The Chua Chu Kang Town Council is installing video screens in more than 1,600 HDB lifts and lift lobbies in an attempt to improve communication with...
According to an ST report today (‘Budget addresses cost of living concerns, says Heng Swee Keat‘, 20 Feb), Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat implied in a...
Democracy, despite its shortcomings, is the best system of governance to have in relative to other systems of governance, as citizens have the power to overthrow...
Singapore Airlines (SIA) were quick to reassure passengers on Tuesday (16 Feb) that the camera embedded in some of its inflight entertainment systems have been ‘permanently...
On 18 February (Monday), Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat announced the 2019 Budget in Parliament at 3.30pm. In his announcement, there are a few new initiatives...
At a rally during the General Elections in 2015, SDP Secretary-General Chee Soon Juan said: “The PAP has pulled out all the stops, giving concessions here,...
新加坡航空(SIA)于星期二(2月19日)向乘客做出保证,一些班级上的设置在娱乐系统中的摄像头,已经被“永久禁用”,并表示他们并没有计划使用有关的摄像机做任何意图。 新航是在接到乘客在社交媒体,推特贴文投诉新航在娱乐系统安装摄像头,担心乘客的隐私受侵犯一事,做出回应。 一名乘客Vitaly Kamluk于周日在推特上传了数张照片,写到: “刚刚在新航座位发现这个有趣的感应器(摄像头),它在看着我。请问有这款相机的专家意见吗?也许@SingaporeAir能够澄清它的用途?” Just found this interesting sensor looking at me from the seat back on board of Singapore Airlines. Any expert opinion of...
针对坊间形容2019年财政预算案乃是“选举预算案”,财政部长王瑞杰否认,并指出财案乃是确保国人长远成功的“战略规划”,而不是基于选举临近而制定。 在公布2019年财政预算案后,财政部长王瑞杰于昨日出席亚洲新闻台主办的电视论坛节目。他是在回答一名现场民众提问时这么表示。 这名民众询问政府的收支平衡,而如果自本届政府执政至今都有健康盈余,能否成为来届选举的“战略性”加分助力。 对此他澄清,“并不是因为临近选举,所以我们才拨款在特定项目”,而预算案应该是分配资源的战略规划,确保我国能长期保持活力、成功,并且对各世代都公平。 针对有者形容本届财案乃“选举财案”,他回应:如果他们的意思是很满意这次财案,那很好,不过我不是基于选举来规划的。 他补充,必须对未来世代负责。一次财案不可能解决所有问题。在制定财案前,他要和不同部门部长会面,拟定一份清单了解不同需求,再经过内阁和总理讨论后,选出需优先处理的项目。 经济学家估计国家累积盈余达150亿元 2019财政年政府整体预算收支预计出现35亿元的赤字,占国内生产总值(GDP)的0.7巴仙,而预料盈余达到21亿1600万元。 新财年的国家储备净投资回报贡献(Net Investment Returns Contributions,简称NIRC),则预计为172亿元,增加4.5巴仙。 NIRC框架是从2009年起实施,一开始只包括新加坡金融管理局和新加坡政府投资公司(GIC)的贡献。从2016年起,淡马锡控股的预期收益也被纳入框架。在这期间,NIRC年年走高,是我国收入的最大来源。 而有经济学家估计,三年来我国的累积盈余可能已达150亿元。 网民批政府好巨额储备,却吝于社会开支 有网民提到,人民行动党政府倾向保留大笔储备(也没人能得知确实数额有多少),但是却以人民可能变得懒惰、依赖政府为由,不舍得为那些真正有需要的国民拨出社会开支。 John Lim提到,反之,他们却很乐意为自己开出天价高薪,而普通百姓就只能继续汲汲营营,劳碌老去。 “对于行动党来说,老百姓都只是经济数字。为何一定要确保年长者老了还可以工作?难道他们真的很喜欢做清洁工、卖纸巾或者收纸皮?难道部长们会容许自己的父母到了7、80岁还继续工作吗?” 网民Jimmy Yeo提到,无论预算案开支怎么拨款,都不应让下一代太沉重;He Ng则质疑,既然预算案有盈余、为何还非得要调高消费税? Ken Sei-ichi:看回过去三届选举,几乎是有迹可循,部长似乎在忽悠人民?Chong Koi Shing则提到,就像一些民众所相信的:当权者给您鸡腿,却拿走了你整只鸡。...
Following an announcement regarding his intention to join a “bigger” and “more effective” party earlier this month, former secretary-general of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Benjamin Pwee...
When approached by Straits Times for his views on the use of different languages on Singapore’s public signs, language historian, Mr Tan Dan Feng said having...
The Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) has announced that it awarded the tender for one land parcel for general agriculture (food) and two land...
Young entrepreneurs Alex Ho and Gay Yu Ting, who jointly own a hawker stall at Chinatown Complex food centre will be closing their stall for good...
Following the meeting between Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his Malaysian counterpart Mahathir Mohamad in Nov last year regarding the 1962 Water Agreement between the...
Goodies are generously being handed out with this year’s budget. Goodies for the young and old, for millennials and merdeka generation. Is this an election budget?...
by Joseph Nathan For some strange reasons, Singapore had been plagued with endless breaches, lapses & failures, one after another over these past years, further adding...