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Only 12.3 per cent of point-to-point journeys in January 2024 were street-hail trips, compared with 22.4 per cent in January 2021.
Singapore

A ‘vital niche’, but flagging a cab is getting harder

Nurses doing video consultations at the SGH@Home Command Centre in September 2022. A virtual ward will become an option in public healthcare institutions from April.
Singapore

Virtual wards among steps to anchor healthcare in community

    The International Champions Cup football match at the National Stadium in 2019. With the Major Sports Event Fund, the Government wants to attract more world-class sports events to Singapore.
    Sports

    $165m Major Sports Event Fund to enhance events hub status

    Families will be able to use the Child Development Account to further defray the cost for the service.
    Singapore

    New childminding scheme among efforts to support families

    MediShield Life is a basic, mandatory health insurance plan launched in November 2015 to protect all Singaporeans against large medical bills for life, regardless of pre-existing conditions .
    Singapore

    MediSave to pay for higher MediShield premiums

    In Singapore, what is driving up hospital bed occupancy is the increased number of seniors with complex conditions post-Covid-19.
    Singapore

    Subsidised hospital care in the comfort of home from April 1

    Katong Park is one of seven MRT stations in Stage 4 of the Thomson-East Coast Line.
    Singapore

    TEL Stage 4 from Tanjong Rhu to Bayshore to open on June 23

    New tenancies for properties within Gillman Barracks were announced as recently as April 2023 by the Singapore Land Authority.
    Singapore

    Gillman Barracks site being studied for new neighbourhood

    The initiative under the Parenthood Provisional Housing Scheme (PPHS) will run from July 2024 to June 2025
    Singapore

    $300 monthly rental vouchers for families awaiting BTO flats

    Companies must offer eligible staff re-employment until the age of 69, or employment assistance in its place.
    Singapore

    Retirement age raised to 64 in 2026, 69 for re-employment

    Currently, only one- to three-room HDB flats are eligible for $225 worth of vouchers.
    Singapore

    $300 vouchers for HDB households to buy green products

    A Public Toilets Task Force will be convened to study and recommend solutions to improve the cleanliness of public toilets.
    Singapore

    2024 to be the year of public hygiene