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Grace Fu: FTs help to plug gaps can’t be filled by SGs

Minister Grace Fu Speaking in Parliament yesterday (10 Mar), Minister Grace Fu said that Singapore remains on track for "slower and more sustainable" population growth, with the overall growth rate of 1.3 per cent in 2014 the slowest in the past 10 years. However, she also said that this is in line with what was proposed in...

Maid in ‘captivity’ tells a different version to MOM

Earlier, non-governmental organisation Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2) reported in an article, which has also been re-posted on TRE ('Maid trapped in house for over 2 years'), about a maid trapped in a house for 2 years. The tip about the maid's predicament was actually first passed on to TRE by blogger Uncle Chua aka Redbean...

DPM Teo: Our salaries have not risen in past 3 years

Teo Chee Hean During the Parliament debate today (10 Mar), DPM Teo noted that political salaries have not gone up in the past 3 years even as the benchmark they are linked to has risen by around 3% per year over the period. He said that in January 2012, following a debate in Parliament, the Parliament agreed on 3 principles...