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Home Team officers get pay raises of up to 12%
By Alfred Chua, TODAY, 7 Aug 2014All uniformed officers in the Home Team have been given pay increases of up to 12 per cent, while hefty sign-on bonuses were announced for new police recruits, in the...
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Higher pay for nurses and more opportunities
Big push to draw more nurses...Pay rises, greater autonomy for senior staff among the changesBy Linette Lai, The Straits Times, 7 Aug 2014NURSES in the public sector here will be given pay rises,...
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Income inequality narrowing in Singapore: SPOR 2014
Lower and middle income groups earn more but productivity growth still a concernBy Vivien Shiao, The Business Times, 8 Aug 2014There has been a steady increase in the real incomes of low- and...
View ArticleS'pore has high gas safety standards
GAS safety is a key priority for the Energy Market Authority and SP PowerGrid (SPPG).We thank Ms Lai Wai Mun ("Take steps to prevent gas explosions"), Ms Ada Chan Siew Foen ("Gas leaks not easy for...
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Stories of the pioneer generation
THEY WERE THERE AT THE BEGINNINGThe stories of the pioneer generation are told in this weekly series leading up to National Day. Here is a look at where they live and what they do.ANG KUM SIONG |...
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Building A Nation: Today
Innovative solutions for a variety of needsGood governance and an integrated approach to planning have enabled S'pore to become a First World Nation in just a few decades. MINT KANG reportsThe Business...
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Never take Singapore for granted: Chan Chun Sing
S’pore needs to fight odds to surviveHe says it should not be taken for granted that nation will be around for next five decadesBy Wong Wei Han, TODAY, 8 Aug 2014With the Republic in a celebratory...
View ArticleNational Day Message 2014
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's National Day Message 2014Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's National Day Message 2014 (Malay)Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's National Day Message 2014 (Tamil)Prime...
View ArticleMalay/Muslim pioneers to be honoured for their contributions to Singapore:...
They helped shape a compassionate society: YaacobBy Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh, The Straits Times, 9 Aug 2014PIONEERS in the Muslim community who helped shape a compassionate society and carve out...
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Big Idea No. 7: Be Bold
Singapore's civil service needs to cultivate an entrepreneurial spirit.By Kishore Mahbubani, Published The Straits Times, 9 Aug 2014NUMBER seven in my series of Big Ideas for Singapore is a simple one:...
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National Day 2014: Singapore celebrates 49th birthday at Marina Bay
They came to party at Marina Bay49th National Day Parade spectacle celebrates people from all walks of lifeBy Royston Sim, The Sunday Times, 10 Aug 2014A dazzling display of fireworks across the Marina...
View ArticlePUB starts rehiring scheme for staff aged 65
By Feng Zengkun, The Sunday Times, 10 Aug 2014PUB, the national water agency, is among the first statutory boards to introduce a re-employment policy to keep 65-year-old workers in their ranks for two...
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Cinema, cricket field at biggest dormitory
First integrated complex for 16,800 foreign workers to open in phases in TuasBy Amelia Tan And Toh Yong Chuan, The Sunday Times, 10 Aug 2014When a new mega-dormitory at Tuas South Avenue 1 opens its...
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Is organic food really free from pesticides?
By Andy Ho, The Straits Times, 9 Aug 2014MOST of us buy conventionally produced food most of the time. But organic food has been growing in popularity among people who believe, among other things, that...
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Singapore, the social laboratory
Singapore is testing whether mass surveillance and big data can not only protect national security, but also engineer a more harmonious societyBy Shane Harris, Published The Straits Times, 9 Aug 2014IN...
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Eugene Tan: Of manic Monday and MPs’ no-show
Constitutional law expert Eugene Tan was one of nine Nominated MPs in the first Parliament in arguably a new normal in Singapore politics. He gained a reputation for being somewhat of a stickler for...
View ArticleWinning every battle but losing the war
Israel's military superiority has become its Achilles heel, causing the Jewish state to lose the public opinion war.By Jonathan Eyal, Europe Correspondent, The Straits Times, 11 Aug 2014WHEN Israel...
View ArticleSingapore’s fight against the 3Cs
By Chiang Hai Ding, Published TODAY, 11 Aug 2014Many in our pioneer generation remember World War II, as we had lived through a harrowing three years and eight months in the early 1940s under Japanese...
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Authorities turn to public shaming of litterbugs, again
By Siau Ming En, TODAY, 11 Aug 2014Litterbugs beware, the authorities are turning to public shaming again to get you to stop tossing your trash indiscriminately.In the first half of this year, 318...
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School zone, yet 5 drivers run red light every week
In first six months, as many as 23 also caught speeding in these areasBy Aw Cheng Wei and Lee Jian Xuan, The Straits Times, 11 Aug 2014AS MANY as 110 errant drivers were caught running the red light in...
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