Amanda Yeap

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SINGAPORE: Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday (Apr 27) that he does not fault labour chief Ng Chee Meng or the labour movement for having supported the aborted Income-Allianz deal. Addressing a point made by Workers' Party (WP) chief Pritam Singh on Saturday that not a single labour MP had raised the issue in parliament, Mr Lee said it was understandable why they did not do so, as the deal was initially seen as reasonable by the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC).

1 month ago | channelnewsasia.com | Amanda Yeap

SINGAPORE: The NTUC will "learn the right lessons" from the aborted Income-Allianz deal, and while the labour movement always strives to do its best, sometimes it falls short, labour chief Ng Chee Meng said on Sunday (Apr 27). "We humbly acknowledge the public feedback. I've initiated a review in NTUC Enterprise so that we can learn the right lessons humbly, and do better for fellow Singaporeans. "In NTUC, we will do our best. And sometimes, I'm sorry that it is not good enough.

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SINGAPORE: Opposition parties are beginning to see the uncertainties arising from the tariff war, said Manpower Minister Tan See Leng at a People's Action Party (PAP) rally for Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency (GRC) on Saturday (Apr 26). Dr Tan said the opposition has been asking whether the government has been overreacting to the war, brought on by United States President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs. "But now, they are beginning to see the uncertainties.

1 month ago | channelnewsasia.com | Amanda Yeap

SINGAPORE: People's Action Party (PAP) Members of Parliament have the ability to tap a "direct line" to persuade the front bench when it comes to any issues on the ground, said the party's candidate for Kebun Baru SMC, Henry Kwek, on Friday (Apr 25). Mr Kwek, the single-seat ward's incumbent MP, said this was among several ways that backbench MPs can advocate for people. Others include filing parliamentary questions, organising focus groups and listening to feedback.

1 month ago | channelnewsasia.com | Amanda Yeap

Mr Ng Shi Xuan was by his father’s bedside when he realised that the man who raised him was not going to make it. His father, fiercely independent and rarely one to ask for anything, suddenly made an unusual request: he wanted to see his youngest brother, who lived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Mr Ng, an optimist who had been holding on to the hope that his father would recover from his illness, knew then that it was not going to happen.