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Parliament: Amended law passed to extend protection for children up to age 18 str.sg/J45f
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Parliament: Only 160,000 of two million public Government records have metadata on NAS web portal straitstimes.com/politics/pa…

Parliament: Only 8% of 2 million public government records searchable on National Archives online...

SINGAPORE - About two million government records over 25 years old are held by the National Archives of Singapore (NAS) as public archives. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Parliament: Turning Pulau Semakau into a 'treasure island' possible through new recycling efforts: Amy Khor straitstimes.com/politics/pa…

Parliament: Turning Pulau Semakau into a 'treasure island' possible through new recycling efforts,...

Turning trash to treasure will ensure a ready supply of resources for Singapore and create new economic and job opportunities, said the Senior Minister of State for the Environment and Water Resour...

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Parliament: Sanitary pads, wine bottles, cigarette butts - camera effective nabbing litterbugs but not the cure, says Amy Khor straitstimes.com/singapore/s…

Parliament: There’s no stopping Yishun’s sanitary pad litterbug, period

SINGAPORE - The issue of high-rise littering stirred up a lively exchange in Parliament on Tuesday (Sept 3), with Ms Lee Bee Wah (Nee Soon GRC) throwing light on a peculiar form of high-rise litter...

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Parliament: What is 'emotional injury'? Term explained in proposed changes to law for the young and vulnerable straitstimes.com/politics/pa…

Parliament: What is 'emotional injury'? Term explained in proposed changes to law for the young and...

SINGAPORE - A definition of the term "emotional injury" proposed in draft legislation will allow the Ministry of Social and Family Development to know when it should intervene in situations that...

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Parliament: Draft law to protect and rehabilitate youth will be extended up to age 18 straitstimes.com/politics/pa…

Parliament: Draft law to protect and rehabilitate youth will be extended up to age 18

SINGAPORE- A law to protect young offenders and vulnerable children up to age 16 is to be amended, with the age limit raised to under-18, in a move to give better care to more youths. Read more at...

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Parliament: No grants, subsidies given to developing India's Amaravati city, says Iswaran str.sg/J44A
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Parliament: More than six in 10 Singaporeans signed up for PayNow, service has 2.8 million registrations str.sg/J44q
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Parliament: Most maids who borrow from moneylenders have worked in Singapore for several years str.sg/J44U

Parliament: Most maids who borrow from moneylenders have worked in Singapore for several years

SINGAPORE - The majority of foreign domestic workers (FDWs) who borrow from moneylenders have worked in Singapore for some time before taking out their first loan. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Parliament: Higher payouts, greater transparency among proposed changes to work injury compensation laws str.sg/J44J
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Parliament: Ways businesses can manage global uncertainties str.sg/J4Zt
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Parliament: Funding for $100b climate change measures to come from sources including borrowing, ministry budgets str.sg/J4ZV
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Parliament: At least 2,300 cases of high-rise littering a year; surveillance cameras help nab litterbugs str.sg/J4ZE
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Parliament: NUS has largest endowment fund of $5.9 billion, followed by NTU with $1.9 billion str.sg/J4ZL

Parliament: NUS has largest endowment fund of $5.9 billion, followed by NTU with $1.9 billion

The two universities are followed by Singapore University of Technology and Design at $1.1 billion, Singapore Management University at $1 billion, Singapore Institute of Technology and Singapore...

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Parliament: Pupils exempted from mother tongue language will be treated fairly under new PSLE scoring system, says Indranee Rajah str.sg/JZtu
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Changes to Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act much needed, say religious groups straitstimes.com/politics/ch…

Changes to Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act much needed, say religious groups

SINGAPORE - Local religious groups say proposed changes to the Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act (MRHA) are a much-needed update to the 30-year-old law, especially since hate speech can spread...

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Parliament: Affordability of CareShield Life premiums and criteria to qualify raised by MPs straitstimes.com/politics/pa…

Parliament: Affordability of CareShield Life premiums and criteria to qualify raised by MPs

SINGAPORE - Can people afford premiums for the new compulsory long-term disability insurance scheme, and will payouts be sufficient, MPs asked during the parliamentary debate on Monday (Sept 2). Read...

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Parliament: HDB to review various ways it communicates with single unwed parents straitstimes.com/politics/pa…

Parliament: HDB to review how it communicates with single unwed parents, following MP's call for...

SINGAPORE - The Housing Board will carry out a comprehensive review of how it interacts with single unwed parents seeking a roof over their heads. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Parliament: Bill passed to pave way for launch of CareShield Life next year straitstimes.com/singapore/h…
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Changes proposed to Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act: 5 things to know about the law straitstimes.com/politics/ch…

Changes proposed to Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act: 5 things to know about the law

SINGAPORE - The Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act (MRHA) was enacted in 1990 to safeguard the separation of religion and politics, and ensure moderate religious influences in Singapore. Read more...

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