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According to data from ICA, the number of overstayers arrested saw a 52 per cent increase from 357 in 2022, to 542 in 2023.
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About 500 to 600 overstayers in Singapore yet to be arrested

Out of around 31,100 self-employed parents per year eligible for government-paid childcare leave, 5,400 submitted claims for such leave each year on average.
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Majority of self-employed parents did not tap childcare leave benefits

The Court of Appeal had found AGC and SPS were in breach of confidence and acted unlawfully over the exchange of a number of letters belonging to 13 death row inmates.
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No further action against officers who disclosed letters of death row inmates

The aim is to preserve the Unesco heritage of hawker centres where stallholders largely operate their stalls themselves.
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Government sets out ways it helps sustain hawker culture

MAS expects financial institutions that employ finfluencers to advertise their services to ensure that information is presented in a clear way.
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Influencers must be licensed and regulated to give financial advice

Abusive and time-wasting applications to be deemed contempt of court
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Abusive and time-wasting applications to be deemed contempt of court

The credits are being distributed to more than 1 million national servicemen past and present through the month of November on the government smartphone app LifeSG.
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Hard copy vouchers available on request for LifeSG credits

The Community Relations Unit will focus on tackling two types of community disputes - cases involving hoarding and severe noise.
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Community Relations Unit can forcibly declutter homes of hoarders

There are 65 advertisements from primary and secondary schools listed on the MOE website for stallholders as at Nov 12.
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New school canteen models to tackle stallholder shortages

    Premiums for MediShield Life will rise from April 2025.
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    Affordability a key point raised in debate on MediShield Life

    Toxic and harmful discharge into sewers can kill the microbes used to treat used water at water reclamation plants.
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    Stiffer penalties for illegal discharge into sewers

    This review comes amid a worsening road traffic situation.
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    S'pore proposes easing mandatory sentences for some traffic offences

    MOE will work with Sped schools and social service agencies to form a pool of relief teachers who can step in when needed.
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    Pool of relief teachers to help special education teachers

    This comes after the announcement that parents will get another 10 weeks of shared parental leave, on top of their current leave entitlements.
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    Start date of revised parental leave will not be expedited

    Class sizes are not necessarily the most important determiner of educational outcomes, said Education Minister Chan Chun Sing.
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    New GEP approach will not change typical class sizes

    The MOH has published what people can expect to pay for IP premiums over their lifetime.
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    MOH will do more to help people pick the right IP insurance

    The scheme pays Singaporeans and permanent residents who have lost their jobs up to $6,000 over a maximum of six months.
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    All HDB dwellers can get job seeker support if criteria met

    The Returning Officer can issue corrective directions to those who publish prohibited online election advertising content under the proposed new law.
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    Bill to combat digitally manipulated content tabled

    Singapore has a multi-prong approach to safeguarding its energy security in a low-carbon way.
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    Electricity prices can go up to recover cost of initiatives

    All arriving travellers are screened against a watchlist of persons of interest, and those flagged by ICA to be of higher risk. They are then stopped for more stringent checks.
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    More travellers refused entry with automated lanes

    Suspected cases will be taken to hospital where they will be tested, and if proven to have mpox, will be isolated till they recover.
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    Mpox likely to be more troublesome than disruptive

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