#626 - Lapses Revealed in NRIC Unmasking Issue & SCDF Hiring Foreigners?

The NRIC unmasking saga is far from over - after a thorough investigation, a 36-page report reveals how a “confluence of shortcomings” led to the NRIC kerfuffle under ACRA’s watch. But while no "deliberate wrongdoing" was found, will there be accountability of the key personnel involved? Meanwhile, the SCDF is set to hire foreigners for emergency medical services, citing manpower shortages amid Singapore’s declining birth rate. Are these valid reasons for searching for foreign talent?

(00:00) Folklory
(00:40) Intro
(10:08) Lapses Revealed in NRIC Unmasking Issue
(36:26) SCDF Hiring Foreigners?
(49:36) One Shiok Comment
(52:01) One Shiok Thing

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Lapses Revealed in NRIC Unmasking Issue

• Officers, leaders involved in NRIC unmasking saga may face financial consequences
• No 'deliberate wrongdoing' by MDDI, ACRA in unmasking of NRIC numbers: Review panel
• 6 missteps in Acra’s disclosure of full NRIC numbers in December 2024
• PMO | The Government Completes Review into the Public Disclosure of Full NRIC Numbers on Bizfile People Search
• MDDI’s Response to Review into the Public Disclosure of Full NRIC Numbers on Bizfile People Search

SCDF Hiring Foreigners?

• SCDF to recruit Asean nationals for Emergency Medical Services, but retain 'strong local core'

One Shiok Comment

• Comment by Mediocre-Lopuat-69
• Picture by hayata_s

One Shiok Thing

• The True Size
• Discussing the Frontier of Particle Physics with Brian Cox

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