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Litter problem, big headache
Rubbish woes persist, but experts say 'clean city' image can be reclaimedBy Feng Zengkun, Environment Correspondent, The Straits Times, 10 Feb 2015AN IN-DEPTH study to figure out the cause of...
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Where have all the engineers gone?
Urgent need to attract talent to sector seen as 'dirty and boring'By Joanna Seow, The Straits Times, 10 Feb 2015WHEN Mr Marcus Chew decided to become an electrical and electronics engineer in 2002, it...
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Occupational therapists in demand in greyer S'pore
Good prospects, competitive pay drawing more to the professionBy Kash Cheong And Linette Lai, The Straits Times, 11 Feb 2015A TYPICAL day for Ms Natalie Chew, 39, might see her helping someone with a...
View ArticleNo buying SGX watchlist shares with CPF savings
Move takes effect next year, following 20-cent minimum trading price ruleBy Yasmine Yahya, Â Assistant Money Editor, The Straits Times, 11 Feb 2015CENTRAL Provident Fund (CPF) savings under the CPF...
View ArticleThe power of compounding confounds
ASK: NUS ECONOMISTSBy Song Changcheng, Published The Straits Times, 11 Feb 2015Does the understanding of compound interest influence people's retirement savings?SUPPOSE you deposit $1,000 as a...
View ArticleOfficials use Singlish, dialects to reach out
Sim Ann: Crucial to use what is most effective for rapport, personal touchBy Walter Sim, The Straits Times, 11 Feb 2015FOR years, officials were reluctant to use Chinese dialects or Singlish to explain...
View ArticleProviding good health care a challenge: PM
Governments must be trustworthy stewards and present trade-offs of health spending to their citizens, says PM LeeBy Salma Khalik, Senior Health Correspondent, The Straits Times, 11 Feb 2015HEALTH care...
View ArticleJTC building its most integrated industrial space
Tuas project will have a 1,300-bed workers' dorm and amenity centreBy Ong Kai Xuan, The Straits Times, 12 Feb 2015SINGAPORE'S largest industrial landlord JTC Corporation's latest development will be...
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BASH is launched: Biggest facility yet to help grow startups in Singapore
By Ann Williams, The Straits Times, 11 Feb 2015It's called BASH - as in Build Amazing Startups Here - and it's Singapore's biggest all-in-one startup facility.An initiative by the Infocomm Investments...
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Renovation company contractors 'claiming to be HDB officials' nabbed by police
By Janice Heng, The Straits Times, 12 Feb 2015POLICE have arrested nine people from a renovation company who are suspected of having passed themselves off as government representatives to get...
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More room to shape landed homes
Greater leeway to alter interiors, as well as change outside areaBy Rennie Whang, The Straits Times, 12 Feb 2015OWNERS and developers of landed homes will have more flexibility when it comes to...
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Buyers must get HDB loan letter earlier to book flat
Requiring eligibility letter at point of booking helps them plan financesBy Janice Heng, The Straits Times, 12 Feb 2015PUBLIC flat buyers who want a Housing Board loan now have to get their official...
View ArticleKhaw Boon Wan on AHPETC incompetence: In the good old days, Japanese CEOs may...
A sad commentary on state of affairs in town council: KhawNational Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan spoke on MPs' responsibilities in running town councils in Parliament yesterday.The Straits Times,...
View ArticlePritam Singh to AHPETC residents: Ask me where is your money?
'Give answers to Parliament, not just residents'The Straits Times, 13 Feb 2015Mr K. Shanmugam (Nee Soon GRC): Let's turn to Mr Pritam Singh... In May 2011, you said, and I quote, "If there is one...
View ArticleChen Show Mao learns he's in a fiduciary relationship with AHPETC
AHPETC finances are a 'sorry state of affairs': Shanmugam"In no other town council except AHPETC, are the secretary, the general manager, the deputy general manager of the town council not just...
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Sylvia Lim takes responsibility for friends with benefits in AHPETC
Town council 'open about officers' links with FMSS'By Tham Yuen-C, The Straits Times, 13 Feb 2015WORKERS' Party (WP) chairman Sylvia Lim said the town council it runs never hid the fact that its senior...
View ArticleLow Thia Khiang admits after 20 years, he still has no idea how to manage...
Workers' Party 'backs move to boost oversight of town councils'By Walter Sim, The Straits Times, 13 Feb 2015THE Workers' Party (WP) supports the Government's move to strengthen oversight of town...
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Shanmugam: AHPETC setup designed to let friends benefit
Law and Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam's speech on issues at Aljunied Hougang Punggol East Town CouncilThe Straits Times, 13 Feb 2015ALJUNIED GRC is one of the largest GRCs in Singapore. It has more...
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Parliament: Debate on AGO's audit report on AHPETC, Day 1
AHPETC lapses 'astounding', says KhawWP takes audit seriously, says Low; he cites inexperience, politics of handoverBy Rachel Chang, Assistant Political Editor, The Straits Times, 13 Feb 2015THE...
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Parliament Highlights - 12 Feb 2015
- Debate on AGO's audit report on AHPETC, Day 1Public monies have been lost, minister chargesBy Ng Jing Yng, TODAY, 13 Feb 2015Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council’s (AHPETC) transactions with...
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