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Official scheme to sterilise stray dogs begins
Jurong Island chosen for trial in bid to control population without cullingBy Feng ZengkunSINGAPORE has started its first official programme to sterilise stray dogs here, in a bid to control their...
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61 rescued from stalled Sentosa train
Last passenger evacuated at 2am yesterday after 2-hour op by SCDFBy Amelia Teng, The Straits Times, 6 Dec 2014THE lights in the carriage were going off, the air-conditioner had shut down, and for close...
View ArticlePaying the price when rulings are overturned
By Salma Khalik, Senior Health Correspondent, The Straits Times, 6 Dec 2014AN UNUSUAL thing happened when obstetrician and gynaecologist Lawrence Ang appealed against the Singapore Medical Council's...
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Life gets happier in old age
By David Brooks, Published The Straits Times, 6 Dec 2014A FEW months ago, oncologist and bioethicist Ezekiel Emanuel had an essay in The Atlantic saying that all things considered, he would prefer to...
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Values, outrage and the good society in 2014
Bad behaviour should be met with a principled response for a good outcome.By David Chan, Published The Straits Times, 6 Dec 2014A YEAR ago, I wrote in this column my wish that Singapore in 2014 would...
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Book on pioneer unionist Ho See Beng launched
Growing interest in S'pore history 'heartening'By Toh Yong Chuan, The Straits Times, 6 Dec 2014PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong finds it heartening that Singaporeans, especially the young, are showing a...
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Changi Airport's Project Jewel: Not just another mall
Complex is meant to be the iconic centrepiece for Singapore air hubBy Karamjit Kaur, Aviation Correspondent, The Straits Times, 6 Dec 2014WHAT started as an urgent but mundane need to expand Terminal 1...
View ArticleDyslexics can go a long way with a little extra time
By Andy Ho Senior Writer, The Sunday Times, 7 Dec 2014Recently, Mr Sam Tan revealed how growing up with mild dyslexia made mastering English difficult for him. Launching the Embrace Dyslexia campaign,...
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Thrills, spills at daredevil bike race
Organised on the sly, high-speed HolyCrit race proves a draw for cycling enthusiastsBy Joyce Lim Danson Cheong, The Sunday Times, 7 Dec 2014An illegal street cycling race has sprung up in Singapore,...
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Little India Riot: One Year Later
The night that changed SingaporeLaw and order reigns again in Little India - but amid tighter control. Insight does some soul-searching and looks at what else is altered.By Lim Yan Liang And Walter...
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90% of foreign workers satisfied with working in S'pore: Survey
Most foreign workers 'satisfied with S'pore'But survey also finds areas in need of improvementBy Kash Cheong, The Straits Times, 8 Dec 2014NINE in 10 foreign workers are satisfied with working and...
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Just 6, but he has a dream to save the earth
By Janice Tai, The Straits Times, 8 Dec 2014WHILE most are still in dreamland, Bowen Beckman wakes up at 5am every Tuesday to fulfil another kind of dream.He takes the lift to the top floor of his...
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Caring takes a toll on the heart
It's not the physical but the emotional demands of caring for the elderly that get to youBy Toh Yong Chuan, Manpower Correspondent, The Sunday Times, 7 Dec 2014It is 8am on a Tuesday when I report for...
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Next GE to be a deadly serious fight: PM Lee
Next GE will be a fight to see who forms govt, says PM LeeBy Fiona Chan, Deputy Political Editor, The Straits Times, 8 Dec 2014PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Singapore's next General Election (GE)...
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Marker to remember anti-communist struggle
Unveiling comes 25 years after peace accordsBy Lim Yan Liang, The Straits Times, 9 Dec 2014MR SIMON Barter was walking home from work on Oct 30, 1951 when he felt cold steel pressed against his head.He...
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If Singapore was ruled by Barisan Sosialis
By Kumar Ramakrishna, Published TODAY, 10 Dec 2014In February, the 51st anniversary of Operation Coldstore — the historic internal security dragnet mounted by the British, Singaporean and Malayan...
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Fatal blaze in Geylang lodgings
Exposed to fire hazards every dayDanger lurks in units that house foreign workersBy Amelia Tan And Aw Cheng Wei, The Straits Times, 9 Dec 2014FOREIGN workers in Geylang often sleep in dirty, cramped...
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Lower property taxes for bigger HDB flats
By Yeo Sam Jo, The Straits Times, 9 Dec 2014OWNERS of bigger Housing Board flats will enjoy a reduction in property taxes next year.This comes as the estimated annual market rents of properties, or...
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CPF offers attractive return, no risk: Study
CPF able to withstand risks and provide decent returnsBy Rachael Boon, The Straits Times, 9 Dec 2014THE Central Provident Fund (CPF) provides an attractive return while protecting its members from...
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S'pore to help build southern Indian city from scratch
Development, 10 times the size of S'pore, will be a state's new capitalBy Nirmala Ganapathy, India Correspondent, In New Delhi, The Straits Times, 9 Dec 2014IN ONE of its most ambitious urban planning...
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