http://www.gov.sg gov.sg News en-us Copyright 2011 Government of Singapore. All rights Reserved. Thu, 24 May 2012 06:10:47 Wed, 23 May 2012 23:01:50 30 http://app.mti.gov.sg/data/article/28121/doc/MTI%20MAS%20joint%20release%20on%20CPI%20in%20Apr%202012.pdf 23/05/2012 The CPI for Apr 2012 rose to 5.4% on a year-on-year basis, from 5.2% last month. The increase was mainly due to higher accommodation costs. Excluding the costs of accommodation and private road transport, MAS Core Inflation edged down from 2.9% in March to 2.7% this month, due to lower services and food inflation. http://www.eld.gov.sg/pressrelease/ParE2012/2012-05-23%20cooling%20off%20day%20and%20polling%20day.pdf#zoom=100 23/05/2012 The Elections Department said that 25 May is Cooling-off Day, when campaigning is disallowed and election advertising must not be published or displayed. This is to let voters reflect rationally on various issues raised at an election before going to the polls. For 26 May, Polling Day, the polling stations will open from 8am to 8pm. Voters in Hougang constituency are reminded to bring along their original NRIC, passport and poll card to the polling station. http://www.mom.gov.sg/newsroom/Pages/PressReleasesDetail.aspx?listid=429 23/05/2012 The Government has accepted the National Wages Council (NWC)'s recommendations for built-in wage increases this year, with higher increases for our low-wage workers. This is in line with the NWC's recommendation that real wages should increase in line with productivity growth over the long term to enable workers to benefit from their share of productivity improvements while keeping companies competitive.