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Social services should be included in infrastructure planning: Chan Chun Sing
By Faris Mokhtar, Channel NewsAsia, 22 Jul 2014The social service sector must be elevated to be equally important as national defence and healthcare, said Social and Family Development Minister Chan...
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HDB sellers can stay in their sold flats for up to three months if buyers agree
By Janice Heng, The Straits Times, 23 Jul 2014HOUSING Board flat sellers can now stay in their sold units for up to three months after closing the deals, if the buyers agree.Previously, sellers had to...
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Google Doodle pays tribute to Singapore music icon - composer Zubir Said
By Daryl Chin, The Straits Times, 23 Jul 2014ACCLAIMED Singaporean musician Zubir Said, the late composer best known for penning the Republic's National Anthem, was celebrated yesterday by Google, the...
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450,000 Pioneer Generation Package Welcome Packs to be delivered in August
Welcome package with 'white card' for pioneersBy Rachel Au-Yong, The Straits Times, 23 Jul 2014ALL 450,000 members of the pioneer generation will be sent a welcome package next month, and for about...
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IPS Forum on CPF and Retirement Adequacy
Private pension plans an option: TharmanHe says options for those who can bear higher risks should be studiedBy Tham Yuen-C, The Straits Times, 23 Jul 2014AS THE Government explores ways to improve the...
View ArticleProposal to tweak gender bias in Women's Charter
Maintenance could be awarded based on need and not just genderBy Janice Tai And Priscilla Goy, The Straits Times, 24 Jul 2014MEN who are incapacitated may soon be able to claim maintenance from the...
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NTUC to open its first nursing home in Jurong West next year
NTUC to offer elderly affordable nursing careFirst home will open in Jurong next year and look after 290 peopleBy Daryl Chin, The Straits Times, 24 Jul 2014THE National Trades Union Congress (NTUC)...
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C3A Chinese portal tailored to senior citizens' interests
By Cheryl Faith Wee, The Straits Times, 24 Jul 2014MANDARIN-SPEAKING senior citizens now have an online Chinese portal to find out more about topics varying from current affairs to lifestyle...
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New 3-station IPPT from 1 April 2015
Easier IPPT will not mean lower fitness standards: Army chiefRevised test 'will ensure servicemen are fully fit to perform their duties'By Jermyn Chow, The Straits Times, 25 Jul 2014THE revised...
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NUS makes it easier for students in four faculties to qualify for honours
By Sandra Davie, The Straits Times, 25 Jul 2014MORE than eight in 10 students on the four-year direct honours degree courses at public universities here graduate with honours or the equivalent.But only...
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Security guards get special day to mark their contributions
Move comes amid severe manpower crunch in sectorBy Toh Yong Chuan, The Straits Times, 25 Jul 2014ABOUT 25 security guards were absent from their regular posts yesterday morning but they were not...
View ArticleSocial media resource kit to help at-risk youth
By Priscilla Goy, The Straits Times, 25 Jul 2014WHEN a young person with links to a gang is invited to a fight online, he could face more pressure to join in, because of social media's "visibility"."If...
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More social service offices to help needy
3 more added to 20 planned, with better idea of caseloads for each townBy Janice Tai, The Straits Times, 25 Jul 2014BY NEXT June, 23 social service offices (SSOs) will be up and running across the...
View ArticleNew Lorong Halus Jetty a boost for fish farmers
By Amanda Lee, Channel NewsAsia, 25 Jul 2014The new S$3.85 million Lorong Halus Jetty was launched on Thursday (July 24). The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) said it was developed as part of...
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Too early to relax property curbs: MAS
Risks remain, it says; modest pick-up in overall economic growth expectedBy Yasmine Yahya, The Straits Times, 25 Jul 2014PROPERTY cooling measures of recent years are helping to rein in housing prices...
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What CPF reform should achieve
By Devadas Krishnadas, TODAY, 25 Jul 2014Earlier this week saw a lively discussion on reforming the Central Provident Fund or CPF at a forum organised by the Institute of Policy Studies. Several ideas...
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In a national crisis, can we count on you, Singapore?
Is our society resilient enough to survive tragedies like MH17?By Devadas Krishnadas, Published The Straits Times, 25 Jul 2014IT HAS been a week since the crash of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) MH17 over...
View ArticleTo live in anxiety is to be human
Many people are anxious at times in their lives but, for some, anxiety can take over their livesBy Chong Siow Ann, Published The Straits Times, 26 Jul 2014"SOME people believe football is a matter of...
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Jubilee Fund to help give the poor a break
Care Corner initiative will see 500 families get $2,000 each to pay billsBy Janice Tai, The Straits Times, 26 Jul 2014A SINGLE mother supporting four children, 48-year-old Madam Surinah (not her real...
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Philip Jeyaretnam: His SG50 guest list will include naysayers
Lawyer and writer Philip Jeyaretnam believes that even the cynics and dissenters have a role to play as Singapore reflects on its ever-changing sense of identity amid preparations for the country's...
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