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Most young adults in S’pore surveyed want to have children, but many lack fertility knowledge: Study (opens the original)
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Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox About 84% of young adults surveyed said they ideally wanted at least one child. SINGAPORE – Only one in 10 young adults surveyed in Singapore knew the answers to basic fertility questions, despite more than half believing they were well-informed about fertility and reproductive health. The knowledge gap was also evident among those who want to become parents. Among childless respondents who said having children one day was important to th
$1.8 million benchmark for MR4 ministers a reference point, not an entitlement: Chan Chun Sing (opens the original)
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Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Minister for Defence Chan Chun Sing speaking in Parliament on Sept 10 after MPs debated the ministerial statements on the Government’s response to the 2026 review of salaries for political appointment holders and MPs. SINGAPORE – There will be no immediate increase from $1.1 million to $1.8 million for an MR4 minister, and most at that entry-level grade are expected to be paid about $1.35 million by the end of the current term, Coordinati
New movement to get S’poreans to read 15 minutes a day through tracking platform, virtual rewards (opens the original)
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Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox The ReadSG Challenge includes features such as personal goal-setting, reading streaks, experience points and redeemable virtual coins. SINGAPORE – A new five-year national movement is encouraging Singaporeans to pick up a book for at least 15 minutes a day as part of efforts to strengthen the country’s reading culture. They can track their daily reading time and earn virtual rewards as part of a challenge under the ReadSG movement launche
Racist, hateful comments towards Indians are deeply troubling; S’poreans must reject hatred: SM Lee (opens the original)
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Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Singapore must continue to work hard to strengthen its cohesion and protect its racial harmony, says Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong. SINGAPORE – It is deeply troubling to see racist comments and hateful remarks directed at the Indian community in the wake of the Nepal flood tragedy, said Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sept 6 as he called on Singaporeans to “reject hatred”. At times like this, the response should be compassion and sol
New childcare leave scheme will take some time to implement, at least several months: Indranee (opens the original)
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Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox The new scheme will give a working parent with one child aged 12 and below eight days of childcare leave a year. SINGAPORE – Implementing the new childcare leave provisions for parents announced at the National Day Rally (NDR) will take at least several months, as the Government works through operational details and makes the necessary legislative and system changes. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Indranee Rajah said on Sept 2 th
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