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The Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment announces the issuance of recycling bins to every household to increase domestic recycling rates. Singapore Art Museum has launched its new space for Arts Exhibitions at Tanjong Pagar Distripark. [citation needed] 20 January – CP: Singapore reported its first Omicron-related death, a 92-year ...
Since 2022, the majority of crime reports has been attributed to scams. On a year-on-year basis, there were 46,563 reported scam cases in 2023, up from 31,728 cases in 2022 (46.8% increase). Since 2019, more than S$2.3 billion has been lost to scams. Annual losses of more than $650 million were recorded in both 2022 and 2023.
Between 2007- 2022, 11% of recorded incidents in the Singapore Strait were incidents of piracy and 89% were incidents of armed robbery against ships. [4] There were 34 recorded incidents of piracy and armed robbery at sea in the Singapore Strait in 2020, [5] 49 in 2021, [6] and 55 in 2022; [1] indicating a trend of increasing incidents.
Singapore Post Limited ( SGX: S08 ), commonly abbreviated as SingPost, is an associate company of Singtel [2] and Singapore 's designated Public Postal Licensee which provides domestic and international postal services. It also provides logistics services in the domestic and international markets, warehousing and fulfillment, and global ...
v. t. e. Human rights in Singapore refers to rights both legal and in practice. Since Singapore 's independence in 1965, the legal rights of its citizens have been set out in the Constitution of Singapore and include rights found in subsequent amendments and referendums. These rights have evolved through Singapore's history as a part of the ...
4 October 2021. Status: Current legislation. The Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act 2021, or Fica/FICA, [1] is a statute of the Parliament of Singapore. Enacted in 2021, it seeks to "protect the public interest by counteracting acts of foreign interference". [2] The Bill was introduced on 13 September 2021 and passed on 4 October 2021.
Goods and Services Tax ( GST) in Singapore is a value added tax (VAT) of 9% levied on import of goods, as well as most supplies of goods and services. Exemptions are given for the sales and leases of residential properties, importation and local supply of investment precious metals and most financial services. [1]
The statutory boards of the Government of Singapore are autonomous organisations that have been tasked to perform an operational function by legal statutes passed as Acts in the Parliament of Singapore. The statutes define the purpose, rights and powers of each authority. These organisations would usually subsequently report to one specific ...