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Madrasahs trump themselves at PSLE
Top performer does even better; penalised school gets sterling resultsBy Pearl Lee, The Straits Times, 9 Dec 2014WHEN Mr Noor Isham Sanif became principal of Madrasah Al-Irsyad Al-Islamiah in 2009, it...
View ArticleVisitors to public museums hit new high
By Corrie Tan, The Straits Times, 10 Dec 2014VISITOR numbers at public museums hit a record high last year, even as attendance at ticketed performing arts activities fell.These were key findings of the...
View ArticlePatent law and the secret to success
ASK: NUS ECONOMISTSBy Ivan Png, Published The Straits Times, 10 Dec 2014What's the connection between intellectual property and innovation?OUR leaders repeatedly stress that we need to raise...
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More bosses offering flexi-work
Number of firms with such benefits up from 38% to 47%, MOM survey showsBy Toh Yong Chuan, Manpower Correspondent, The Straits Times, 10 Dec 2014MORE employers in Singapore are embracing work-life...
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WP town council and the sound of silence
By Lawrence Wong, Published The Straits Times, 10 Dec 2014ONE of my responsibilities in the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth is to regulate charities.One thing I have learnt about charities is...
View ArticleWP leaders' reputation, integrity in question: Desmond Lee
By Lim Yan Liang, The Straits Times, 12 Dec 2014THE failure by the Workers' Party (WP) to give answers and respond adequately to questions on the financial well-being of its town council calls into...
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Food pack scheme feeds the body and soul
Younger recipients give out rations to the old before collecting their ownBy Janice Tai, The Straits Times, 10 Dec 2014MS LI Woon Churdboonchart, 37, has knocked on her fair share of doors to...
View ArticleMaking laws: Keep watch at every stage of process
An amendment that made the House sit up and listen puts the Bill scrutiny process under the spotlightBy Tham Yuen-C, The Straits Times, 11 Dec 2014TUESDAY, Nov 3, seemed another typical day in...
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US under pressure over damaging torture report
CIA accused of overstepping its boundaries, lying about methodsBy Jeremy Au Yong, U.S. Bureau Chief In Washington, The Straits Times, 11 Dec 2014THE United States government is coming under fire...
View ArticleCPF members should be free to pick nominees
I AM saddened to read about families that are left bereft when a member leaves his entire Central Provident Fund savings to an unrelated person ("Widow loses fight over husband's CPF bequest to another...
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Special delivery from prison to loved ones
Volunteers hand-deliver letters and hampers to mend ties and kindle hopeBy Janice Tai, The Straits Times, 13 Dec 2014WITH his back turned against the three other inmates who shared his cell, former...
View ArticleShared spaces for worship may be answer to a prayer
By Melody Zaccheus, The Straits Times, 12 Dec 2014THE Government is looking at housing small places of worship of the same religion in multi-storey developments, so that they can share facilities under...
View ArticleTackling extremism among Western Muslim converts
New believers need community support, religious guidance to discern between different interpretations of doctrine.By Damien D. Cheong, Published The Straits Times, 12 Dec 2014MUSLIM converts in the...
View ArticleAnti-immigration poison paralysing an ageing Europe
Politicians reluctant to use much-needed antidote for fear of electoral backlashBy Jonathan Eyal, Europe Correspondent In London, The Straits Times, 12 Dec 2014EVEN the most controversial policy...
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GE not necessarily when people expect it: PM
Elections will be called when the timing is right: PMMeanwhile, PAP activists are reaching out to diverse groups, he saysBy Tham Yuen-c, In Busan, South Korea, The Straits Times, 13 Dec 2014PRIME...
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The final Big Idea: Love Singapore
And show it with three "Ls": litter not, laugh a lot and live the Pledge.By Kishore Mahbubani, Published The Straits Times, 13 Dec 2014NOW that I have reached the final column of my Big Idea series for...
View ArticleThe Silver Strings are back
Story of one of Singapore's most popular bands of the 60s adapted for short filmBy Bryna Singh, The Sunday Times, 14 Dec 2014The real-life story of one of Singapore's most popular bands in the 1960s...
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Farewell for former Queenstown Driving Test Centre
By Melody Zaccheus, The Straits Times, 15 Dec 2014FOR almost a decade, the former Queenstown Driving Test Centre stood silent.The rumblings of the MRT trains from the nearby Queenstown Station echoed...
View ArticlePeatlands and haze that plague the region
By Raman Letchumanan, Published The Straits Times, 15 Dec 2014FIRES and haze are not uniquely Indonesian but occur throughout the region where forests and peatlands occur.Unfortunately for Indonesia,...
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Going Dutch in the digital world
Size and its limitations have never dampened their zeal to excelBy Han Fook Kwang, Managing Editor, The Sunday Times, 14 Dec 2014They are the sort of tenants landlords dream of.Seldom moving out and...
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