Since the MCO in 2020, the government has launched multiple initiatives to help individuals and businesses cope with their financial burdens. Here, we’ve narrowed down a list of reliefs for SMEs that are currently available or open for applications in 2021, based on information we had. They were announced under …
Read More »From ScamShield To LifeSG: A List Of Useful S’pore Gov’t Apps That You May Not Have Heard Of
From booking a sports facility to accessing our CPF statements, it seems that we have a plethora of apps that serve citizens’ needs. A search on the App Store reveals 20 over apps that allow us to perform transactions online without having to head down and queue up at the …
Read More »PM Lee: Gov’t To Issue Free COVID-19 Vaccinations For S’poreans, Long-Term Residents By Q3 2021
[Article has been updated on 14 December 2020, 5:40pm] Singapore has approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong today (14 December) in an address. The first shipment is expected to arrive by the end of this month, making Singapore one of the first …
Read More »This Startup Built A Chatbot To Automate Hiring – Counts DBS, Singtel, Gov’t Firms As Clients
Singapore is possibly in the height of its recession, with the economy contracting by 13.2 per cent year on year in the second quarter. The unemployment rate is also at a 10-year high, and it seems like many Singaporeans — both fresh graduates and mid-career — are scrambling for jobs. …
Read More »COVID-19: Gov’t Explores Wearable Contact Tracing Devices, May Be Issued To All S’poreans
The Smart Nation and Digital Government Group (SNDGG) is exploring a wearable device that may become Singapore’s new method for contact tracing. Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, the Minister-in-charge of the SNDGG and Minister for Foreign Affairs, announced this in Parliament on 5 June. While no other information has been revealed about …
Read More »Has The Govt Finally Listened To M’sian SMEs? Here Are 8 New Initiatives They’re Introducing.
On April 6 at 4PM, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced additions to the original initiatives for SMEs in the PRIHATIN Economic Stimulus Package that was shared on March 27, 2020. These additions are targeted towards SMEs and micro SMEs, following the immense feedback that the government received after the March …
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