The measures come under an additional S$1.1 billion support package to help Singaporean households, especially lower- to middle-income ones, cope with rising costs.
The additional two weeks of government-paid paternity leave will be implemented on a voluntary basis, for fathers of Singaporean children born from Jan 1, 2024.
Presidential candidate Tharman Shanmugaratnam is in the lead with 70 per cent of the vote, according to a sample count published by the Elections Department at about 10.40pm on Friday (Sep 1).
GIC reports 20 year real rate of return (its reporting metric) of 4.6%, compared to 4.2% a year ago. For comparison, Temasek posted a $7B annual loss a couple weeks ago 🤔🤔🤔