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Health equity in Singapore: A plan for action

In his commentary on Monday, Dr Jeremy Lim discussed the need to examine health equity in Singapore. In this second part, he explores how this can be done. Averages often disguise or at least ...
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Household water prices to rise 18% by April 2025, help on the cards for low- and middle-income groups

SINGAPORE — Water prices will rise by a total of 18.2 per cent in two phases over two years starting from April 1 next year. It's the first increase since 2017, with financial help for low- and middle ...
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9.5 years’ jail for accountant who took nearly S$4m from employer, remitted most home to the Philippines

SINGAPORE — An accountant who embezzled almost S$4 million from his former employer had given some of the money away, including helping at least 20 scholars through university. However, a judge on ...
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Some TraceTogether users upset with Govt’s revelation on police access to data, say they’ll use it less

Since it was made known that TraceTogether data can be used for criminal investigations, some users react by limiting use of app or token Political observers noted that the news may have eroded trust ...
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Ang Mo Kio Sers: Some owners upset with topping up money for similar-sized replacement flats, HDB exploring 'options'

Blocks 562, 563, 564 and 565 along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 (pictured) have been chosen for the Housing and Development Board's Selective En bloc Redevelopment scheme. Four public housing blocks in Ang Mo ...
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3 in 4 Singapore students fear failure, higher than global average: OECD study

SINGAPORE — Singapore students are among those who are most afraid of failure, a study by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has found. In the OECD’s latest Programme for ...
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Little India riot: 18 injured, 27 arrested

SINGAPORE — Chaos broke out in Little India last night (Dec 8), after a crowd of hundreds surrounded a coach at the junction of Race Course Road and Hampshire Road that knocked down and killed an ...
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TODAY Youth Survey: 8 in 10 aspire to own private homes as 'life goal'; experts say financial realities will temper expectations

SINGAPORE — For Ms Shuhadah, upgrading from a Housing and Development Board (HDB) flat to owning a private property is a goal she would like to achieve at some point in her life — not for herself, but ...
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#trending: NUS students turn avocado plushie keychain into 'Bell Curve God' shrine, make 'offerings' for good grades

SINGAPORE — In a quirky display of devotion to academic success, some students at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have turned to an unconventional "deity" in the hopes of securing ...
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Manpower nightmare: F&B businesses offer higher pay to no or few takers, urge MOM to relook foreign labour policy

SINGAPORE — Mr Jeremy Cheok has just two requirements for anyone willing to work in the restaurant he founded: Two hands and two legs. Age, he said, is not a factor. Yet, he continues to find it tough ...
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MOE denies stopping transgender student from getting hormone therapy, says it is ‘in no position’ to interfere with medical treatments

The Ministry of Education's (MOE) statement comes after the student’s account went viral on social media In the post, the student alleged that MOE and the student’s school stopped a doctor from ...
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‘Skills, not degrees, at a premium now’

SINGAPORE — Urging the public not to be “overly fixated” with the university cohort participation rate, Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills) Ong Ye Kung stressed on Monday (May 8) that ...