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Singapore responds to US Trafficking in Persons Report 2014
'Progress made' to fight traffickingBy Walter Sim, The Sunday Times, 22 Jun 2014Singapore has made significant progress to combat human trafficking and is working to improve further, a government...
View ArticleThe mystery behind mass murders
When a son goes on a killing spree, parents are often anguished. Is upbringing an issue? What drives some mentally ill young men to commit mass murder and not others?By Chong Siow Ann, Published The...
View ArticleWhen mistrust is the new normal
By Han Fook Kwang, The Sunday Times, 22 Jun 2014When there is anti-government graffiti, constant flaming of authority online, protesters gathering in public, an open letter of rebuke to the Prime...
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App helps capture seniors’ preferences for donated food
Idea is to move from giving pre-packed rations to market concept that lets recipients choose which items they need.By Amanda Lee, Channel NewsAsia, 23 Jun 2014Distributing food and groceries to the...
View ArticleVulnerable seniors need protection from abuse
By Tang Hang Wu, Published The Straits Times, 23 Jun 2014AN ELDERLY woman was found wandering in the streets aimlessly in a schizophrenic state. She was later admitted into a home for the aged. Years...
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Singapore targets Euro 6 emission standards for vehicles
Switch to Euro 6 in 2017 part of effort to reduce hazardous fine particulate matter in the airBy Christopher Tan, The Straits Times, 23 Jun 2014SINGAPORE will adopt the Euro 6 emission standard for...
View ArticleBird study group gets $200,000 from S'pore donor
By David Ee, The Straits Times, 23 Jun 2014A GROUP of volunteers pioneering the study of bird behaviour in Singapore has received a surprise donation of $200,000 from a member of the public who wishes...
View ArticleTiny bits of plastic pose big threat
Hidden menace can attract and spread cancer-causing toxinsBy Grace Chua, The Sunday Times, 22 Jun 2014Tiny, innocuous-looking nibs of plastic, used in facial scrubs, soaps, toothpaste and cosmetics,...
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Tan Wee Kiat: 'Want to be natural? Live like Tarzan'
As the former head of NParks, Dr Tan Wee Kiat's green fingers have shaped the Garden City's icons such as the Botanic Gardens. Now CEO of Gardens by the Bay, which turns two this month, Dr Tan, 71,...
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DSA: More students sing or play their way to early placements
Direct admissions scheme available in more schoolsBy Amelia Teng, The Straits Times, 23 Jun 2014MORE schools are offering places early through a decade-old scheme that gives them leeway in accepting...
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Youth Corps pilot group gets set for community projects
First 90 undergo training camp to learn leadership, project management skillsBy Janice Tai, The Straits Times, 24 Jun 2014MORE than two-thirds of Singapore's first national corps of volunteers are...
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Project FRESH: Home makeover for seniors
Channel NewsAsia, 23 Jun 2014Some 300 residents had a home makeover on Monday (23 June), thanks to a grassroots initiative by Tanglin-Cairnhill Citizens' Consultative Committee to fix and refurbish...
View ArticleWhen filial piety gets outsourced
By Gurveen Kaur, My Paper, 25 Jun 2014A MAN asked his elderly parents to leave his home, and told them to approach a Member of Parliament to get a rental flat and fend for themselves, wrote Minister...
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Bringing national service up to date
By Lim Wee Kiak, Published The Straits Times, 25 Jun 2014RECENTLY, the Government accepted 30 recommendations put up by the Committee to Strengthen National Service (CSNS) that looked at ways to bring...
View Article'One country, two systems' needs fine-tuning
As Hong Kong residents take part in an unofficial referendum on constitutional change that irks Beijing, two writers look at the future of the "one country, two systems" arrangement between Hong Kong...
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LTA looking into issue of blind spots on big buses
Operators too say more can be done to help drivers have clearer viewBy Royston Sim, The Straits Times, 25 Jun 2014GUIDELINES and standards for large buses are to be examined to see if more can be done...
View ArticleNew bank liquidity rules take effect in January 2015
A major change is that the framework will apply to all currenciesBy Yasmine Yahya, The Straits Times, 25 Jun 2014TIGHTER rules aimed at bolstering the cash buffer banks must hold in case of emergency...
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Hope Café: Prison cafe serves up skills for life after release
By Joanna Seow, The Straits Times, 25 Jun 2014SIX MORNINGS a week, Mr Sunthar D Palsamy bakes Danish pastries and bread that line the display cabinets at Swissbake's HarbourFront outlet.The former...
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ITE graduates above 50 hailed as exemplars of lifelong learning
Nursing student completes course with stellar grades; man went back to school out of love for his sonBy Ng Jing Yng, TODAY, 25 Jun 2014The desire to learn was so strong for Madam Liaw Lay Kian that, at...
View ArticleAustralia wants to raise retirement age to 70
But many seniors oppose proposal; experts fear it may worsen youth joblessnessThe Straits Times, 26 Jun 2014CANBERRA - Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey wants to raise the country's retirement age to 70,...
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