Medical, dental benefits to be enhanced for all civil servants from next January

Singapore's public servants will receive new benefits to support their health and well-being. From October, eligible officers will get a new $500 'FlexiGrow' annual benefit. Come January, medical subsidies at private clinics will increase by up to $50 per visit for all public officers. Dental subsidies will also increase by up to $250 per year, from $120. Minister-in-charge of the Public Service Chan Chun Sing announced these at the opening of the annual Public Service Week. 100 awards have also been handed out to agencies and officers to celebrate their outstanding work. Nikhil Khattar reports.

[@JS-ev4xc]

If remuneration (but calling) is not an important factor to attract talent, then why the ministers' salaries have to be so high. He is so thick skin.

[@diypromaxX2]

Lucky I didn't had any brand of the jab before and that's why never sick before, as majority people said after they took the jabs previously but nowadays they only became more and more easily to fall sick, it's the pap party mistakes and there's no way to u-turn back.

[@anziar3038]

Wow! This is why PAP and those in the civil service are the only competent and responsible ones in s'pore.❤❤

[@steventay5834]

Working for the government is the best. Just work hard and your job is safe. I am not ambitious.

[@farrahkong1998]

Not for those outsourcing staff, the servants of the public servants, who also work hard for the nation.

[@martinbrock713]

However, amendments introduced under the Public Order Act through the 2009 Public Order Bill have introduced stringent regulations, including the prohibition of solo assemblies.

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Sylvia Lim questioned whether these amendments were necessary to maintain public order or rather posed a risk of stifling civic engagement.

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Sylvia Lim raised concerns over the amendment's impact, citing examples where the new regulations might restrict legitimate forms of expression, such as consumer grievances or small-group gatherings.

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Workers' Party objected the amendments to the Public Order Act in 2009, which was pushed by Mr K Shanmugam.

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These amendments empower authorities to regulate assemblies based on concerns for public order, security, and morality, significantly narrowing the scope of permissible gatherings.

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Article 14 of the Singapore Constitution enshrines the right to freedom of assembly as fundamental to a democratic society.

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Critics argue that these measures represent a notable erosion of civil liberties, diminishing the autonomy of citizens to express dissent peacefully.

[@LuLong-kk8gm]

In some countries they give cooking oil, rice and sugar before election..

[@LonganLee]

Just this token amount gets them a win of heart. Who's money?

[@antihunter]

the $20 is insufficient with today's inflation.

[@diypromaxX2]

What's important singapore became a multi-nation country, multi-nation-singapore so even with the saf soldiers also no use, it's the pap party mistakes and there's no way to u-turn back.

[@kongthai..]

Public servant has free access to many benefits 😂❤

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So far, the PAP’s tactic is to put all the scholars into the civil service because it believes the way to retain political power forever is to have a monopoly on talent. But in my view, that’s a very short-term view.” Ngiam Tong Dow

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General Election soon ! 😅