The Online Citizen (TOC) refuses to apologise for misleading the public
The Online Citizen (TOC) has refused to apologise for the controversy caused by their video of the incident involving the elderly woman and the Singapore Police Force (SPF). TOC claims that they have been “appropriate and fair” when interviewing the elderly woman. The elderly woman’s son had sent a legal letter to TOC on 7 […]
There’s nothing political in the work done by PA. So stop politicising it!
During this COVID-19 pandemic, the People’s Association has been all over the place. As far back as early February 2020, hundreds of People’s Association volunteers were out there at 89 community centres and 654 RC centres all over Singapore to distribute surgical masks to 1.3 million households in Singapore. At that time there was a […]
Grow your CPF with Matched Retirement Savings Scheme; 440,000 members qualify
Matched Retirement Savings Scheme (MRSS) Good news! The Government has introduced the Matched Retirement Savings Scheme (MRSS) to help senior Singaporeans who have yet to meet the Basic Retirement Sum (BRS) save more for retirement. Here’s how it works. For 5 years from 2021 to 2025, the Government will match dollar-for-dollar, cash top-ups made to […]
NTUC FairPrice extends Pioneer and Merdeka Generations Discount Schemes Until 31 December 2021
Senior citizens from the Pioneer and Merdeka Generations can continue to enjoy discounts at NTUC FairPrice outlets for another year. NTUC FairPrice (FairPrice) announced on Monday (Dec 28, 2020) that they will be extending its Pioneer Generation (PG) discount scheme and Merdeka Generation (MG) discount scheme for another 12 months, until 31 December 2021. FairPrice […]
Elderly woman says she collects cardboard to pass time and exercise
The sight of an old and frail elderly person collecting cardboard never fails to move people. After all, we are people of compassion. So it was that when a story was posted of a tired, elderly cardboard collector almost knocked down by a Porsche SUV, it went viral. In his Facebook post on Monday (Dec. 7), […]
FairPrice on Wheels: Supermarkets made convenient for seniors
FairPrice on Wheels was first started in April 2020 during the circuit breaker. It is an initiative where vans filled with groceries were parked in five mature estates for residents’ shopping convenience. The trucks facilitated greater convenience during the pandemic by bringing groceries and necessities to the residents. This was especially helpful for the elderly, […]
Technology increases cost but magnitude of healthcare inflation cannot be predicted: Dr Koh
Technology leads to healthcare inflation but it is difficult to predict what technologies will drive future clinical practice.
Lessons on gratitude and resilience from 82-year-old cleaner uncle with walking stick
“Today, uncle Ming taught me about gratitude, contentment, and resilience. He wants to lead a dignified life and fend for himself, instead of relying purely on aid. His gratitude heart rose above all adversity and nothing destroyed his optimistic view of life. Uncle Ming, thank you for being my teacher,” Ms Lee Siew Yian wrote […]
Universal minimum wage system is not suitable for Singapore
In a forum letter published by Lianhe Zaobao, Dr Wu Zhengxiao, a Senior Lecturer in Singapore Management University (SMU) explained why universal minimum wage system is not suitable for Singapore. And here the translation of the forum letter: I recently read some articles about the minimum wage system. Many articles mentioned that the universal minimum […]
PAP MPs quiz Jamus on the universal minimum wage
Upon being quizzed by PAP MPs, Jamus conceded that a universal minimum wage was not the ideal thing to introduce during a recession. He does not know what the appropriate minimum wage should be and he has no specific proposal for youth unemployment.