Plan B

Finance Minister Lawrence Wong delivered his Budget 2022 statement in Parliament on Friday (Feb 18). He announced that the planned GST hike will take place next year and go up to 8 per cent, before rising to 9 per cent in 2024. Read more: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/budget-2022-live-lawrence-wong-finance-minister-speech-2476921 Brought to you by The Rehab Lab “Move Better, Live Stronger, Live Pain-Free” Follow @therehablabsg on IG and enter promo code: “MOVEFREE” to enjoy Movement Analysis consultation for $60 and a Sports Massage 30% off – $77

Top national marathoner Soh Rui Yong was excluded from the Singapore team for the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Hanoi as his conduct and behaviour have continued to "fall short" of what's expected, said the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) on Thursday (Feb 17). Read more: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/soh-rui-yong-top-marathoner-excluded-sea-games-hanoi-snoc-2504066 Do your property health check with Bravo Realtors: 81002300. IG: @thebravorealtors. FB: thebravorealtors

Singapore should be able to ease restrictions further once the current Omicron surge peaks, said several experts. This is likely to be in about a month's time. Read more: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/measures-should-ease-once-omicron-peaks-say-experts-as-some-curbs-are-no-longer-effective Do your property health check with Bravo Realtors: 81002300. IG: @thebravorealtors. FB: thebravorealtors

The Government will provide up to S$900 million in funding support for SPH Media Trust (SMT) over the next five years, said Minister for Communications and Information Josephine Teo on Tuesday (Feb 15). Read more: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/government-funding-sph-media-trust-900m-editorial-independence-2499221 Do your property health check with Bravo Realtors: 81002300. IG: @thebravorealtors. FB: thebravorealtors

ST Engineering has created a new wearable aircon product to reduce "heat stress" for workers in Singapore who are exposed to the hot and humid weather. Read more: https://mothership.sg/2022/02/wearable-aircon/ Brought to you by The Rehab Lab “Move Better, Live Stronger, Live Pain-Free” Follow @therehablabsg on IG and enter promo code: “MOVEFREE” to enjoy Movement Analysis consultation for $60 and a Sports Massage 30% off – $77

Social gambling among family and friends may soon be legalised in Singapore under new laws proposed in Parliament on Monday. Read more: https://www.malaymail.com/amp/news/life/2022/02/15/social-gambling-to-be-legalised-in-singapore-with-regulation-body-to-be-set/2041712 Brought to you by The Rehab Lab “Move Better, Live Stronger, Live Pain-Free” Follow @therehablabsg on IG and enter promo code: “MOVEFREE” to enjoy Movement Analysis consultation for $60 and a Sports Massage 30% off – $77

On Tuesday, Russia said it planned “to partially pull back troops” from where it had built up some 130,000 at the Ukrainian border, a move that comes after the United States warned last week that an “invasion could begin at any time.” Read more: https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/22917719/russia-ukraine-invasion-border-crisis-nato-explained Brought to you by The Rehab Lab “Move Better, Live Stronger, Live Pain-Free” Follow @therehablabsg on IG and enter promo code: “MOVEFREE” to enjoy Movement Analysis consultation for $60 and a Sports Massage 30% off – $77

West Ham ace Kurt Zouma has been filmed booting his cat like a football across his kitchen floor. The Premier League star, 27, was also seen slapping his pet’s face. Read more: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/17576996/kurt-zouma-cat-kick-slap-video/ Do your property health check with Bravo Realtors: 81002300. IG: @thebravorealtors. FB: thebravorealtors

A Singapore TikToker broadcast her verbally abusing a nurse live after she felt that the service fell short. More than 400 people tuned in to witness TikTok user Marydelusion insult the unidentified nurse she said was not giving her appropriate care amid the current shortage of health care workers. Read more: https://coconuts.co/singapore/news/whack-your-mothers-face-singapore-patient-goes-off-on-nurse-video/ Do your property health check with Bravo Realtors: 81002300. IG: @thebravorealtors. FB: thebravorealtors

The Committee of Privileges (COP) looking into former Member of Parliament Raeesah Khan’s conduct, in relation to a lie she said in the House last August, has set out its recommendations and full report on Thursday (Feb 10). Read more: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/committee-privileges-report-whatsapp-workers-party-raeesah-khan-pritam-singh-2492951 Do your property health check with Bravo Realtors: 81002300. IG: @thebravorealtors. FB: thebravorealtors