职总：设工会企业去年平均花红高于疫前 加薪幅度低于通胀率 (Zaobao)
过去一年本地服务业和建筑业表现改善，设有工会的企业去年派发的平均花红回到冠病疫情暴发前水平；平均常年加薪虽延续前两年的涨势，但低于整体通货膨胀率。
ST-UOB round-table event to discuss Budget measures to tide S’pore over volatile times (ST)
Budget 2024 will be put under the microscope at a round-table discussion on Feb 19 organised by The Straits Times and UOB.
解码预算案热词：除了民生与经济 社会人文环境课题愈受重视 (Zaobao)
《联合早报》针对李总理过去19年主政年间的22份财政预算案声明（2020年共发表四份抗疫预算案）进行数据分析，得出16个在任何一年声明中出现至少50次的词汇。
李国权、郑金城：我们站在Web3浪潮的重要节点上 ——以比特币铭文、DePIN为例 订户 (Zaobao)
作者称，DePIN将推动电动汽车成为Web3在现实世界最大的应用。将虚拟经济中发展最快的加密货币，和实体经济中重要发展引擎电动车相结合，有望共同推动两个产业发展更上大台阶。
Commentary: Are carbon credits a growing ‘lemon’ problem? (CNA)
While carbon credits may seem like an appealing solution to a complex climate crisis, there are concerns about whether it can truly deliver on its promises or if it simply facilitates greenwashing.
Commuters more satisfied with taxi and private-hire car services: PTC survey (ST)
Some 89 per cent of commuters were satisfied with waiting time for taxis, up from 78 per cent in 2022.
The great communication catch-up: Is Singapore SimplyGo-ing too fast? (ST)
Every second and fourth Monday of the month, The Straits Times takes a hard look at social issues of the day with guests.
Baby Steps: Young people say anxieties of modern life dissuade them from having kids. (TODAY)
TODAY explores what Singapore can do to be a truly family-friendly society that can nudge couples who are on the fence and better support those who already want kids.
Parenthood, caregiver support, ageing well among possible social priorities in Budget 2024 (BT)
BUDGET 2024 may unveil specific social programmes – to encourage parenthood, support caregivers or promote healthy ageing, for instance – in line with the Forward Singapore (Forward SG) report.