Budget 2026: Government to boost support for mid-career workers

The Government plans to support workers across all levels to build a resilient and skilled workforce in 2026, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.

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🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒💕 Budget 2026: More subsidies for couples to start families, continued assistance for lower-income families

"Many young couples hope to become parents," Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said. "We want to create the right conditions, so they feel confident and ready to start a family."

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💵 Budget 2026: CPF Board to introduce new investment scheme in 2028

The Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board will be introducing a new investment scheme in 2028 for longer-term investors interested in a simplified and low-cost option, announced Prime Minister Lawrence Wong during his Budget statement.

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🤑 Budget 2026: Up to $400 in cash, $570 in U-Save rebates, $500 in CDC vouchers to help alleviate cost of living

The Government will be providing a cost-of-living special payment between $200 to $400 in cash to Singaporean adults earning up to $100,00 in assessable income, who do not own more than one property.

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Updating foreign workers policies

Salaries and levies for foreign workers will be adjusted to reflect evolving economic conditions, said PM Wong.

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🛡️ Budget 2026: Defence spending kept at 3% of GDP amidst a 'more dangerous' world

Referring to the 61 state-based armed conflicts worldwide in 2024, PM Lawrence Wong noted that the number was the highest recorded since World War II.

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🚬 Budget 2026: Smoking becomes more expensive as govt increases tobacco tax by 20%

Following the increase, the additional revenue collected from tobacco duties is expected to reach $150 million per annum.

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Budget 2026: Helping SMEs go abroad, $50m fund for ground-up community projects and other key things you may have missed

In the first Budget in this new term of Government, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong laid out how Singapore must continue to refresh its strategies and strengthen social compacts. From support for businesses to addressing climate change, here are the things in Budget 2026 that you might have missed.

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The Prime Minister delivers on vouchers again!

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In 2028, the CPF Board will introduce a new, simpler investment scheme that offers low-cost products. Here's what you need to know about it!

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[Budget 2026] TL; DR? Here’s what Singaporeans can expect to receive in the coming months.

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Singapore Pools system error leads to double payouts for football match: Report

The technical malfunction reportedly led to hundreds of thousands of dollars in excess winnings being disbursed after Singapore Pools mistakenly paid out additional sums for a German league match on Wednesday (Feb 11).

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[Budget 2026] More support will be provided for lower-wage workers and their employers to uplift incomes and improve job security.

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[Budget 2026] Smokers will now have to fork out 58.9 cents for each stick of cigarette, up from 49.1 cents now.

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Grassland fire in Selangor destroys 44 vehicles at storage facility

The fire happened at around 2.40pm, at a local city council's storage facility for unserviceable vehicles in Taman Putra Perdana, Puchong.

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Teacher dies after Thailand school shooting

A 17-year-old used a firearm stolen from a police officer to shoot the teacher, identified as Sasiphat Sinsamosorn, at the Patongprathankiriwat School in Songkhla Province's Hat Yai district on Wednesday before being detained by police.

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Man, 29, arrested after e-vaporiser pods discovered following Cantonment Road collision

A 29-year-old male car driver was arrested for driving without reasonable consideration and driving under the influence of drugs.

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😰 2 killed after civilian airplane shot at on landing in Indonesia's Papua, police say

Indonesian police said it was unclear who carried out the attack on the Smart Air plane, which was carrying 13 passengers, including the two pilots.

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Dylan Wang recalls impromptu basketball session and unpredictable rains in Singapore inspired D.Desirable's new collab

Chinese actor-singer Dylan Wang did not expect to shoot some hoops with young locals at Duxton Hill while visiting Singapore in October 2025.

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Famed Singapore zichar institution Ah Orh Seafood's second-generation owner dies at 77

Ah Orh Seafood’s history dates back to 1919, where it first started as a bak kut teh stall at a market in Merchant Road. Since 1965, its menu grew to include zichar dishes and it moved to the now-defunct Ellenborough Market Hawker Centre in 1980.

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👏 Chang Cheng F&B group gives out at least 100 gold plaques worth over $500k to long-serving employees

Long-serving employees of local food and beverage company Chang Cheng Holdings were presented with gold plaques in recognition of their service during the company's 32nd anniversary celebration recently.

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