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Ministry of Home Affairs

Forum: SAFRA and HomeTeamNS members enjoy reciprocal benefits

New lab in Changi cuts pandemic testing time by a third, improves cargo testing capacity tenfold

A new HTX lab located in the Changi Airfreight Centre was built and launched on Jan 16.
A new HTX lab located in the Changi Airfreight Centre was built and launched on Jan 16.

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Professional development, collaboration, well-being: Inside a workplace that prioritises its people

Ministry of Home Affairs Super MHA townhall
Ministry of Home Affairs Super MHA townhall

Adoption agencies that knowingly bring in children of suspect origin will be taken to task: Goh Pei Ming

Minister of State for Social and Family Development Goh Pei Ming speaking in Parliament on Jan 14.
Minister of State for Social and Family Development Goh Pei Ming speaking in Parliament on Jan 14.

Over 70% of residential AMD fires between 2022 and 2025 involved uncertified, modified devices

Aftermath of the interior of the 106 Jalan Bukit Merah unit damaged by the fire, taken on Aug 14, 2025.
Aftermath of the interior of the 106 Jalan Bukit Merah unit damaged by the fire, taken on Aug 14, 2025.

Maximum fines for lorry owners who flout speed limiter rules may rise to 10 times current penalties

Speed limiters cap a vehicle’s top speed at 60km/h to reduce the risk of speeding-related accidents involving heavy vehicles.
Speed limiters cap a vehicle’s top speed at 60km/h to reduce the risk of speeding-related accidents involving heavy vehicles.

Alleged Indonesian trafficking ring sending babies to Singapore being investigated: MHA, MSF

The authorities have been engaging the affected adoptive parents to explain the situation to them.
The authorities have been engaging the affected adoptive parents to explain the situation to them.

Collecting your passport and IC takes just 5 minutes with ICA’s new robots

An automated robot retrieving a passport a storage shelf inside the central repository at ICA Services Centre (ISC) on Dec 22.
An automated robot retrieving a passport a storage shelf inside the central repository at ICA Services Centre (ISC) on Dec 22.

Mandatory caning for scammers from Dec 30; increased penalties for speedsters from Jan 1

The enhanced penalties for scams and scam-related offences were introduced amid reports that showed Singapore has lost more than $3.4 billion to scams since 2019.
The enhanced penalties for scams and scam-related offences were introduced amid reports that showed Singapore has lost more than $3.4 billion to scams since 2019.

Singapore police step up patrols in certain areas following Sydney’s Bondi Beach shooting

Police officers from the Special Operations Command (SOC) patrolling at the SGX Centre 1, along Shenton Way, on Sep 17, 2025.
Police officers from the Special Operations Command (SOC) patrolling at the SGX Centre 1, along Shenton Way, on Sep 17, 2025.

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