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A lane littered with memories of yesteryear
Antique shops at old Turf Club draw treasure hunters in search of rare findsBy Danson Cheong, The Straits Times, 3 Oct 2014YOU can find them tucked away in a corner of Turf Club Road, right behind...
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Sports Hub wins best sports building award at World Architecture Festival
Sports Hub bags goldBy Natasha Ann Zachariah, The Straits Times, 3 Oct 2014THE Singapore Sports Hub has scored gold at this year's World Architecture Festival, beating other international entries in...
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Unlock value of property to fund retirement: Aviva chief
By Mok Fei Fei, The Straits Times, 3 Oct 2014PROPERTY is a great asset but Singaporeans need to consider how to unlock its value if they wish to have an easier life in retirement, advises insurance...
View ArticleHousewives allowed to open CPF accounts
WE THANK Mr Ng Eng Juan for his suggestion to allow housewives to open Central Provident Fund accounts, so they can receive contributions from their husbands or children ("CPF accounts for housewives";...
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One-stop municipal issues office opens
Smartphone app in the works for people to report on trouble spotsBy Tham Yuen-C, The Straits Times, 3 Oct 2014A SMARTPHONE app for people to report on municipal matters and send them directly to a...
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Public service takes lead in raising rehiring age to 67
By Charissa Yong, The Straits Times, 3 Oct 2014SINGAPORE'S largest employer, the Public Service Division (PSD), is throwing its weight behind the national push to eventually raise the re-employment age...
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Recycling gets easier with a bin at every HDB block
Improved access set to encourage more to make it a regular habitBy Feng Zengkun, The Straits Times, 4 Oct 2014THE list of excuses for not recycling that plastic bottle or stack of paper just got...
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First public bus route package up for bidding
Service levels expected to rise with wider coverage and shorter waitsBy Christopher Tan, The Straits Times, 4 Oct 2014SINGAPORE took the first concrete step towards overhauling its public bus industry...
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Hong Lim Park fracas: When protests cross the line
Public opinion has been charged over the Hong Lim Park disturbance last Saturday, when a protest against the Central Provident Fund (CPF) disrupted a charity carnival. Walter Sim and Rachel Au-Yong...
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NUSS 60th Anniversary Lecture and Dialogue with PM Lee
PM calls on S'pore to look outwards and to the futureHe outlines three principles to take country to the next stageBy Zakir Hussain, The Straits Times, 4 Oct 2014AGAINST the backdrop of major world...
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We're Singaporeans
Some Eurasians have been mistaken for foreigners, much to their frustrationBy Benson Ang,The Sunday Times, 5 Oct 2014They are true-blue Singaporeans who were born and bred here, as were some of their...
View ArticleTribute to pioneers in birthplace of S'poreans
Health Minister thanks KKH staff who worked in the difficult years after independenceBy Joanna Seow, The Sunday Times, 5 Oct 2014In the early years after Singapore's independence, it was common for...
View ArticlePM Lee, the storyteller
By Charissa Yong, The Sunday Times, 5 Oct 2014Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong turned storyteller yesterday for a National Library Board (NLB) reading programme.About 120 children listened with rapt...
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Project Blue WaVe: PA dives into the blue to drive home green message
Conservation groups, nature walks planned for its Water-Venture centresBy Janice Heng, The Sunday Times, 5 Oct 2014Singaporeans are already passionate about water sports. Now, the People's Association...
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Map shows what illness is spreading near you
Website gives real-time updates from inputs by doctors in network of 1,200 clinics in S'poreBy Wong Kim Hoh, The Sunday Times, 5 Oct 2014Many people were red-eyed in Tampines over the past fortnight....
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Tracking the poor without using a poverty line
By Radha Basu, The Sunday Times, 5 Oct 2014Ms Peh Kim Choo, director of the Hua Mei Centre for Successful Ageing, works with older folk, many of whom are poor. She would like to know how much income an...
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Ministry scales down recruitment of teachers
Aggressive hiring over eight years has resulted in teaching force reaching 33,000By Sandra Davie, Senior Education Correspondent, The Sunday Times, 5 Oct 2014It has just become harder for graduates and...
View ArticleISIS commits the great name robbery
Terror group not only perpetrates violence but also exploits the name of IslamBy Zuraidah Ibrahim, Deputy Editor, The Straits Times, 5 Oct 2014Let's be candid: Events in the Middle East are too complex...
View ArticlePlans for Sydney housing without carparks
Controversial proposal sparks anger but NSW govt says move will help cut up to $56k from property pricesBy Jonathan Pearlman, For The Sunday Times In Sydney, 5 Oct 2014Soaring property prices and...
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IPOS appointed ASEAN's first international authority in patent searches
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore strengthens its bid to become an IP hub of Asia, leveraging on its "unique strength" of conducting searches in English and Chinese.Channel NewsAsia, 6 Oct...
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