by Abriel | Mar 6, 2020 | 2020, Singapore Budget 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities
Many companies and volunteers have stepped forward to help those in need of assistance over the past year, and Minister for Social and Family Development Desmond Lee hopes more Singaporeans will do so. “Our society is stronger and more resilient when all...
by Abriel | Mar 6, 2020 | 2020, Good Health & Well-being, Singapore Budget 2020
From end-2021, pre-packaged non-alcoholic drinks with a high sugar or saturated fat content will be required to display a nutrition label with grades from “A” to “D”, with “D” being the unhealthiest. Retailers will also be banned...
by Abriel | Mar 6, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities
Families with disabled children who are attending special student care centres will get more fee subsidies, and more will soon qualify for help. With the extra help, most families will pay between 30% and 80% less in fees. For example, a family with a total monthly...
by Abriel | Mar 5, 2020 | 2020, Life on Land, Singapore Budget 2020
Singapore will transform into a greener city in the next 10 years, with more plant life and nature integrated into urbanised areas. In announcing the new vision on 5 March, Second Minister for National Development Desmond Lee said the project is strategic as it will...
by Abriel | Mar 5, 2020 | 2020, Climate Action, Singapore Budget 2020
Singapore is pulling out all the stops to buffer its economy against the shock waves of climate change, from ramping up efforts to curb heat-trapping emissions to protecting its coastlines. Minister for the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) Masagos Zulkifli gave...
