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New poll: Singaporeans increasingly worried about cost of living; support Lawrence Wong but not necessarily PAP 4G

 

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A recent survey is showing that Singaporeans rank high costs of living and climate change among their top five concerns.

Additionally, while Prime Minister-in-waiting Lawrence Wong appears to enjoy the support of many, respondents did not quite extend this to the rest of the ruling People’s Action Party’s 4G, or Fourth Generation, of leadership.

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Workers’ Party to ask Tan See Leng questions on increase of CPF Basic Retirement Sum and long-term inflation assumptions

 

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For the Parliamentary sitting on July 5, Louis Chua of the Workers’ Party plans to ask the Manpower Minister questions on the CPF Basic Retirement Sum (BRS).

On Wednesday (Jun 29) the party shared the Parliamentary Questions filed for the sittings on July 4 and July 5.

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VIDEO | 2 men claiming to be ‘student volunteers’ ring Hougang HDB resident doorbell after midnight for donations

 

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A man received an unusual visit past one o’clock in the morning recently, as two male individuals rang his doorbell and claimed they were raising money for charity. The man believes they may have been scammers and warned the public about their actions.

A video submitted to crowdsourced news site Stomp first shows the two men standing and smoking outside the unit, located at Hougang Street 51. They then leave, taking the stairs down from the man’s floor, but additional CCTV camera footage shows them standing in front of the unit again for some seconds after ringing the doorbell. A woman opens the door.

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Staycationers traumatised after getting bitten by bed bugs, asked how Jalan Besar hotel got SG Clean Certified

 

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Two guests who stayed in a hotel in Jalan Besar were “petrified and traumatised” after getting bitten by bedbugs.

They ended up going through “much hassles”, such as ensuring their belongings were thoroughly washed to avoid bringing any bugs home.

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Customer discovers expired Kellogg’s cereal warns shoppers, imported or expensive food from big supermarkets don’t automatically mean they’re safe

 

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A concerned member of the public took to social media to warn shoppers that expensive or imported goods don’t automatically mean they’re safe to eat.

A Facebook page Complaint Singapore member purchased Kellogg’s Krave cereal from a Sheng Siong supermarket only to discover that it was expired.

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