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Khairy urges KL, S'pore to join hands as equals
Malaysian minister says the two need each other, and must forget their 'big brother, little brother past'By Reme Ahmad, Assistant Money Editor, The Straits Times, 24 Apr 2015MALAYSIAN Cabinet Minister...
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More workers laid off amid economic restructuring
Highest rate since 2009; PMETs made up 51% of 12,930 who lost jobs last yearBy Joanna Seow, The Straits Times, 24 Apr 2015THE ongoing restructuring of the economy continued to take its toll on the job...
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What drove man to make 80 attempts to qualify as cabby
61-year-old's grit inspires 3 readers, who offer to pay his taxi depositBy Olivia Ho, The Straits Times, 24 Apr 2015NEWLY qualified cabby Shi Zhaolin has revealed to The Straits Times why he was so...
View ArticleVideo to get maids a day off ends up riling mums
Some upset as it seems to signal maids know the kids better than their mumsBy Amelia Tan, The Straits Times, 25 Apr 2015A SOCIAL media campaign to secure days off for maids has instead ended up...
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National database planned for ICUs in public hospitals
By Salma Khalik, Senior Health Correspondent, The Straits Times, 25 Apr 2015SINGAPORE will develop a national database of public hospital intensive care units (ICUs) to better understand and manage...
View ArticleResearch can help Singapore meet social challenges
ESM Goh describes 'social climate change' at launch of new centreBy Charissa Yong, The Straits Times, 25 Apr 2015IN 1947, a postwar Singapore which had yet to become independent faced the pressing...
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Singapore ranked happiest country in Asia, so please smile
Switzerland tops the list worldwide, while Republic climbs into top 25By Rachel Tan, The Straits Times, 25 Apr 2015IT IS a topic that has occasionally raised eyebrows here, but now the frowns are...
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New National Gallery Singapore dazzles even with no artworks
By Deepika Shetty, Arts Correspondent, The Straits Times, 25 Apr 2015EXCITEMENT filled the air as the who's who of the arts community, corporate titans and policymakers arrived yesterday for a sneak...
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New police gadgets, uniform unveiled
Police force aiming to improve in three areasInitiatives cover partnerships, use of technology, tapping officers' potentialBy Lim Yi Han, The Straits Times, 25 Apr 2015POLICE troopers will soon get...
View ArticleForeign worker's heroic act saves toddler stuck between railings of HDB block
Rescuers' only thought was to save toddlerThe two workers receive Public Spiritedness Award for selfless deedBy Pearl Lee, The Straits Times, 25 Apr 2015WHEN construction workers Subramanian...
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Progressive Wage Model for landscape industry launched
Seeds of higher wages sown for landscape sectorNew wage structure, linking pay to skills, will kick in from next yearBy Joanna Seow, The Straits Times, 25 Apr 2015SOME 3,000 local landscape workers...
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Many poor Malays 'do not seek social aid'
Study reveals lack of awareness of available help schemes and a fear of being stigmatisedBy Walter Sim, The Sunday Times, 26 Apr 2015About two-thirds of low-income Malay/Muslim households do not seek...
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New fleet of specially retrofitted vehicles for the disabled goes on the road
Special vans for kerb-to-kerb transportBy Priscilla Goy, The Sunday Times, 26 Apr 2015More people with disabilities can benefit from kerb-to-kerb transport from their homes to their workplaces or...
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Freeze body for future? Many scientists sceptical
But cryonics drawing those who prefer to take chance on future science than be buried for goodBy Melissa Sim, U.S. Correspondent In Washington, The Sunday Times, 26 Apr 2015Members of cryonics...
View ArticleThe head transplant: Stranger than fiction
By Andy Ho, Senior Writer, The Straits Times, 25 Apr 2015DR SERGIO Canavero, a controversial surgeon in Italy, wants to attempt a head transplant by attaching the head of one person onto another...
View ArticleTime to listen to the voice of small countries
By David Skilling And Mike O'sullivan, Published The Straits Times, 25 Apr 2015IT HAS been a challenging, turbulent start to the year for many small countries around the world. As just a few examples,...
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Getting out of a hole, after Lee Kuan Yew
Singapore's leaders after Lee Kuan Yew have navigated several crises well, but have to govern in a more complex environment driven by geopolitical change and rapid technological advances.By Chan Heng...
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Time capsule marking farewell to Lee Kuan Yew to be buried in Tanjong Pagar...
'A united, successful nation in 2065'That is PM Lee's hope for Singapore when time capsule is unearthed in SG100By Walter Sim, The Sunday Times, 26 Apr 2015Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will not be...
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Jane’s Walk: Take a walk where you live
Six hundred people will go on 21 walking tours around Singapore this weekend as part of the global Jane’s Walk movementBy Gurveen Kaur, The Straits Times, 27 Apr 2015Singapore’s scorching heat has not...
View ArticleNepal Earthquake: Singapore sends supplies, personnel
By Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh, The Straits Times, 27 Apr 2015SINGAPORE has sent two planes carrying supplies and personnel to aid earthquake-stricken Nepal.Last night, two C-130 aircraft, carrying...
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