Eastern Europeans in S’pore fret over loved ones back home, offer financial help to Ukraine
The expats who spoke to The Straits Times said they were uncertain how the war and sanctions could affect business, travel and foreign remittance.
The expats who spoke to The Straits Times said they were uncertain how the war and sanctions could affect business, travel and foreign remittance.
The House on Wednesday March 2) endorsed this year's S$109 billion Budget, including plans to raise the GST rate in two stages.
The Digital and Intelligence Service will be responsible for intelligence, cyber and psychological defence.
It will also block certain Russian banks and financial transactions connected to Russia.
SIA's move comes as the international community continues to crank up pressure on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.
The report also said that if global warming continues, the impact of climate change could be more severe with irreversible results.
MP Dr Tan Wu Meng raised the idea of Singapore's potential as a hydrogen hub.
Singapore must also remain united and cohesive, said Mr Lee, who highlighted that domestic politics must "stop at our shores".
Singapore had earlier projected that its GDP would grow by 3-5% in 2022, with core inflation to come in between 2-3%.
As the Russia-Ukraine crisis escalated, news of it dominated Chinese social media, with hundreds of millions of views for each hashtag.