
Domestic sector productivity falls due to large number of workers
In a wide-ranging interview with the media, Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang confirmed that Singapore is falling behind in productivity. He said Singapore is "not achieving the two to three percent (labour productivity) growth rate that we're aiming for". Report released on Tuesday (17 Feb) by MTI showed that Singapore's...

MP: Meet accounts deadlines or WP residents will suffer
MP Hri Kumar Nair Last week in Parliament (12 Feb), National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan said his ministry would withhold about $7 million of S&CC grants for the financial year 2014 from Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC) until “it cleans up its mess” ('Khaw withholds $7M S&CC subsidies from...

Goh after PM’s surgery: ‘Plan for uncertainty’
ESM Goh Chok Tong Posting on his Facebook page [Link] yesterday (17 Feb), ESM Goh Chok Tong calls for the nation to "plan for uncertainty". He wrote, "PM will be alright. But his prostate cancer, and mine too, show life's unpredictability. Hence, all the more reasons to plan for uncertainty." PM Lee had earlier undergone an...
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