5 S’pore News That You Should Know About That Were Reported Yesterday (3 September 2019)

Let’s face it: in this social media world, exciting and viral news like a cat feeding a baby beer would often appear in your Facebook news feed, while important news like the GDP growth of Singapore this year wouldn’t get the same reach.

It’s understandable since social media platforms would prioritise engaging and viral contents to keep users in their platform.

In order to ensure that you’d still know about important news instead just social news, below are the top five Singapore news that was reported yesterday which you should know, simplified for you in a bite-sized format:

Man Jailed For Taking Drugs And Stabbing Ex-Girlfriend At Her Birthday Party

A man turned up uninvited to his ex-girlfriend’s birthday party and stabbed her with a 36cm-long knife in 2018.

The couple had dated from 2015 to 2016 for a little over a year, however, the man’s parents didn’t approve of their relationship. They then broke up but remained in contact.

After the stabbing, the man called SCDF and told them, “I stabbed my friend.” The woman was taken to the hospital where she received stitches and a 25-day MC. The man was jailed for a year.

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NUS Has The Largest Endowment Fund Of S$5.9 Billion

The National University of Singapore (NUS) has the largest endowment fund out the 6 local universities in Singapore, at S$5.9billion.

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has the second-largest at $1.9 billion, while the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) ranked third at $1.1 billion.

The amount was brought into question after NUS came out as the most successful charity. The institute had collected S$227million in donations in the last financial year.

Education Minister Ong Ye Kung suggests that the main use of the endowment income should be to subsidise the cost of education.

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You Might Have To Pay 7% More For Bus & Train Fares

The Public Transport Council (PTC) will have its annual fare review exercise, which may result in a 7% increase in bus and train fares.

Fares for commuters who pay using cards can go up by 10 cents. Currently, about 90% of commuters pay by card. The reason? A significant increase in energy prices from 26.2 per cent in 2017, and 32.3 per cent in 2018.

“Over the last five years, the gap between costs and fares has been widening. This gap has, thus far, been funded by the Government together with the rail operators,” said the PTC.

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Change In Work Injury Compensation Laws Would Mean Higher Payouts 

The new Work Injury Compensation Bill 2019 is being discussed in Parliament. If passed, the mandatory insurance for work-related injury providing higher maximum payouts. This will affect around 300,000 workers.

It hopes to increase the maximum compensation amount by 10% from 1 Jan next year to $225,000 for death and $289,000 for total permanent incapacity. Besides factory workers, all non-manual employees earning up to $2,600 a month will also be covered.

Under the Act, employees won’t have to prove the employer’s negligence to receive the payout.

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28 Schools Will Offer Full Subject-based Banding Next Year

Schools that practice full subject-based banding will allow students to take subjects at a higher or lower level, depending on their abilities.

These students can opt to study humanities subjects like geography and literature at a higher level from Secondary 2. Currently, they can only opt for English, maths, science and mother tongue at a higher level.

All other schools will take on full subject-based banding by 2024.

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