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📢 The Weekly Wrap – 6 September 2024 1️⃣ Keep calm and stay safe from mpox! 🦠 #ICYMI Singapore stands ready to respond should there be a confirmed case, with several public health measures in place at the borders and in the community. 🔗 Find out more: https://www.instagram.com/p/C_iGFaPvHeP/?igsh=MWpyanBseTB6anU4Nw== 2️⃣ Affordable and accessible healthcare services 🩺 Episode 3 of the ‘Together in the Lorongs’ series brings you to affordable community healthcare services. Let’s take charge of our health today! 🔗 Find out where: https://www.instagram.com/p/C-wcFY8imvE/ 3️⃣ #TeamSG @ Paris 2024 Paralympics 🥇🥈 What an exciting Paralympics it has been for Singapore! Heartiest congratulations to Yip Pin Xiu and Jeralyn Tan for their medal-winning performances. We are so proud of every #TeamSG Paralympian for flying Singapore’s flag high on the world stage. ❤️🇸🇬 🔗 Watch our #TeamSG Paralympians in action: go.mediacorp.sg/paris2024

Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung shared that Singapore is prepared to respond to a mpox Clade I epidemic. Find out more about how we can take precautions against mpox ⬆️

📢 The Weekly Wrap – 30 August 2024   1️⃣ Up to $6,000 for eligible Singaporeans who lost their jobs   From April next year, the SkillsFuture Jobseeker Support scheme will offer financial support for jobseekers as they search for their next job.   🔗 Learn more: go.gov.sg/JobseekerSupport   2️⃣ New Kallang Alive Masterplan   Exciting times ahead for Kallang! With the new Kallang Alive Masterplan, you can enjoy: - A new indoor arena for world-class events. - A vibrant sports hub for everyone to enjoy sports. Not forgetting more upgraded facilities for our Team Singapore athletes!   🔗 Discover the excitement: go.gov.sg/ndr-2024   3️⃣ Happy Teachers’ Day   Today’s the day to shower your favourite teachers with love and gratitude. Share your appreciation and make their day extra special!   🎥: go.gov.sg/moe-teachers-day-2024

Singapore's southern coast will be invigorated with new homes and recreational spaces planned in 5 precincts. Our sporting culture will also be boosted by the new Kallang Alive Masterplan. For info: go.gov.sg/ndr-2024 #ndrsg #ndr2024

From April 2025, the SkillsFuture Jobseeker Support scheme will offer temporary financial support of up to $6,000 in payouts over six months to eligible involuntarily unemployed Singaporeans.   Find out more at go.gov.sg/JobseekerSupport   Infographics: Ministry of Manpower

To support Singaporeans in relevant skills training, those aged 40 and above can receive training allowance of up to $72,000 over 24 months, if they pursue selected full-time courses. Lower- and middle-income workers, who are involuntarily unemployed, can also receive up to $6,000 financial support for up to 6 months. For more info: go.gov.sg/ndr-2024 #ndrsg #ndr2024

At #NDR2024, PM Lawrence Wong announced an increase in the Enhanced CPF Housing Grant to provide greater support for first-time homebuyers. Additionally, new measures have been introduced by MND and HDB to cool the HDB resale market. Read more: go.gov.sg/mndndr24 Infographics: Ministry of National Development

We are committed to creating a more family-friendly Singapore. Singaporeans can look forward to enhanced preschool support and enhanced parental leave. For more info: go.gov.sg/ndr-2024 #ndrsg #ndr2024

Stay protected from scams with the enhanced ScamShield app! The app’s new features help you check suspicious calls, websites, SMSes and messages from Telegram and WhatsApp more effectively. More info: www.scamshield.gov.sg #ScamShield 

