Singapore — Former Nominated Member of Parliament Calvin Cheng weighed in on the issue of who should be giving out awards in areas held by opposition MPs.
Mr Cheng wrote in a Jan 30 Facebook post that Workers’ Party MP Jamus Lim (Sengkang GRC) had “once again re-ignited the issue of Opposition MPs presenting Edusave and other awards through the People’s Association.”
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PM Lee hopes marriage & birth numbers will ‘come roaring back’ in the Year of the Tiger
Photo: Taken from unsplash.com/Syna Tiger Resort/used for illustration purposes only
Singapore — In his Chinese New Year message, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong hoped that Singapore’s marriage and birth rates would “come roaring back” in the auspicious Year of the Tiger.
“While Covid-19 initially caused a dip in the number of weddings, I am glad many couples have since gone ahead with their plans,” said Mr Lee.
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Ho Ching to become advisor for international investment firm EQT
Photo: Taken from EQT website and Ho Ching FB
Singapore — Former Temasek Holdings chief executive officer (CEO) and wife of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Ho Ching, will be taking an advisory role for global investment firm EQT.
“EQT Future is proud to announce the appointment of three high-caliber business executives with strong impact expertise to its Mission Board,” said EQT in a statement on Jan 27.
Singapore — The messy divorce saga of Taiwanese-American Mandopop star Wang Leehom and former wife Lee Jinglei dragged others into the fray last month, and it seems that the fights aren’t over quite yet, despite Ms Lee publicly stating that she wanted to end the drama.
OCBC phishing scam affected 790 victims; total loss reached S$13.7 million
Photo: Taken from Google Maps and FB Gina Koh
Singapore — In a statement issued on Sunday (Jan 30), OCBC Bank said that the total amount lost in last month’s phishing scam is at S$13.7 million and 790 people in all had been victimised in the scam.
These figures were updated from the earlier report this month that there had been nearly 470 OCBC customers who had fallen prey to the scam and who had lost at least S$8.5 million.
