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About 850,000 older Singaporeans to receive cash under Assurance Package Seniors’ Bonus The money will go to seniors living in Singapore who do not own more than one property.PHOTO: ST FILE Chin Soo Fang Jan 15, 2025 SINGAPORE - About 850,000 lower-income Singaporeans aged 55 and above will...

10 areas in towns across Singapore to be made more pedestrian- and cyclist-friendly by 2026 Holland Village is one of the towns that are part of the LTA initiative to make areas around key neighbourhood amenities more pedestrian- and cyclist-friendly.PHOTO: LTA Vanessa Paige Chelvan Jan 14...

Snaking hour-long lines for new notes ahead of Chinese New Year ‹‹ 1 of 4 People queueing for “hongbao notes” at a DBS/POSB pop-up ATM at Ci Yuan Community Club on Jan 14.ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN 2 of 4 People queueing for “hongbao notes” at the UOB branch in Nex mall on Jan 14.ST PHOTO: ONG WEE...

Man, 62, found dead in Tampines flat after son didn't get 'Good morning stickers' for 3 days The habit of sending messages alerted the recipient that something was amiss when the texts suddenly stopped. Winnie Li November 26, 2024 A 62-year-old man in Singapore suddenly stopped sending "Good...

Eligible lower-income households can apply for public transport vouchers from Jan 14 Public transport vouchers can be used to top up fare cards or buy monthly passes.ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG Sheo Chiong Teng Jan 13, 2025 SINGAPORE – From Jan 14 to Oct 31, households with a monthly income per...

New bus service in Woodlands starts operations; latest under $900m enhancement scheme The new service 967 is the latest in a series of bus routes launched under the Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO Kok Yufeng Jan 12, 2025 SINGAPORE – A trip from his home in...

Buangkok residents enjoy better connectivity, more convenience with new bus interchange Buangkok Bus Interchange, which is integrated with Sengkang Grand Mall and Buangkok MRT station, has been operating with three services since Dec 1. ST PHOTO: SHINTARO TAY Lee Li Ying Jan 11, 2025...

Singaporean households can now claim $300 CDC vouchers, half for use at supermarkets A total of 1.33 million households will benefit from this sixth tranche of CDC vouchers.ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN Chin Soo Fang Jan 04, 2025 SINGAPORE – Every Singaporean household can now claim $300 worth of CDC...

Price freeze on some seafood, pork, vegetables at FairPrice from Jan 9 through CNY period Items at FairPrice outlets that have their prices locked during the Chinese New Year period include seafood like Chinese pomfret, grey prawns and red snapper.ST PHOTO: GIN TAY Anjali Raguraman Jan 09...

FairPrice Group doubles discounts for lower-income families for two months The discounts are valid for up to $200 per transaction per day.PHOTO: FAIRPRICE GROUP Chin Soo Fang Dec 30, 2024 SINGAPORE – FairPrice Group (FPG) is kicking off SG60 celebrations with more discounts for Community...

More than 6,000 low-income families to receive special year-end payout from Muis The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore said it had disbursed the special payout of about $4.3 million to more than 6,000 low-income families.PHOTO: ST FILE Sarah Koh Dec 27, 2024 SINGAPORE – Thousands of...

FairPrice extends discounts in 2025 for seniors, lower-income families The discount schemes will continue to run across all physical stores and Unity pharmacies till Dec 31, 2025.ST PHOTO: GIN TAY Kolette Lim Dec 19, 2024 SINGAPORE - FairPrice will extend its discount schemes for holders of...

Part-time security officers to see over 30% jump in hourly pay by 2028 Security officers in senior and supervisory roles will also see an hourly pay increase between 25 per cent and 30 per cent.ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH Sharon Salim Dec 13, 2024 SINGAPORE - Part-time security officers will see...

4 new City Direct buses to connect Hougang, Sengkang, Punggol residents to CBD from Jan 2 The express bus services will operate two morning and evening trips each during weekday peak hours.PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO Ian Cheng Dec 09, 2024 SINGAPORE – Four new City Direct (CDS) bus services – 675...

Former Workers’ Party chief Low Thia Khiang not contesting next general election Former WP chief Low Thia Khiang said he was already retired and there is a younger generation that can move the party forward.PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO FILE Aqil Hamzah and Mike Yeo Dec 08, 2024 SINGAPORE - Former...

Hume MRT station to open in Q2 2025; Circle Line Stage 6 to be ready in first half of 2026 When it opens, Hume station will serve more than 20,000 residents in the area between Hillview and Beauty World MRT stations.PHOTO: LTA/FACEBOOK Kok Yufeng Dec 07, 2024 SINGAPORE – Hume MRT station on...

Progress Singapore Party introduces new faces on the ground Ms Stella Stan Lee (left) and Mr Lawrence Pek met residents during a Progress Singapore Party walkabout in November.PHOTO: PROGRESS SINGAPORE PARTY/FACEBOOK Goh Yan Han and Ng Wei Kai Dec 05, 2024 SINGAPORE – Residents across...

ComfortDelGro fixes commission it charges cabbies at 70 cents per ride for 3 months The move is intended to encourage more drivers on ComfortDelGro’s Zig app to increase the availability and supply of rides during the festive period and December school holidays.ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG Esther...