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GE2025 reserve candidate Firdaus Daud deployed to Faishal Ibrahim’s former Kembangan ward

Lawyer and GE2025 reserve candidate Firdaus Daud (left of Tin Pei Ling) with Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC MPs at a voucher distribution event on Aug 23.

Singapore, Ecuador ink deal to cooperate in human development

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam (right) and Ecuador President Daniel Noboa Azin during the state banquet at Goodwood Park Hotel on Aug 24.

NDR 2026 gives S’poreans reasons to be confident in the future despite external uncertainty: Analysts

While the star of PM Lawrence Wong’s Rally speech was the announcement of a major reset of family support measures, he also provided a careful assessment of how Singapore will deal with both geopolitical and technological risks on its own terms.

Higher BTO, resale flat demand expected after income ceiling raised, but supply can keep up: Analysts

In his National Day Rally speech on Aug 23, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said the income ceiling for BTO flats will be increased to $16,000 for families and $8,000 for singles.

PM Wong announces major reset in family support

Every Singaporean child will get nearly $70,000 in direct financial help, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong at the National Day Rally.

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Why the key shift in Singapore’s baby policy: From incentivising births to supporting parenthood

By providing more support in areas parents say they need, raising children may be seen as less daunting.

More childcare leave, BTO income ceiling raised: 10 highlights from PM Wong’s National Day Rally speech

From more childcare leave to more financial support for each S’porean child, here are 10 highlights from PM Wong’s speech.

Undersea tunnels linking Pulau Tekong to mainland Singapore being studied

Land that was reclaimed at Pulau Tekong for military use.

S’poreans to remain majority; Govt to continue managing size of foreign workforce: PM Wong

Singapore will refresh its citizen population at a measured pace and also manage the size of its foreign workforce to ensure Singaporeans remain the majority in their own country.

Sentosa’s west coast to get better access, new Downtown South resort to be built on Brani

An artist’s impression of the Island Heart Transport Hub and the redeveloped western end of Pulau Brani.

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