Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced on Tuesday (May 13) that as part of the government's ongoing efforts to support daily expenses, all Singaporeans households can now redeem and use $500 worth of Community Development Council (CDC) vouchers.  PM Wong — who is also the Minister for Finance —had shared during Budget 2025 in February that all Singaporean households will receive $800 in CDC vouchers to help with the cost of living. The vouchers will be distributed in two tranches, $500 in May 2025 and $300 in January 2026. For the May tranche, as with previous rounds, $250 will be allocated for spending at participating hawkers and heartland merchants, and $250 for use at participating supermarkets. Speaking at the launch of the seventh tranche of the CDC voucher scheme at Nee Soon South Community Club today (May 13), PM Wong said that this is «not a one-off exercise,» and that the Government will «continue to provide help for as long as it is needed», reported The Straits Times.

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The four-day trip, President Donald Trump’s first overseas tour since his re-election, is expected to focus on business deals and investments from the region.

Le harcèlement scolaire toucherait 1 élève sur 10 selon le ministère de l’Education nationale. Des violences, physiques ou verbales, répétées qui changent profondément la scolarité et le comportement de l’enfant victime. Elles peuvent se produire à tout âge, mais particulièrement au collège. Pour y remédier rapidement, il est important de savoir le détecter et le prendre au sérieux.

Le comité directeur du Fonds pacifique, s'est réuni aujourd'hui à la Présidence. Avec une enveloppe annuelle de près 300 millions de francs, son objectif est de contribuer au financement de projets pour soutenir l’intégration régionale des collectivités françaises dans le Pacifique. Avec les restrictions budgétaires de l'Etat, l'enveloppe annuelle de ce fond, a baissé. Véronique Roger-Lacan, ambassadrice pour le Pacifique et représentante permanente de la France auprès de la communauté du Pacifique était l'invitée de notre JT.

Loué initialement pour six mois depuis décembre 2024, le Cyathea, navire de la société Sorecal basée en Nouvelle-Calédonie, restera finalement jusqu’en décembre 2025 au port de Papeete. Le capitaine et son second, au manœuvre du Aito Nui II lors de l'incident, ont été licenciés.

Le sujet concerne des milliers de familles polynésiennes : l’aide au paiement de la cantine scolaire. A Paea par exemple, la CPS et la commune viennent aider les familles sur les 800 francs que coûte un repas à l'école maternelle de Tiapa pour que le prix descende à 300 francs. Mais le montant du complément familial de la CPS pour les plus faibles revenus n'a pas évolué depuis 2016 et le coût de la vie a augmenté.

Un policier de la DTPN a été condamné à 8 mois de prison avec sursis et une interdiction d'exercer d'1 an pour des actes de violence à Papeete. Il aurait notamment frappé une personne escortée au CHPF.

The EU defence industry is characterised by economic and technological components that are important factors for Europe’s industrial competitiveness. The European Defence Agency supports Member States in improving their defence capabilities and contributes to the development of their defence industry. The sector has recently decided to address some of its main challenges, including market fragmentation and low spending levels, by reinforcing common procurement and enhancing defence expenditure. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

A Good Class Bungalow (GCB) site in the Caldecott Hill Estate is set to be purchased for $58 million by the sons of Koufu Group founders Pang Lim and Ng Hoon Tien, reported The Business Times. The freehold site located at Joan Road occupies 39,276 sq ft of land and costs $1,477 psf. There are two bungalows occupying the regular-shaped plot within the prestigious Caldecott Hill enclave in District 11, which is one of 39 gazetted GCB areas in Singapore. The property was initially purchased in the 1960s by Chan Kok Kwan, the former president of the Diamond Importers Association of Singapore, and housed three generations of the Chan family. It was recently rebuilt around 2000, with one of the two-storey bungalows being occupied by the Chan family. The second bungalow, which also features an attic and a swimming pool, is tenanted, according to a release in April 2024 by real estate company Cushman & Wakefield. The GCB site had been marketed through an expression of interest exercise in May 2024 by the firm at an indicative price of $62.8 million ($1,599 psf).

