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The Singapore government is set to impose an additional 15% on excise duty across all tobacco products, with effect from 14 February onwards.Excise duty is the duty that is levied on goods that are imported into or manufactured in...

The Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister, Lawrence Wong, delivered his 2023 Budget speech in parliament on 14 February and among the announcements was the increase in the CPF Housing Grant.Snippets from MOF's press releaseANNEX E-1: INCREASE TO...

The Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister, Lawrence Wong, delivered his 2023 Budget speech in parliament on 14 February and announced several one-off support measures under the Assurance Package (AP).Snippets from MOF's press releaseThe enhanced Assurance Package (AP)...

Little Farms Pte Ltd fined $13,500 for failure to arrange for SFA inspections, and selling imported food consignments prior to inspectionsLittle Farms Pte Ltd, a licensed food importer, was fined $13,500 by the Court today for failure to arrange...

A Hyundai Veloster was hit in an accident along a roundabout at Newton Circus, resulting in the driver being in critical condition at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in Tan Tock Seng Hospital.His cousin-in-law, took to Instagram to appeal...

A full-time Singapore Police Force national serviceman, 26-year-old Jonathan Chua Wei Cong, entered a female toilet at a police unit while a 30-year-old policewoman was showing inside a cubicle, according to The Straits Times.Chua, who has since completed his...

44-year-old Ngow Chun Siong, who worked for a fish wholesaler Fish Vision Agro-tech, conspired with his (then) boss, 47-year-old Chew Kim Hwee, to bribe a senior team leader of NTUC FairPrice, 48-year-old Lim Kian Kok, paying him about $25,000...

A 39-year-old Indonesian maid in Singapore, Mimin, pleaded to one charge of theft by a servant and was sentenced to 5 months imprisonment on 13 February, according to Channel NewsAsia.She had suspected that her 71-year-old elderly employer had dementia...

Singapore Minister of Health Ong Ye Kung said that Singapore will be referring to Monkeypox as "Mpox" instead, in according with the World Health Organisation's recommendations.Over the last 4 months, Singapore has seen just 2 Mpox cases, and Ong...

44-year-old Chai Fui Chet, who was charged in court last November for harassing Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Facebook, was given a discharge amounting to an acquittal after being issued a stern warning.He was acquitted of his...