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21 Jan 2014 Tue

Singapore workers clock slightly fewer hours than 10 years ago

Employed residents in Singapore worked 45.6 hours per week on average last year, a slight decline from the 47.4 hours per week a decade before. In a written parliamentary reply, Acting Minister Tan Chuan-Jin said this reflects a rise in part-time employment.

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21 Jan 2014 Tue

S Iswaran clarifies criteria for issuing Public Entertainment licences

Second Minister for Home Affairs S Iswaran provided the clarifications in response to a question from Nominated Member of Parliament Janice Koh on why a Category 1 public entertainment licence had been denied to the music venue known as Broadcast HQ.

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21 Jan 2014 Tue

2 out of 5 NS deferment applications to pursue arts granted by MINDEF

In eleven years, only two National Service (NS) deferment applications had been granted to those wanting to pursue the arts. There were five applications made during the period between 2003 and 2013.

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21 Jan 2014 Tue

Clan associations get grants from NHB to preserve heritage

Some clan associations get grants from the National Heritage Board to preserve their heritage and promote the use of dialect.

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21 Jan 2014 Tue

About 3,400 minors a year granted dual citizenship since 1987

From 1987 to 2012, some 3,400 minors a year on average were granted Singapore citizenship while also holding foreign citizenship, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Teo Chee Hean said.

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21 Jan 2014 Tue

Details on what defines pioneer generation to be provided in 2014 Budget

The government has received many suggestions from different groups of Singaporeans on how to define the pioneer generation, and details will be provided in the upcoming Budget.

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21 Jan 2014 Tue

Video Parliament passes changes to Prisons Act

Parliament has passed changes to the Prisons Act that will bring about a conditional remission system and a Mandatory Aftercare Scheme.

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21 Jan 2014 Tue

Video MP proposes pilot schools without streaming nor PSLE

MP for Moulmein-Kallang GRC Denise Phua has proposed that the government start a "pilot cluster of schools" offering 10 years of through-train education, without the need of a high stakes exam, like the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE).

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21 Jan 2014 Tue

Video Govt will take action on illegal tradesmen: Tan Chuan-Jin

Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin reiterated that it is illegal for foreigners on social visit pass to work in Singapore, when he was asked in Parliament on Tuesday about an informal sector of tradesmen from Malaysia who come to Singapore to work.

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21 Jan 2014 Tue

Medifund gave out S$102m to needy patients in 2012

Medifund gave out S$102 million to needy patients in 2012 -- a 12 per cent increase from the year before (S$90.8 million in 2011).

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