70-year-old living off savings says inflation is “daylight robbery” — during his time, $1K monthly salary meant you were in the middle class
A senior citizen noted with alarm that the prices of staples such as bread and toilet paper have increased recently.
“How can I manage if it goes on like this? I’m almost 70 living off my savings. During my time a $1000.00 monthly salary makes it to middle class,” wrote Mr Hoong Hoong on the COMPLAINT Singapore Facebook page on Tuesday (Sept 4).
Attracting global ‘rainmakers’ part of ‘offensive strategy’ to bring in top foreign talent — Manpower Minister Tan See Leng
Minister of Manpower Tan See Leng further explained the “offensive strategy” to bringing top global talent into Singapore, which Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong mentioned in the National Day Rally speech last month.
“What we are really hoping to bring to Singapore are the rainmakers,” Dr Tan said, talking about the Overseas Networks and Expertise (ONE) pass, which was introduced last week and is set to take effect on Jan 1, 2023.
Singapore likely to be first impacted if recession hits US — Economists
Economists warn that South East Asian countries will be affected if the United States falls into a recession, but trade and tourism-reliant nations such as Singapore are more vulnerable than others.
The first two quarters of this year have already seen negative growth in the US, which is considered a “technical” recession by some.
Man stopped by police for suspicious behaviour; found videos of himself having sex with different women on his mobile phone
A 29-year-old man from Malaysia, Khoo Ee Seong, was jailed for 20 weeks and fined $4,000 on four counts of intruding on a woman’s privacy with the intention to insult her modesty and one charge of possessing obscene films. Another 10 charges were considered in sentencing.
According to court documents, Khoo came to the platform of Paya Lebar MRT station at noon on Feb 10, 2019. Due to his suspicious behaviour, he was stopped by officers of the Transcom Patrol Unit who were on duty. They checked Khoo’s belongings and found that two of his mobile phones contained videos of him having sex with a woman.
Government’s call for Singaporeans to register in ‘Forward Singapore’ initiative draws criticism from netizens
Forward Singapore is Prime Minister-in-waiting Lawrence Wong’s initiative. It calls on all Singaporeans to come together, examine their values and aspirations, and build consensus, to refresh Singapore’s social compact.
Wong said that Singapore is at a crossroads in its journey and that its social compact must evolve and respond to both new opportunities and emerging challenges. Through this exercise, he promised to examine what Singaporeans want to see for Singapore’s future, what they should prioritise, and what each of them is willing to contribute, in order to get there.