Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Sep 24)

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Hearing adjourns to Oct 3 as prosecution asks for 6-7 months jail; Iswaran’s lawyers seek 8 weeks

AFTER former minister S Iswaran pleaded guilty to five charges – not including corruption – on Tuesday (Sep 24), the sentencing hearing was adjourned that afternoon.

Singapore’s population hits record 6.04 million in June 2024, boosted mainly by foreign workers

SINGAPORE’S total population crossed the six-million threshold for the first time in June, boosted mainly by an increase in foreign workers as well as migrant domestic workers.

Singapore workplace discrimination falls again in 2023, but fewer seek help

WORKPLACE discrimination in Singapore has continued to decline, with 6 per cent of residents in the labour force experiencing discrimination in 2023, down from 8.2 per cent in 2022, and 8.5 per cent in 2021.

Condo resale volumes down slightly in August as buyers await interest rate cut: SRX, 99.co

CONDO resale volumes inched down in August – a decrease in sales which analysts attributed to buyers waiting for a potential interest rate cut.

Most Gen Zs and millennials aim to retire early: survey

YOUNGER Singaporeans aim to retire early, with nearly three-quarters of millennials and Gen Zs aiming to stop working before they turn 60, indicated a report by Etiqa Insurance released on Tuesday (Sep 24). 

STI cedes gains, bucks regional trend

THE Straits Times Index (STI) faltered on Tuesday (Sep 24), as regional indices posted gains at the end of the trading day.