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Singapore supports 71% of human rights recommendations by UN member states (opens the original)
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Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Ambassador Jaya Ratnam, Singapore’s permanent representative to the UN Office in Geneva, Switzerland, addressing delegates gathered for Singapore's fourth Universal Periodic Review, on Sept 28. SINGAPORE - Singapore has supported 243, or 71%, of the 342 recommendations made by United Nations member states as part of a regular review of the country’s human rights record. The recommendations the Republic supported in its Universal Periodic
Singapore now a super-aged society, with 21.4% of citizen population aged 65 and older (opens the original)
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Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox The number of Singaporeans aged 80 and older also increased to 152,000 in 2026, up from 145,000 in 2025. SINGAPORE – Singapore has officially become a super-aged society, with more than 21 per cent of the citizen population aged 65 and older. In 2026, 21.4 per cent of Singaporeans are in this age group, up from 20.7 per cent in 2025 and 13.7 per cent a decade ago. This means the Republic has crossed the threshold for the United Nations’ d
Scaffold netting at new worksites in Singapore must be fire-retardant from March 2027 (opens the original)
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Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox This rule will apply to projects awarded from March 1, regardless of the material used for the scaffold. SINGAPORE – All scaffold netting used outside buildings must be fire-retardant from 2027 to reduce fire risks at worksites, said Minister of State for Manpower Dinesh Vasu Dash on Sept 24. This rule will apply to projects awarded from March 1, 2027, regardless of the material used for the scaffold. Dinesh added that the scaffold nettin
New wellness centre in the CBD provides workers with counselling, physiotherapy (opens the original)
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Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox The new centre provides mental and digital well-being, including counselling, mindfulness sessions, art therapy, and digital wellness talks and workshops. SINGAPORE – Workers in the Central Business District can access counselling and stress and pain management services near their offices at a new wellness centre at Capital Tower that opened on Sept 15. The centre, called Touchpoint@Capital Tower, aims to make it easier for working adults
PM Wong to donate full pay increase for next 5 years to charity (opens the original)
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Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Under changes to political salaries announced on Sept 8, the Prime Minister’s annual salary will go up from $2.2 million to $3.6 million, including bonuses. SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will donate his full salary increase to good causes for the next five years to demonstrate his commitment to the idea that revised political salaries are in Singapore’s interests. “The Government will continue to pay me the salary provided for
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