Singapore News - Hospitals will no longer set aside entire wards for Covid-19 patients, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung told Parliament on Tuesday. This will free up beds that can be used by other patients and help ease
SINGAPORE - MPs who are convicted and fined for an offence will now lose their seat only if the fine amount is at least $10,000, after Parliament on Monday (May 9) unanimously approved amendments to the Constitution to update the disqualification criteria. This increase in the fine quantum, from the existing $2,000, takes into account inflation over the years, Education.
SINGAPORE - Lawyer and opposition politician Lim Tean will be charged in court on Thursday (May 12) with criminal breach of trust, unlawful stalking and acting as an advocate or solicitor without a valid practising certificate. He is alleged to have misappropriated $30,000 that was awarded to a former client as settlement with respect to a motor injury civil suit.
SINGAPORE - Singapore residents should not discard their TraceTogether token or delete the app just yet, as the country may need to step up contact tracing measures if the Covid-19 situation worsens, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung. "We are taking a cautious, 'step down but not dismantle' posture for our public health measures," he told Parliament on Monday (May.