Free Wi-Fi, healthier food at new Bedok food centre
Facility to be ready in October; integrated transport hub nearby will be up by year-endBy Janice Heng, The Sunday Times, 6 Jul 2014When Bedok's new hawker centre is completed in October, it will not...
View ArticleSteps to curb sexual crimes involving teachers, students
Educators will be told of professional boundaries that cannot be breachedBy Amelia Teng, The Straits Times, 8 Jul 2014EDUCATION Minister Heng Swee Keat addressed for the first time the spate of sexual...
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'Room for dialect, but stick with Mandarin'
PM says maintaining good standards in English and Mandarin calls for some trade-offBy Andrea Ong, The Sunday Times, 6 Jul 2014With more Singaporeans comfortable speaking Mandarin today, some in the...
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Six role models win this year's S'pore Youth Award
Winners selected from more than 115 nominees for being an inspirationBy Aw Cheng Wei, The Straits Times, 7 Jul 2014FILM-MAKER Anthony Chen, who directed the award-winning movie Ilo Ilo, was among six...
View ArticleIslandwide plan to sterilise stray cats
National programme returns after more than a decade and is laudedBy David Ee, The Straits Times, 7 Jul 2014A NATIONAL effort to reduce the number of stray cats by sterilising them humanely is now in...
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Govt must improve how it communicates policies: Heng
By Joy Fang, TODAY, 7 Jul 2014Policies are by design complicated, making it impossible to understand every facet, but it is important for the Government to step up on how it communicates them, said...
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Sylvia Lim: Allow protests to give Police practice
MPs debate the Little India riot COI reportMPs raised questions on cultural training for police officers and asked if authorities could allow more protests in Singapore, so enforcement officers could...
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Little India Riot: Govt accepts COI recommendations
MHA to beef up police anti-riot forceIts plans also include placing more cameras and officers in hot spotsBy Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh, The Straits Times, 8 Jul 2014ALL eight recommendations of the...
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Regular fare increases needed for new bus contracting model to be...
By Royston Sim, The Straits Times, 8 Jul 2014FARES must go up regularly for a new bus contracting model to be financially sustainable, said Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew.Speaking for the first time...
View ArticleParliament Highlights - 7 Jul 2014
Firms causing haze may be fined up to $2mNew haze Bill raises penalties and widens net to cover parties involvedBy David Ee, The Straits Times, 8 Jul 2014IF A new Bill to fight transboundary haze here...
View ArticleIRAS can appoint banks to recover overdue taxes
WE THANK Mr Lim Tong Wah for his feedback and the opportunity to clarify whether banks can step in to recover tax arrears owed by their customers ("Do banks have absolute authority over customers'...
View ArticleIskandar: Too many homes, too soon?
Recent news about mega developments in Johor's Iskandar region has investors asking: Will there be an oversupply of homes? Perhaps. But no one knows for sure because no good data exists.By Yasmine...
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Poll shows S'poreans may only have "basic-level" understanding of CPF
Channel NewsAsia, 7 Jul 2014The government's feedback portal REACH said eight in 10 Singaporeans have heard of the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Minimum Sum, and more than six in 10 have heard of the...
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Debunking CPF Minimum Sum myths
Many views about Minimum Sum are 'misguided'Manpower Minister sets out to 'dispel misconceptions, myths that have surfaced in recent public discussion'By Janice Heng, The Straits Times, 9 Jul 2014TALK...
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DPM Tharman explains the CPF scheme
'Fair and safe' - Tharman tells how CPF rates are setDPM also explains how the funds are invested and backed by GovtBy Tham Yuen-C, The Straits Times, 9 Jul 2014THE Central Provident Fund (CPF) scheme...
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Parliament Highlights - 8 Jul 2014
MEDISHIELD LIFE DEBATEMediShield Life gets MPs' backingBut some call for more subsidies while others raise worries about sustainabilityBy Salma Khalik, The Straits Times, 9 Jul 2014THE proposed...
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Ex-MPs put together personal stories to inspire the young
Launch of book by ex-MPs a reunion of old comradesBy Leong Weng Kam, The Straits Times, 9 Jul 2014IT WAS a reunion of sorts for many former People's Action Party (PAP) MPs at the launch of the book, We...
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NLB removes children's books for 'Not Being Pro-Family'
What books are withdrawn and why: National Library BoardIn the wake of controversy over its decision to pull three titles for not being "pro-family", the National Library Board explains what types of...
View ArticleSingapore scores better on Graciousness Index this year
People in Singapore a little more gracious now: SurveyBy Priscilla Goy, The Straits Times, 10 Jul 2014PEOPLE in Singapore have become a little more gracious, according to the latest results of an...
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SMRT adopts new career scheme for 4,000 staff in trains group
Better career track at SMRTTrain workers can expect brighter promotion prospects, wider job scopeBy Royston Sim, The Straits Times, 10 Jul 2014AROUND 4,000 staff from SMRT's trains division can now...
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