Persuading students to study engineering a challenge: Prof Lui
Professor Lui Pao Chuen, the recipient of the IES Lifetime Engineering Award, said that excellent education and employment prospects are key to drawing more people into this field.By Vimita Mohandas,...
View ArticleKhaw lauds MPs' work on animal welfare Bill
Inclusive committee, which took over two years, sought views widelyBy David Ee, The Straits Times, 25 Oct 2014NEW legislation to strengthen animal welfare here will not only give more bite to...
View ArticleFarewell to A Loyal Soldier - COL (Ret) John Morrice
SAF pioneer, 79, dies of heart attackBy Aw Cheng Wei, The Straits Times, 25 Oct 2014AS A colonel, Mr John Morrice had 300,000 men under his command. But there was one person whom he reported to, and...
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Penang bans foreign cooks at hawker stalls
Penang's ban on foreigners cooking local food gets the thumbs-up from majority of hawkersThe Straits Times, 25 Oct 2014GEORGE TOWN (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The Penang Government's move to ban...
View ArticleMore foreign domestic workers say they do not get enough to eat
By Chang May Choon, The Straits Times, 25 Oct 2014JUST two months after she started working for her new employer in August, Anya saw her weight drop to 47kg - a loss of 9kg.The 29-year-old domestic...
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Groceries make a clean difference
Two Jurong housing blocks much cleaner after residents are rewarded for their effortBy Amelia Tan, The Sunday Times, 26 Oct 2014Two Housing Board blocks in Jurong East are looking cleaner these days,...
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Schooled for a sweeping revolution
Marsiling Primary's project is about creating a lifelong habit and a sense of belongingBy Han Fook Kwang Editor At Large, The Sunday Times, 26 Oct 2014I am back at my favourite primary school and the...
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Spirit of giving back 'alive and well' in CDAC
PM Lee lauds self-help group as it raises $17.8m for endowment fundBy Walter Sim, The Straits Times, 25 Oct 2014FACED with mounting debts, Mr Lai Siew Kuan turned to the Chinese Development Assistance...
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Exercise for free at malls
You can go shopping and get a workout too with free fitness classes held in shopping centresBy Benson Ang, The Sunday Times, 26 Oct 2014On Monday, Ms Evelyn Lee, 77, goes for a pulsating kickboxing...
View ArticleNew rules clear air for transnational marriages
Easier for foreign spouses to work here; sharper insights for couplesBy Lim Yan Liang, The Straits Times, 25 Oct 2014FROM next January, Singaporeans who want to marry a foreigner have a new option that...
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No easy retirement in South Korea
Familiar worries hound S. Korea's retireesThe Straits Times, 27 Oct 2014SEOUL - Out of work and out of pocket, South Korean retirees are struggling to force their way back into an unwelcoming job...
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WTA Finals Singapore
Williams routs Halep for WTA hat-trick and title No. 5By May Chen, The Straits Times, 27 Oct 2014SERENA Williams had a double mission yesterday - to prevent history from repeating itself and to write a...
View ArticleS$30 million fund to help people with disabilities and their caregivers
By Eileen Poh, Channel NewsAsia, 26 Oct 2014A S$30-million fund has been created to support projects aimed at helping people with disabilities and their caregivers.This was announced by Deputy Prime...
View ArticleEducating migrant workers on their rights, even before they reach Singapore
The Migrant Workers' Centre has produced a new video to explain proper employment practices and workers' rights to migrants.By Faris Mokhtar, Channel NewsAsia, 26 Oct 2014Most migrant workers'...
View ArticleTan Chuan-Jin explains trade-offs considered in decision-making
Coming up with right policy requires one to be hard-headed: Tan Chuan-JinBy Rachel Au-Yong, The Straits Times, 27 Oct 2014THE trade-offs that society has to make were at the core of a dialogue...
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$45m for projects to energise power industry
By Feng Zengkun, Environment Correspondent, The Straits Times, 28 Oct 2014SINGAPORE has set aside $45 million to boost its power systems and industry, and will also create the Singapore Institute of...
View ArticleMore opting for fuss-free burial at sea
Buddhists and Hindus form majority of those wanting ashes scattered thereBy Audrey Tan, The Straits Times, 28 Oct 2014HE HAS spent more than three decades of his life navigating the sea and, when the...
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Exhibition on 700 years of Singapore's history to open at the National Museum
Take a walk through 700 years of historyNational Museum's new exhibition traces key aspects of S'pore's pastBy Melody Zaccheus, The Straits Times, 28 Oct 2014THE wail of an air raid siren pierces the...
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Singapore, China mark 20 years of ties in Suzhou
Success of joint industrial park 'testament to positive collaborations'By Esther Teo China Correspondent In Suzhou, The Straits Times, 27 Oct 2014THERE is a "special significance" to holding high-level...
View ArticleS'pore, China launch direct trading of currencies
Move set to lower cost of doing business and boost trade linksBy Esther Teo, China Correspondent In Suzhou, The Straits Times, 28 Oct 2014SINGAPORE and China will start direct currency trading today,...
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