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Govt heeds WP MP Muhamad Faisal’s call for paternity leave and work-life balance

WP MP for Aljunied GRC, Muhamad Faisal Singapore's birth rate of 1.20 children per woman, according to official 2011 figures, is one of the lowest in the world. It is well below the 2.10 statistic needed to sustain the population. Yesterday (21 Jan), the government announced a plethora of incentives and measures to address Singapore's...

WP’s Low: More RC centres than facilities in Punggol East

During the WP rally on 19 Jan, WP Secretary-General Low Thia Khiang made an astute observation, telling the crowd that there appears to be more RC (residents’ committee) centres in Punggol East than facilities such as convenience stores which residents need most. He told the crowd at the rally, "I was assigned to visit some...

RP’s Kenneth Jeyaretnam files fresh police reports

Mr Kenneth Jeyaretnam The chief of the Reform Party (RP), Mr Kenneth Jeyaretnam, has filed fresh police reports against "an act of vandalism" at the party's headquarters on Saturday (19 Jan) and more death threats directed at him and his family. Speaking to the media after RP's by-election rally on Sunday (20 Jan), Mr Jeyaretnam...