As part of its move to build a fair and inclusive society, and enhance social mobility, the Government has made a deliberate tilt towards supporting the lower- and middle-income group over the past five years, through a progressive tax system,…
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Responding to a parliamentary question about the salaries of taxi drivers, Manpower minister Tan Chuan-Jin said that a driver in 2014 earned an average of $3,173 for single-shift drivers while those working double-shifts could earn an average $5,933 a month….
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In a post-budget 2015 forum on Feb. 26, 2015, Minister of State Josephine Teo was asked if national servicemen should be paid more. She said she noted the importance of giving NSmen recognition, but service for the country cannot be…
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Langkah untuk menghapuskan yuran peperiksaan-peperiksaan nasional untuk para pelajar rakyat tempatan disentuh dalam perbahasan Belanjawan di Parlimen, hari ini. Anggota Parlimen GRC Ang Mo Kio, Dr Intan Azura Mokhtar menyarankan agar langkah itu diluaskan meliputi juga para pelajar madrasah. Dengan…
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It’s good for a country to look back on its history once in awhile. Good to stop and take stock of how far we’ve come, how much more we’ve got to go. It makes sense that we’re doing this on…
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