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Traffic Police launches new movement to educate people on road safety
The Use Your RoadSense movement aims to facilitate understanding between different road user groups such as pedestrians, cyclists and motorists.By Olivia Siong, Channel NewsAsia, 7 Apr 2015The Traffic...
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More help in the works for adults with autism
New group will devise plan with more targeted services, supportBy Priscilla Goy. The Straits Times, 8 Apr 2015ADULTS with autism could have more support in future, with service providers coming...
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PM Lee makes Cabinet changes
Masagos promoted to full minister in Cabinet changesChun Sing to be labour chief in May, Swee Say to helm ManpowerBy Fiona Chan, Deputy Political Editor, The Straits Times, 9 Apr 2015A RESHUFFLING of...
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Chinese Women’s Association: 100 Fabulous Years
New book features Mr Lee Kuan Yew's pioneering auntDr Lee Choo Neo was one of the founding members of Chinese women's groupBy Priscilla Goy, The Straits Times, 9 Apr 2015FORMER Prime Minister Lee Kuan...
View ArticleFormer Minister of State Bernard Chen dies after short illness
By Chong Zi Liang, The Straits Times, 9 Apr 2015FORMER minister of state for Defence Bernard Chen Tien Lap, who was also active in the labour movement, died of cancer yesterday morning. He was 72.The...
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TomTom global Traffic congestion Index 2014
Singapore traffic worse than NY but better than LondonIt ranks 38th among 146 cities in global index of road congestionBy Adrian Lim, The Straits Times, 9 Apr 2015SINGAPORE has been ranked 38th out of...
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Is Grandma destined for export to JB?
Rising costs have sent some Singaporeans to nursing homes in Johor Baru. Efforts need to be stepped up to develop low-cost quality care locally.By Janice Tai, The Straits Times, 9 Apr 2015LAST month,...
View ArticleElderly man waves for car to stop, then hurls himself at it
By Yeo Sam Jo And Wu Jia Min, The Straits Times, 10 Apr 2015PILOT Adrian Choo was driving home along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 on Wednesday afternoon when he noticed an elderly man waving at him."I thought...
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TAFEP: Fewer complaints of unfairness at work
By Amelia Tan, The Straits Times, 10 Apr 2015THE number of complaints about unfair work practices almost halved last year, with Singapore's anti-discrimination watchdog reporting that more companies...
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IDA to launch software design centre for Govt e-services in July
By Kevin Kwang, Channel NewsAsia, 9 Apr 2015Come mid-July, there will be a new Software Design and Development Centre of Excellence, and Government agencies can tap its research and data analytics...
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Ho Kwon Ping: Singapore Society and Identity
Singapore must 'embrace diversity as its strength'Ho Kwon Ping sees nation becoming increasingly diverse in next 50 yearsBy Charissa Yong and Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh, The Straits Times, 10 Apr...
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Are Singaporeans anti-foreigner? Not in the real world
Based on interviews with 15 foreigners from a range of occupations and who have spent some time in Singapore, the anti-foreigner sentiment found online is out of sync with the real-world experience.By...
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Singapore Zoo to welcome four koalas from Australia
By Jack Board, Channel NewsAsia, 9 Apr 2015BRISBANE: Singapore is set to become the new home to four koalas from Australia as part of celebrations for SG50, and the 50th anniversary of...
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Ways to forge consensus in S'pore must evolve: DPM Teo
By Kor Kian Beng, China Bureau Chief, In Jinggangshan (Jiangxi), The Straits Times, 11 Apr 2015SINGAPORE needs new ways of building national consensus and unity that foster public participation and a...
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Series of SG50 Conversations with youths kicks off
By Chan Luo Er, Channel NewsAsia, 10 Apr 2015The first of 50 conversations with youths to mark the nation's Golden Jubilee was held on Friday (Apr 10).Culture, Community and Youth Minister Lawrence...
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Law Society: Pick up 'pamphlet of rights' to get it right
It will help public better understand their rights in a criminal investigationBy Lim Yi Han, The Straits Times, 11 Apr 2015WHEN giving your statement to the police in investigations, if you have any...
View ArticleComing soon: The next level of community hospitals
Govt enters integrated care space with hopes of raising standardsBy Salma Khalik, Senior Health Correspondent, The Straits Times, 11 Apr 2015IN WHAT could be a game-changer for a sector that has been...
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Stats show Singaporeans not losing out in white-collar jobs
Job, income growth rising for local PMETs: MinisterBy Amelia Tan, The Straits Times, 11 Apr 2015ARMED with statistics and numbers, Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin has dismissed the notion that...
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PM Lee's dialogue at the inaugural Singapore Forum
Non-economic issues may affect Asia's growth: PMHe cites rising nationalism, territorial disputes and terrorism as concernsBy Tham Yuen-c, Assistant Political Editor, The Straits Times, 11 Apr...
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Yudhoyono: Indonesia lost a great friend in Lee Kuan Yew's passing
'We lost a great friend'The Sunday Times, 12 Apr 2015Former Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono paid tribute to first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, who died on March 23, aged 91, at the start...
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