5,100 anti-tank weapons that were co-developed by Singapore, Germany, and Israel. The RGW90 HH Matador weapons were acquired from German maker Dynamit Nobel Defence (DND) at a cost of €25 million (S$37.6 million), according to Deutsche Welle (DW), citing German media.
The order will be paid for by the Ukrainian government. A total of 2,650 of the weapons have arrived in Ukraine, with the remaining 2,450 to be delivered by end-May, DW added.
Driving to Malaysia? Follow the three-quarter tank rule, or else!
The long closure of the land border between Singapore and Malaysia has perhaps made it easy for us to forget some of the things we have to do before we go. Or, maybe some things on the to-do list just got forgotten in the excitement of finally crossing the border again.