SocietyNew aid package, private-home owners switching to HDB flats, and pet funerals

Singapore’s government is adding S$900 million for a new assistance package. It includes S$300 neighborhood shopping vouchers to be issued next January and enhanced utility rebates. Small and medium-sized businesses, as well as market stallholders, will receive targeted support for the first time. The government has also scrapped the temporary 15-month wait for private-home owners buying non-subsidised resale HDB flats. The podcast discusses how pets can be handled legally and respectfully after death.