SAF putting 'best people in the best positions'
But MINDEF also aware people can be blackmailed, says defence ministerBy Jermyn Chow, Defence Correspondent, The Straits Times, 17 Feb 2015SAF personnel are deployed to sensitive units in the armed...
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When the tide of love drowns out xenophobia
By Sourav Roy, Published The Straits Times, 19 Feb 2015LAST Saturday, on Valentine's Day, The Straits Times published an article I wrote, "Singapore respects us as few nations do", in which I summed up...
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The Real Singapore in trouble over inflammatory posts
Remarks over Thaipusam event on TRS site could promote ill will: PoliceBy Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh And Amir Hussain, The Straits Times, 19 Feb 2015TWO persons believed to be behind socio-political...
View ArticlePeople's Association launches initiative to help seniors pick up life and...
By Aw Cheng Wei, The Straits Times, 18 Feb 2015Those above 50 who are interested in doing part-time work can now pick up industry-related skills at 10 community clubs, under a new tie-up between the...
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Why inaccuracies in movies can contaminate memories
By Jeffrey M. Zacks, Published The Straits Times, 19 Feb 2015New York - This year's Oscar nominees for Best Picture include four films based on true stories: American Sniper (about sharpshooter Chris...
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Malaysia, S'pore and two views on the last 50 years
A new book fails to give due weight to the cooperative aspect of bilateral ties, says the writer.By Bilahari Kausikan, Published The Straits Times, 18 Feb 2015I HAVE known Tan Sri Kadir Mohamad, the...
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Mr Lee Kuan Yew in SGH with severe pneumonia
Admitted on Feb 5, his condition is stable; he is conscious and on a mechanical ventilator to help him breatheBy Zakir Hussain, Deputy Political Editor, The Sunday Times, 22 Feb 2015Former prime...
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Miracle on Waterloo Street
A Jewish synagogue, a Hindu temple and a Buddhist temple are clustered on this street. Singapore's religious harmony has come about as a result of conscious policy, laws and institutions.By Tommy Koh,...
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Housing glut worries over Johor's mega projects
Developers unveil plans but 'many pulling the brakes and may cancel'By Reme Ahmad, Assistant Money Editor And Rennie Whang In Kampung Pok, Johor, The Straits Times, 21 Feb 2105MALAYSIA'S biggest...
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Better balance between sellers and buyers in residential market: Khaw
Planned increase in number of homes over 4 years has helped prices adjustBy Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh, The Straits Times, 21 Feb 2015FOUR years of hard work ramping up the construction of new homes...
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More HDB rental tenants becoming home owners
750 bought first flats during new launches last year, a quarter more than in 2013By Yeo Sam Jo, The Sunday Times, 22 Feb 2015More tenants under the Housing Board's subsidised rental scheme are...
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Economy remains stuck in slow lane
Growth fell to 2.9% last year and could stay muted through 2015By Chia Yan Min, The Straits Times, 18 Feb 2015THE muted global outlook and pressures from economic restructuring at home put the brakes...
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F&B sector has growing hunger for workers
Bosses cite manpower as biggest challenge, with many S'poreans shunning industryBy Jessica Lim, Consumer Correspondent, The Straits Times, 19 Feb 2015SINGAPORE may be a food oasis, but ask any eatery...
View ArticleUnderstanding the need to curb foreign labour
Calibrating a foreign manpower policy for growthBy Randolph Tan, Published TODAY, 20 Feb 2015The job market is now approximately 40 per cent tighter than it was five years ago, just before the...
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The Budget over the years
Budgets that built a nationSingapore's first post-Independence Budget was delivered in December 1965, as the country grasped its national purse strings for the first time. Fiona Chan and Marissa Lee...
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Budget 2015: Building Our Future, Strengthening Social Security
Singapore Budget 2015Budget boost for the middle classSandwiched class gets help with childcare, school, training expensesBy Zakir Hussain, Deputy Political Editor, The Straits Times, 24 Feb...
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Budget 2015: Ask the Finance Minister
Being Robin Hood not Singapore Government's strategy: DPM TharmanDeputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam - speaking at MediaCorp's Budget forum, Ask the Finance Minister, on...
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Reactions to Budget 2015
Singapore Budget 2015S&P gives Singapore top unsolicited rating following Budget 2015 announcementRatings agency Standard & Poor's notes that investments in the S$68.2 billion budget...
View ArticleRSAF takes part in Australia's Avalon Airshow
Channel NewsAsia, 24 Feb 2015The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) is taking part in the 12th Australian International Airshow and Aerospace and Defence Exposition.The event, also known as the...
View ArticleS'pore, Sri Lanka reaffirm ties, to expand cooperation
Shanmugam offers new leadership help in areas such as urban planningBy Nirmala Ganapathy, India Bureau Chief In New Delhi, The Straits Times, 25 Feb 2015SINGAPORE and Sri Lanka explored ways to expand...
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