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Mt Kinabalu in Sabah (4,095 m or 13,435 ft high) With the Ministry of Education's statement yesterday (10 Jun) that the last 2 missing Singaporeans on the fateful climb up Mt Kinabalu are confirmed dead, ('MOE: 2 missing SGs confirmed perished at Mt Kinabalu'), the tragedy is drawing to a close. However, the attitudes of the... 

Health Minister Gan Kim Yong With the worsening condition of the MERS outbreak in Korea, a number of Taiwanese public members who have bought tour packages to Korea cancelled their trip. The travel agencies acted according to the existing refund policy and left many of them unhappy with refunds of 10% to nothing. The Taiwanese... 

Last September, the government set up the CPF Advisory Panel to review Singapore's compulsory savings system - the Central Provident Fund (CPF). This February, the panel gave its recommendations which were accepted by the government [Link]. Summary of the main changes: 1. Lump sum withdrawal A lump sum withdrawal, at age 65,...