On Feb. 16, DPM & Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat delivered the "Emerging Stronger Together" #Budget2021 statement, which includes the S$11 billion Covid-19 Relief Package.

Here's what you missed:

📈 The Covid-19 budget measures have been estimated to save or create 155,000 jobs in S'pore & helped avoid a worse recession.

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✈️ The Jobs Support Scheme (JSS) will be extended for companies in the worst-affected sectors, with S$700 million allocated to help these firms.

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🏢 The S Pass quota for the manufacturing industry will be reduced over the next 2 years. It will decrease by 18% in 2022 and 15% in 2023.

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🌏 The government has set aside S$90 million to build a more sustainable S'pore through electric-vehicle related initiatives & local food production.

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📝 And here's a summary of #Budget2021, in relatively fewer words.

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🌳 JTC Corporation has issued a stern warning to a contractor after they "erroneously" cleared a significant patch of forests in Kranji.

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💲 Everything you need to know about the upcoming GST changes.

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💰In case you missed it, here’s a quick rundown of #Budget2021.

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VIRUS UPDATE: The only case reported today (Feb. 16) is a foreign domestic worker who arrived from Indonesia.

Total cases: 59,810
Total discharged: 59,661
Total deaths: 29

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🛳 This 40-minute durian party cruise costs S$65 and includes a set of Mao Shan Wang & seasonal durians for 2 pax.

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From now till Mar. 30, Pizza Hut S’pore will be selling bubble tea pizza, with toppings like boba, cheese, marshmallows & brown sugar milk tea sauce.

💸From S$11.80

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On Feb. 16, a 34-year-old woman was found with multiple stab wounds lying motionless at a void deck in Jurong East.

A 35-year-old man has been arrested for his suspected involvement in the murder of the woman.

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🐱A pet cat in Australia became a hero after it died protecting the family’s children from a venomous snake.

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🥵 Expect dry, hot weather & some thundery showers for the rest of Feb. 2021 as daily temperatures is forecast to range between 24°C and 33°C on most days.

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Happy Sticker-Pack Wednesday! Here's a Shiba Inu sticker pack so you can huat ah and paws-per:

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To our artist followers, if you would like us to feature your sticker packs, please drop an email to info@mothership.sg with the link to your sticker pack and a link to one of your social media accounts 🎉

[JUST IN] Covid-19 update in S'pore on Feb. 17:

NEW CASES: 11

* Community cases: 1
* Dorm cases: 0
* Imported cases: 10

Total cases: 59,821

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🌞 A large group of iguanas showed up at Warren Golf and Country Club over the Chinese New Year period to sun tan.

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✈️The first shipment of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine has arrived in Singapore, weeks before its original March 2021 schedule. 💉

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🥺A M’sian man who was stuck in S’pore for a whole year due to the Covid-19 pandemic returned home to surprise his wife and children, resulting in a tearful reunion.

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Singtel has apologised for the data breach of a third-party vendor's file-sharing system.

This includes the personally identifiable information of about 129,000 Singtel customers which contains their NRIC details.

➡️ https://bit.ly/3qoE2Yx

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A security firm in S’pore posted a public apology after it uploaded two CCTV clips of the Feb. 13 Tanjong Pagar crash.

Calling its actions an “administrative error”, it apologised for causing unnecessary suffering for the victims' families.

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