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In its front page news article today (15 Nov), Straits Times published news of IMF review on the Singapore's financial health ('IMF: S'pore financial sector is resilient'). Over the past couple of days (13-14 Nov), IMF released reports on its review of Singapore's financial health. ST proudly reported, "The IMF has stress-tested... 

Yong Vui Kong The High Court has today (14 Nov) lifted the death sentence previously imposed on 24-year old Yong Vui Kong, and replaced it with a sentence of life in prison and 15 strokes of the cane. This re-sentencing is the culmination of 4 years of legal challenges and public activism urging the Singapore government to spare... 

Minister Khaw In Parliament (11 Nov), National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan revealed that 335,000 households have an outstanding HDB loan. 5% or 16,300 of these households are in arrears by 3 months or more. Among those in arrears, 0.7% (or 111) are affected by the CPF Valuation Limit. Mr Khaw said that these flat owners...