The Workers' Party (WP) Punggol team will continue their groundwork and outreach initiatives, Harpreet Singh Nehal said in a Facebook post on Friday (May 9). The 59-year-old senior counsel also responded to a comment that said he probably has one general election left in him due to his age.  «I'm sorry, but you don't know me, bro,» Singh said, adding that he is in good health. «Let's just say — you're not getting rid of me that easily.» In the recent election, Singh contested Punggol GRC with WP teammates Alia Mattar, Jackson Au and Alexis Dang, earning 44.83 per cent of total votes. They lost to the People's Action Party (PAP) team consisting Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong, Senior Minister of State for Health and Digital Development and Information Janil Puthucheary, Minister of State for Home Affairs and Social and Family Development Sun Xueling as well as Yeo Wan Ling, who garnered 55.17 per cent of votes. Singh said in his Facebook post that the response in Punggol and throughout Singapore has been «overwhelming», with his team being told to «come back» and «continue the fight».

An outing to Sentosa turned awry for a young girl vacationing in Singapore, after she purportedly sustained a cut on her feet while playing in the pool of a beach club. The incident occurred on the afternoon of May 4 at Ola Beach Club, said the child's mother in a Xiaohongshu post on May 8. The two are reportedly from Shanghai.  In her post, the user wrote she had discovered her daughter's toe was bleeding fiercely after the girl suddenly voiced that she was in pain. A photo attached to the post show that the girl had cut her little toe. The mum didn't reveal the age of her child. The mother noted that a restaurant server and chef stepped forward after she asked for help. The club then called a medic, who administered first aid and advised the girl to visit a hospital as the cut was «very deep». According to the woman, the restaurant manager had said then he could not promise any compensation but would inform the management. She was also given a business card and asked to email them for follow-ups.

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Dans de nombreux quartiers du Gabon, le mal-logement ne se résume plus à un simple inconfort matériel. Il devient un terreau fertile pour des dérives sociales alarmantes. Des familles entières vivent entassées dans des logements exigus où l'intimité disparaît, mettant à mal, la dignité humaine. Faute d'espace, garçons et filles partagent la même chambre, parfois jusqu'à la fin de l'adolescence. Dans ces conditions, la promiscuité favorise des situations de violence intrafamiliale, d'abus (...) - HABITAT & LOGEMENT / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

«Comment générer les finances et comment les garder». C'est le thème de l'atelier sur les finances, organisé ce samedi 10 mai par le leader d'une communauté chrétienne de Libreville. Objectif de cet atelier, outiller les croyants sur les clés de la gestion financière. L'atelier sur la finance a mobilisé une centaine des personnes dans une église de la capitale gabonaise. Selon, Gwenaelle Simbi, consultante en intelligence et éducation financière, l'objectif de cet atelier d'échange (...) - SOCIETE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

According to Bloomberg, US officials made it clear to their European counterparts on May 12 that they wanted to allow an opportunity for Russian and Ukraine to hold the talks

According to Alexander Grushko, statements by European politicians are hard to comment on because their position changes dramatically within a short span of time

US Secretary of State spoke with top EU diplomat Kaja Kallas and the foreign ministers of France, Germany, Poland, the UK and Ukraine

According to Xi Jinping, the China wants to import even more high-quality products from the region’s countries

The statement followed the Russian Defense Ministry’s announcement on May 12 that units of the battlegroup had liberated the village

Western countries have failed to “strangle” Russia with sanctions and Ukraine aid, a senior diplomat in Moscow said Read Full Article at RT.com

After a decade of running one of Vanuatu’s leading off-road adventure tourism businesses, Frank Kingston, Director of Buggy Vanuatu Ltd, is preparing to retire and hand over the reins to a local owner.

The roads in Bladiniere Estate were declared public through what was described as a politically driven process—bypassing standard government procedures and leaving them in a deteriorated state unfit for proper maintenance.

A woman has been flown from Ambae to Santo for remand after allegedly stabbing her partner to death with a knife last Friday.

A group of former students from Freswota School, who studied together in 1996 and 1997, are planning a heartfelt return to their old school nearly three decades later — this time, to give back.

President Nikenike Vurobaravu has commuted the sentences of 70 inmates, first on the list is Jimmy Simon who raped a class six student in 2015 and continued this heinous crime until he was caught and sentenced in 2018.

The Trump administration has promised to expedite naturalization for white asylum-seekers from South Africa Read Full Article at RT.com

The Qatari luxury jet offered to Trump is in San Antonio, Texas, suggesting that improvements to the plane may already be underway. But officials have raised security concerns.

Committee’s vote starts a process that could lead to activist’s ouster from leadership role amid backlash to his plans to support primary challengers to House Democrats.

The countries also pledged to continue providing weapons to Ukraine, enhance its defense industry capacity and explore the creation of a «coalition of air, land and maritime reassurance forces»

They also discussed the NATO informal ministerial meeting in Antalya that is set to take place from May 14-15

He also plans to talk to participants of the organization's conference via video link