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TIANJIN, China: Singapore and China on Thursday (Dec 7) announced that they will establish a 30-day mutual visa exemption agreement between both countries, amid a post-pandemic improvement in flight connectivity. The proposal was announced during the 19th Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) meeting – the highest-level annual bilateral forum between both countries – held at the Hilton Tianjin Eco-City hotel with a range of agreements set to be signed. This is the first JCBC meeting to be co-chaired by Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang. At the start of the meeting, Mr Ding noted how the number of Chinese students studying in Singapore has exceeded 40,000, basically recovering to pre-pandemic levels. He added that the visa-free arrangement would “provide greater convenience for people-to-people exchanges”. Mr Wong said Singapore hopes to even go beyond pre-pandemic levels in terms of direct flight connectivity. “This will be supported also by a mutual 30-day visa-free arrangement between our two countries, which will enable more people-to-people exchanges, thereby fortifying the bedrock of our bilateral relations," he added. Both sides are working out the operational details, with the aim of implementing the scheme in early 2024, the Singapore Prime Minister's Office said in a media release. Chinese citizens currently require a visa to enter Singapore. Singaporeans holding ordinary passports can enter China without a visa for 15 days if they are travelling for business, sightseeing, visiting relatives and friends, and in transit. China resumed this arrangement in July, more than three years after it was suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This came on the heels of an upgrade in Singapore-China relations to an “All-Round High-Quality Future-Oriented Partnership”, after Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong visited Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in March during an official visit. The JCBC reviews the substantive collaboration between Singapore and China and charts the direction of cooperation. Mr Wong, who is on a four-day official visit to Beijing and Tianjin, said during a bilateral meeting on Wednesday that he was looking forward to signing more than 20 memoranda of understanding and agreements at the JCBC meeting. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/singapore-china-30-day-mutual-visa-free-arrangement-3971566

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Happy Father Day to all the fathers out there! Hope all the father here is celebrating your "achievement" with your little ones.Stay safe and enjoy the day! (:

Surprised no thread on this. Anyway let me wish all mothers, mothers to be, foster mothers and those whowere mmothers once Happy mother's day :)

During her internship as an Educational Therapist, my daughter works with and supports ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) personnel through their education (her client ranged from 4 to 21 years old), and hearing her daily encounters, I personally find heightening of awareness towards autism is very much needed in Singapore. World Autism Awareness Day is an internationally recognized day on April 2 every year, encouraging Member States of the United Nations to take measures to raise awareness about people with Autism Spectrum Disorder throughout the world. It was designated by the United Nations General Assembly resolution (A/RES/62/139), passed in council on 1 November 2007, and adopted on 18 December 2007. It was proposed by Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned, the United Nations Representative from Qatar and consort to Emir Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, and supported by all member states. World Autism Day is one of the seven official health-specific UN Days. The day itself brings individual autism organizations together all around the world to aid in things like research, diagnoses, treatment, and acceptance for those with a developmental path affected by autism. The original resolution had four main components: the establishment of the second day of April as World Autism Awareness Day, beginning in 2008 invitation to Member States and other relevant organizations to the UN or the international societal system, including non-governmental organizations and the private sector, to create initiatives to raise public awareness of autism encourages Member States to raise awareness of autism on all levels in society asks the UN Secretary-General to deliver this message to member states and all other UN organizations The theme for 2022, determined by UN is "Inclusive Quality Education for All" An observance event will be held virtually on 8 April 2022, 10:00 - 11:15 a.m. EST (10:00 - 11:15 p.m. Singapore time), for participating members to share on Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) – Quality Education. SDG 4 focuses on ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all, as the foundation for improving people’s lives and reducing inequalities. The specific targets for SDG 4 refer to the need to ensure “equal access to all levels of education and vocational training” for persons with disabilities and building and upgrading education facilities that are disability sensitive and that provide “inclusive and effective learning environments for all.” In this respect, the SDGs echo the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Article 24 of the Convention recognizes that persons with disabilities have the right to inclusive, quality education on an equal basis with others and that reasonable accommodation of the individual’s requirements should be provided. Inclusive education is the key to the transformative promise of the Sustainable Development Goals, to LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND.

It's the day that some dread, others long for, and to others, just another day with no special meaning... Too commercial, too hyped, too much pressure, or a chance to tell someone about how you feel? SLK and others, carpe diem! My worse one was the year this girl I liked, sent her friend instead and gave me a cactus... At least, I grew it till it was as tall as I, and it even flowered... You could say I'm having a good day, with one babe who has just turned two weeks old 🙂 I had a friend, who proudly announced he had a date on the day, and brandished his flowers, which must have cost a pretty penny... another classmate promptly stealthily opened the box and pulled out all the petals.... But don't be like me, I once prepared a Ikea vase, filled it with different layers of colored stones, flowers and decor, and all the girl said was: "but the flowers are dead" and then ITE: it's the end... Either celebrate it or ignore it and then bring the girl out on a different day for far less money Have a good day and a great week ahead friends 🙂

This japanese uncle power la. From selling mee pok to owning whole coffeeshop! He is a big boss now Think many tried his mee pok before

Wah first day of sch, at 7am CTE towards city already jam like siao. Is it the norm haha, cos my first time driving out at this timing. Accident on CTE towards SLE between Moulmein and Jln Bahagia exit. Drive safe everyone. Get your kids to school safely.

st patrick day is around the corner, is there any bro celebrate this joyous event? Not a religious celebration for me thou, my celebration means drinking and concert. Anyone will heading down to Malones to grab a glass of Guinness and Kilkenny?

Guys, any ideas for this year mother day? Or anything that you have bought your mum that she personally like it very much? Lai, come share some ideas!

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Hi, I'm back and I'd like to make a test post again. What's up everyone.? Have a very good day:)

Please tell me this is not true. And it's going to be on a Friday [dizzy] Who the fark came up with this idea? I rather have free piaking day across the island :XD: str.sg/ZNjw

This is a yearly affair and by contrast, very wide apart ...... SG Labour Protest at Hong Lim Park Workers protest for their rights on Labour Day at Hong Lim park. video : https://sg.screen.yahoo.com/labour-day-protest-hong-lim-054616740.html Crowd = 400 plus peoples ..... RN spotted eating bananas ... MY Labour Day Protest: At anti-GST rally, financially strapped Malaysians lament spike in living costs KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 — Many protesters at today’s May Day rally in the city share one thing in common – soaring living costs have placed them under financial pressure. One disabled protester Jenny Shariff said she joined the rally to protest the Goods and Services Tax (GST) because the new tax system is an added burden to her already expensive medical fees. “I am here like the rest to protest GST, it adds burden for me,” said the 52-year-old, who is currently based in Sepang. Her husband, who wanted only to be known as Nazri, echoed her view. “GST is really bad, we are also living in poor condition,” he said. One man said he was fed up with the government imposing additional taxes on Malaysians, especially since as a Muslim, he already needs to fork out money for “zakat”. “It is unfair for poor people. And for the Muslims? We need to pay zakat, we pay twice. Whereas the leaders live in great wealth,” Ibrahim Yusof said. The rally by civil society movement #KitaLawan kicked off shortly after 2.30pm this afternoon from several meeting points and drew a reported crowd of nearly ten thousand participants to the streets of the capital. Link: https://sg.news.yahoo.com/anti-gst-rally-financially-strapped-malaysians-lament-spike-092200192.html Malaysia Boleh ....

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