Recently, a passenger on board a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight shouted vulgarities at cabin crew after his multiple requests for alcohol were denied. The decision to decline his requests was a wise one. This is not the first time an incident like this has happened on board an SIA plane.
The Singapore Food Agency’s (SFA) response seems to confuse consumer support for locally farmed produce with the need to reduce reliance on imports and build a more resilient food future (
The Government announced recently that it was expanding the support package to aid Singaporeans with offsetting the coming goods and services tax hike (
The “30 by 30” target to meet 30 per cent of Singapore’s nutritional needs domestically by 2030 was announced back in 2019. More than three years on, it is worth examining whether Singapore is still on track, especially with the impact of Covid-19 and recent economic downturns. Global events have driven home the need for Singapore to become more self-sufficient in its food supply.