📢 The Weekly Wrap - 23 Aug 2024 1️⃣ #ICYMI: Missed PM Lawrence Wong’s first National Day Rally?   “A Singapore where we thrive and flourish on our own terms” – PM Wong ➡️ Watch his speech highlights at go.gov.sg/ndr24-yt 2️⃣ More Parental Leave for parents with newborns   Introducing Shared Parental Leave (SPL), which grants 10 weeks of leave shared between both parents with newborns.   • From 1 April 2025: 6 weeks of SPL • From 1 April 2026: 10 weeks of SPL   🔗 More info: go.gov.sg/spl-wrap 3️⃣ Protect Against Investment Scams   Don’t be the next one to fall victim – Stay vigilant and spot the red flags before investing!   🔗 Read more: go.gov.sg/investment-scams-advisory

Singaporeans can be assured of access to affordable public housing that caters to their needs. For more info: go.gov.sg/ndr-2024 #ndrsg #ndr2024

To provide more pathways and opportunities for students to realise their potential, all primary schools will identify and develop their own higher-ability students. More students will be able to take Higher Mother Tongue from Secondary 1. For more info: go.gov.sg/ndr-2024 #ndrsg #ndr2024

#DidYouKnow that victims have lost at least $36 million since July 2024 to investment scams on chat groups and social media platforms? Find out how you can protect yourself against investment scams. #ICanACTAgainstScams ➡️ Get the latest information on scams by subscribing to the ScamAlert WhatsApp channel at go.gov.sg/scamalert-wa 

From transforming our economy, to ensuring affordable housing, and providing more support for workers, families and students, here are some key excerpts from Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s first National Day Rally as he laid out his plans to chart the way forward for Singapore. Find out more about #NDR2024 at: go.gov.sg/ndr24-yt

🙌 Affordable and subsidised health services in the ‘lorongs’ near you! 👀 Watch the final episode of ‘Together in the Lorongs’ for heartwarming community initiatives to help residents better take charge of their health and manage the cost of living 👉https://go.gov.sg/lorongs-health-social-vid  

🚨 You may have come across a claim on chat messaging groups that scammers are impersonating the Elections Department Singapore (ELD) online. 👍 Voters should ascertain their voting status via official sources only – through ELD’s Voter Services page at ELD’s official website (www.eld.gov.sg) or via the Singpass app. ELD will only send emails from email addresses ending with “@eld.gov.sg”. 🔗 More info ➡️ https://go.gov.sg/eld-hoaxadvisory-aug24

📢 The Weekly Wrap – 16 August 2024 1) One-off Cash Payment Coming Your Way 🙌 #ICYMI: Look forward to a one-off cash payment of up to $400 under the Cost-of-Living Special Payment in September 2024. Eligible Singaporeans will automatically receive the payment in their PayNow-NRIC account, GIRO or GovCash, so keep an eye out for it! 🔗 Check your eligibility: https://go.gov.sg/tww-16aug-col 2) Our Beaches are Open! 🏖️ Good news – the oil spill clean-up is almost complete. A big shoutout to everyone who worked hard to restore the beautiful beaches! 🌴 East Coast Park: Only non-primary contact water sports, like kayaking, can resume. 🌴 Sentosa Siloso Beach: All water activities, including swimming, can resume. 🔗 Read more: https://go.gov.sg/tww-16aug-beaches 3) Tune in to the National Day Rally 2024 this Sunday 🇸🇬 Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will deliver his first National Day Rally 2024 speech this Sunday. Catch his speech live on local TV channels and radio stations, or watch it on PM Wong’s YouTube, Facebook page or PMO YouTube. 🔗 Watch it live: https://www.youtube.com/PMOSingapore

#TogetherforBetter: Struggling to keep up with new technology and tools at work? Watch how Muthu, Priya and Chong embark on a "Mission: Possible" to stay relevant and adjust to the changing demands at work. You'll be surprised by the tenacity they have 💪 📼 Watch here: go.gov.sg/tgtforbettershortfilms-tgt 📼 Watch the other films at go.gov.sg/tgtforbettershortfilms