Pioneer subsidies: Not all specialists are equal
Pioneer subsidies: MOH repliesAS ANNOUNCED by Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam during this year's Budget, the Pioneer Generation Package includes additional subsidies for pioneers who are...
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Uproar over relationship workshop
MOE mindful of need for secularity in programmesTHE Relationship Module workshop for junior college students, started in 2009 and run by providers appointed by the Ministry of Social and Family...
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From Syonan to Fuji-Go
Jungle nightmareNew book tells of hardship in Malayan jungles for 3,000 from Singapore during Japanese OccupationBy Benson Ang, The Sunday Times, 12 Oct 2014- Eating snails and pets to survive- Poor...
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SAF Volunteer Corps registration begins
Flexi-terms for SAF Volunteer CorpsRecruits can fit training around their commitments, drop out at any timeBy Jermyn Chow Defence Correspondent, The Straits Times, 13 Oct 2014REGISTRATION for the new...
View ArticleWhy public screening of film not allowed
EDITOR at large Han Fook Kwang lobbied for lifting the prohibition on the public screening of Ms Tan Pin Pin's film, To Singapore, With Love ("Let's talk about the past openly, warts and all";...
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SG50 walkway and trail to be lasting landmarks
Art Connector and Jubilee Walk will pay tribute to nation's people, historyBy Priscilla Goy, The Straits Times, 14 Oct 2014SINGAPORE'S 50th birthday will be marked not only with things to do, but also...
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NTU team develops battery that gives ultra-fast charge
By Feng Zengkun, The Straits Times, 14 Oct 2014PLUG your cellphone in and get a 70 per cent recharge in just two minutes. Sounds impossible?Scientists at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have...
View ArticleEasier for companies to open bank accounts for foreign workers
By Amelia Tan, The Straits Times, 13 Oct 2014Employers will soon find it easier to open bank accounts for work permit holders from Oct 16.They can apply for a POSB salary crediting account when they...
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NTUC rolls out discounts and perks for pioneers
Savings at FairPrice and Foodfare, priority queues among the benefitsBy Charissa Yong, The Straits Times, 14 Oct 2014MONDAYS just got better for Ms Lim Sui Cheng, 66.The private tutor yesterday...
View ArticleNational Stadium pitch under fire
Once Wembley was the envy of the world, now the pitch is a national disgraceWembley pitch to be relaid for 11th time - FAWhy is the Wembley pitch so poor?Wembley turf war hots up: No one wants to play...
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Others turned up noses, but she cleaned him up
By Melody Zaccheus, The Straits Times, 15 Oct 2014SHE was just 18 when her parents died.So when Ms Noriza A. Mansoor saw Mr Tan Soy Yong covered in faeces in public, she rushed to his aid, wanting to...
View ArticleTurkey, S'pore step up strategic partnership
The two also agree to boost people-to-people and economic tiesBy Zakir Hussain In Ankara, The Straits Times, 15 Oct 2014SINGAPORE and Turkey have agreed to step up contacts in a range of areas such as...
View ArticleAspire to expand the economic pie
By Devadas Krishnadas, Published The Straits Times, 15 Oct 2014IN AUGUST, the Applied Study in Polytechnics and ITE Review (ASPIRE) committee released its recommendations to ensure that future...
View ArticleEbola screening measures stepped up at Changi Airport
By Kash Cheong, The Straits Times, 15 Oct 2014NEW measures will be introduced at Changi Airport at noon today (Oct 15) to screen incoming travellers for Ebola.Nationals and travellers from countries...
View ArticleHome Protection Scheme: Why cover starts upon collection of keys
WE THANK Mr Wilfred Ling for his feedback ("Home Protection Scheme: Start coverage once payment is made"; Oct 8).The Home Protection Scheme (HPS) is a mortgage-reducing insurance administered by the...
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Singapore gears up for LNG bunkering
Port authority move comes as part of global trend towards alternative fuelsBy Marissa Lee, The Straits Times, 16 Oct 2014SINGAPORE, the world's largest bunkering port, is gearing up to fuel ships with...
View ArticleSing50 mega concert of iconic S'pore songs to mark 50th year
Sing50 show to feature tunes from 1960s till nowBy Eddino Abdul Hadi, Music Correspondent, The Straits Times, 16 Oct 2014SINGAPORE'S most iconic songs will come to the fore in a mega concert at the...
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Fandi’s son named one of world’s top 40 young footballers
By Dan Guen Chin, TODAY, 16 Oct 2014The naming of Irfan Fandi as one of world football’s top 40 young talents by Britain’s The Guardian newspaper has come as a surprise to the 17-year-old’s father,...
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Theatre veteran, poet and sculptor awarded Cultural Medallion
By Lisabel Ting, The Straits Times, 16 Oct 2014A TRIO of veteran artists, from the fields of English-language theatre, sculpture and Tamil poetry, will receive the Cultural Medallion today.They are...
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IPS study on ageing: Most seniors optimistic about their future
But only 4 in 10 agree that elders have little to worry aboutBy Priscilla Goy, The Straits Times, 16 Oct 2014MOST seniors in Singapore have a positive outlook about growing old, but are less optimistic...
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