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Public must accept rise in hawker food prices
By Elizabeth Bennett, Published The Straits Times, 15 Aug 2014FROM 2009 to 2010, I studied hawker centres in Singapore while on a Fulbright Fellowship. Before I even arrived, I came across articles...
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Salary hikes for 5,000 lower-wage healthcare support staff
Increase follows move by NTUC to train all support staff in the sectorBy Amelia Tan, The Straits Times, 16 Aug 2014FOR the past decade or so, Madam V. Inthira's monthly pay as a service executive at...
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National Youth Internship Programme: New opportunity for teenagers to give...
They can take up internships with VWOs under national programmeBy Amelia Teng, The Straits Times, 16 Aug 2014TEENAGERS will soon have a new avenue to help them serve the community, even after they...
View ArticleNew maps, old compass
Born amid hostility, Singapore benefited from an external environment that turned benign. Today, many Singaporeans have a reduced sense of external threat. But it bears repeating that a benign world...
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Alex Yam: People stepping forward as they care about S'pore
It may be one of the longest continuously ruling political parties in the world but Alex Yam, the head honcho of internal communications for the People's Action Party (PAP), says it can't be stuck in...
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Thomson-East Coast Line: New MRT Links in the East
$6.8b East Coast line by 20249-station extension of Thomson Line will provide access to East Coast ParkBy Christopher Tan, The Straits Times, 16 Aug 2014A NEW addition to Singapore's expanding rail...
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National Day Rally: A decade of change
10 years of bold moves... and babiesFrom casinos in his first National Day Rally speech to softening 'tough love' economics, PM Lee is willing to embrace new ideas, an Insight analysis findsBy Robin...
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Down Toa Payoh's memory lane
Self-guided heritage trail of Singapore's first HDB estate launches todayBy Melody Zaccheus, The Sunday Times, 17 Aug 2014Long-time residents and others with links to Toa Payoh have come forward to...
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How hard disk drive sector lost its mojo
Twenty years ago, Singapore accounted for up to half the hard disk drives shipped across the globe. Soon, the last hard disk drive assembly plant will shut down. The Sunday Times traces the rise and...
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S'pore facing a glut of lawyers
Shanmugam urges law students to temper expectations or pursue other career choicesBy Feng Zengkun, The Sunday Times, 17 Aug 2014Over just four years up to March last year, the number of practising...
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ESM Goh: People, Govt 'must stay united as family'
By Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh, The Sunday Times, 17 Aug 2014Loosening ties between people and government could pull Singapore apart unless Singaporeans demand as much of themselves as they do of the...
View ArticlePA rolls out first CC on wheels
By Melody Zaccheus, The Sunday Times, 17 Aug 2014Singapore's first Community Club (CC) on wheels was set in motion yesterday at Bedok Mall.The roving vehicle, called the CC Xpress, will be making its...
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Memory Project to preserve pioneers' stories
MR JASON Ingham ("Preserve accounts of pioneers"; last Tuesday) suggested having an online repository of the verbal and written accounts from the pioneer generation, to serve as a poignant reminder of...
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CPF Life is sustainable
MR WILFRED Ling wrote about the solvency of CPF Life ("Guarantee CPF Life solvency for peace of mind"; last Wednesday).We assure him that the CPF Life scheme is designed to be fully sustainable.First,...
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NDR 2014: CPF Minimum Sum and retirement
PM Lee, the financial plannerThe Straits Times, 18 Aug 2014Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday tackled criticisms of the Central Provident Fund head-on but with good humour, role-playing a...
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NDR 2014: Jurong Lake District
First phase of Jurong Lake Gardens to be ready by 2017: KhawThe Jurong Lake Gardens will retain the heritage elements of the Chinese Garden and the Japanese Garden, but these will be refreshed as part...
View ArticleChinese graduates face tough job market with low pay
Only 14% found work by graduation month, the lowest in a decadeBy Esther Teo China Correspondent In Beijing, The Straits Times, 18 Aug 2014CHINESE graduate Wang Xiaoqing, 23, earns barely 2,000 yuan...
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NDR 2014: More Opportunities for Non-Graduates
Panel to implement work & study path on national scaleBy Kimberly Spykerman, Channel NewsAsia, 18 Aug 2014To help Singaporeans succeed regardless of their paper qualifications, the Government is...
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Rahmat Yusak: A father, a driver and a pioneer who gave to S'pore
At the National Day Rally on Sunday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong paid tribute to Mr Rahmat Yusak, former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew's driver in the 1960s.Mr Rahmat's son, Mr Mohd Zulkifli Rahmat,...
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