New programme equips community with skills to 
detect abuse cases
By Kelly Ng, TODAY, 3 Dec 2014In the past, Movement of the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS) worker Bernadette Maria Dass identified possible cases of abuse among her clients primarily...
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New Redhill pre-school will take in children with special needs to promote...
Redhill pre-school will be specialSpecial needs kids to learn alongside regular children without segregationBy Pearl Lee, The Straits Times, 3 Dec 2014CHILDREN gather at a school playground in Redhill...
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SG50: Look to the future, too, not only the past
By Devadas Krishnadas, Published TODAY, 3 Dec 20142015 will be a year of relentless celebrations and commemorations of Singapore’s 50th year of independence. These events will take place at all levels...
View ArticleSDP's Chee 'dishonest' in calling Singapore model a failure: Govt
By Fiona Chan Deputy Political Editor, The Straits Times, 4 Dec 2014SINGAPORE'S Government has responded to a commentary in The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) by opposition politician Chee Soon Juan, saying...
View ArticleMan jailed under California 'revenge porn' law
The Straits Times, 4 Dec 2014LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles man who posted topless photos of his former girlfriend online to get back at her became the first person sentenced under California's new...
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Interest charges on credit card bills go up
Cash advance interest also up; banks say it's been years since last revisionBy Rachael Boon, The Straits Times, 4 Dec 2014BANKS here have quietly raised the already high interest rates that apply to...
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Graft index: S'pore down 2 spots in global ranking
Slip to seventh place could be due to recent high-profile corruption casesBy Rachel Au-Yong, The Straits Times, 4 Dec 2014SINGAPORE has slipped two notches in a ranking of countries seen as being the...
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New study to find out about life in reservoirs
PUB-led effort will look at plants and animals, and how they are linkedBy Feng Zengkun Environment Correspondent, The Straits Times, 4 Dec 2014SIX of Singapore's 17 reservoirs will be studied in the...
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Will NTUC's white-collar push work?
More PMEs will enjoy collective bargaining under a proposed law change but there are challenges, tooBy Amelia Tan, The Straits Times, 4 Dec 2014THEY are professionals, managers and executives (PMEs)...
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Better care for the disabled at home
Pilot scheme helps those unable to go to centres, eases load on caregiversBy Kok Xing Hui, The Straits Times, 4 Dec 2014MR MOHAMED Hasan Mohamed Rilvan, 32, has spastic cerebral palsy and cannot walk,...
View ArticleHDB resale price index to be revised
Figures do not reflect changes in resale scene: KhawBy Yeo Sam Jo, The Straits Times, 4 Dec 2014THE resale price index of public housing will soon be revised to better reflect the market's growing...
View ArticleMajority unprepared for retirement: Survey
Few following a plan; many need more than they estimateBy Amelia Tan, The Straits Times, 5 Dec 2014THE majority of Singaporeans do not have a financial plan for retirement, are afraid of planning ahead...
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An inspiring volunteer at 76
By Joanna Seow, The Straits Times, 5 Dec 2014MR CHEE Chat San could have taken it easy after he retired as a ship radio inspector at the age of 67 but the thought was unappealing.Every Monday now, the...
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Chingay 2015 to be biggest and most 'youthful' display ever
Biggest, youngest Chingay yet2015 parade a 'people's gift' to Singapore on 50th birthdayBy Danson Cheong, The Straits Times, 5 Dec 2014NEXT year's Chingay parade is going to be the biggest and youngest...
View ArticleS$10m boost for research in innovative teaching, learning at tertiary level
By Laura Elizabeth Philomin, TODAY, 5 Dec 2014With innovative teaching and learning methods viewed as critical to helping students realise their potential, the Ministry of Education (MOE) will be...
View ArticleWheat people, rice people and their cultural differences
By T.M. Luhrmann, Published The Straits Times, 5 Dec 2014AMERICANS and Europeans stand out from the rest of the world for our sense of ourselves as individuals. We like to think of ourselves as unique,...
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Sweltering 2014 on track to be hottest year on record
The Straits Times, 5 Dec 2014LIMA (Peru) - This year is on track to be the hottest on record, or at least among the very warmest, the United Nations said in new evidence of long-term warming that adds...
View ArticleFree poetry app by Arts House to offer verses on-the-go
Text app-eal for verse loversA free poetry app by The Arts House which stores about 100 poems will give users verses on the goBy Nabilah Said, The Straits Times, 5 Dec 2014Ever wondered if the coffee...
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Turning civic district into a walkable park - minus cars
Transformation of area around the Padang due to be completed next yearBy Christopher Tan, Senior Correspondent, The Straits Times, 5 Dec 2014CEMENTING a bold vision laid out in an urban master plan...
View ArticleMore heartland shops expecting better business: Survey
By Janice Heng, The Straits Times, 6 Dec 2014MORE shops in Housing Board neighbourhoods are optimistic about the future, according to an annual survey.Of the shopkeepers surveyed last year, 35 per cent...
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