Rising seas threaten Singapore’s coasts — and the places we live, work and play. 🌊 Find out what’s at stake and how we’re preparing: go.gov.sg/coastal-protection-st #risingsealevels #climatechange #environment #coastalprotection | The Straits Times

Singapore's government plans to gazette the 38 Oxley Road site - the family home of Singapore's founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew - as a national monument. It added that it will balance the need to preserve a location of historic significance with respect for Mr Lee Kuan Yew's wishes for privacy. And it will do so by removing all traces of his family's private living spaces from the buildings. #sgnews #singapore | CNA

Some Singaporeans may wonder if new citizens are loyal to Singapore since they were not born in the country. CNA Insider's Being Singaporean spoke with some new citizens to get their thoughts on this. #singapore #singaporean #cnainsider #beingsingaporean | CNA

Deputy Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Chee Hong Tat and Aljunied GRC MP Kenneth Tiong engaged in a back and forth in Parliament on Nov. 5 over Singapore’s “risk proportionate” approach to its due diligence standards with regards to family offices. Tiong had asked Chee questions about the checks that MAS does before granting tax-exempt incentives and what systemic reforms have been implemented to prevent criminal networks from exploiting Singapore’s family office regime. |